4th of July: a time to celebrate and lose your pet!
The Wichita police tell us in a tweet that “More pets go missing around July 4 than on any other day”! Thank you, Wichita Police. Animal Control Services throughout the US experience a 30%...
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54% of cats, 55% of horses and 62% of dogs are distressed by fireworks
Thank God that the fireworks season is drawing to an end in the UK. Diwali and Bonfire Night are fizzling out. Let’s remind ourselves that these events don’t happen on a single day as...
Hooligans direct fireworks at police car outside animal hospital frightening the animals
NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): As an insider I can see a gradual breakdown in society in the UK. People disrespect the country’s institutions including the police. The police have lost the respect of the...
Will fireworks be particularly bad for cats this year because of Covid-19?
The coronavirus pandemic is going through what the experts describe as a “second wave”. What they mean is that it was suppressed for a while during lockdown but it never went away as expected....
10 ways to help your pet survive nightly fireworks as Fourth of July approaches
PETA has provided 10 useful tips to help your cat navigate or indeed survive what will seem to some to be a barrage of firework displays leading up to the 4th of July in...
Supermarkets should no longer sell fireworks to protect companion animals
I’ve always thought that supermarkets should not sell fireworks to the general public so that they can be set off by individuals during what I would describe as the fireworks season which starts at...
My dog was terrified of the fireworks so my cat went and cuddled up with her my heart is crying still
This post contains a video showing the start of a debate in a committee room at the UK Parliament on restricting the use of fireworks to organised displays. As you can see I have...
In preparation for 4th July an animal shelter pleads with people to stop surrendering their pets
A Riverside County animal shelter is pleading with cat and dog owners to stop surrendering unwanted animals until after 4 July. This particular shelter has a night drop zone where people can surrender their...
Fireworks are poisonous to cats if ingested
It had never occurred to me but if a cat or dog ingests a used firework thats lying around after having been set off (there are many) then it could poison them. It doesn’t...
Rockets Tied to Cat
A mindless person, probably a male teenager, tied two rockets to a cat wandering outside in England and set the rockets alight. The cat was horribly injured and died at the scene. It makes me ashamed to be British.
Over two thirds of pet owners want tighter controls over fireworks
It is time to introduce stricter controls over the use of fireworks in the interests of pets and their owners and also elderly people all of whom have loud noises imposed on them without consent for long periods from Diwali to New Year’s Eve.
Simple Short Facebook Video Quadruples Adoptions For Sacramento Shelter
How beautifully effective this very short and simple video has been! It goes to show that you don’t have to make a fancy video to attract attention and for it to go viral. I...
Parliament to Discuss Reducing Number of Firework Displays and Maximum Decibel Levels in Interests of Pet Welfare
In the UK, the pet owning community is petitioning Parliament to debate the reduction in the number of firework displays throughout the year to a maximum of four and the maximum permitted noise level...
Quiet fireworks please for the sake of animals
This is my second page on companion animals and fireworks this firework season – and what a season. It started before Diwali (late October) and extends to beyond Bonfire Night (to mid, even late...
Diwali Terrifies Cats and Dogs
I respect all customs and cultures as long as they respect me and my cats….. Diwali, the “festival of lights” an ancient Hindu festival signifying victory of “light over darkness” and “good over evil”,...
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