When people go to a soccer game, they don’t expect to see a distressed bald eagle struggling to break free from a handler as fireworks explode around him, but that’s exactly what happened at a U.S. Women’s National Team match in Washington, D.C. The bald eagle, Clark, was hauled from a facility in Missouri just for this spectacle, and the U.S. Soccer Federation must prevent animals from suffering like this again.

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Mark

Roxy the red panda kit died due to stress caused by fireworks.

According to NBC News, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), a wildlife conservation charity which operates the Edinburgh Zoo, announced Roxy’s death, followed closely by what they believe the cause was. The RZSS further revealed that the 3-month-old had “died due to stress caused by fireworks being let off across the city center.”

Read more:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/animal-right-activists-call-for-fireworks-ban-after-the-death-of-a-baby-red-panda/ar-AA1u5Gl6?ocid=BingNewsVerp

Regards Mark

We all wish for people to enjoy some fireworks at an organised one off night event only; but here in UK now things have gotten way out of control. Fireworks are now sold for weeks in advance of the 5th, and the aim by producers now appears to be making biggest band and most disturbing. Pets do not just have this for one night now, but instead spread out over weeks. Fireworks frighten them; and can result in death as seen here.

Fireworks need to be limited to organised displays for just one night / or a weekend night nearest to the 5th. They should not be sold over the counter weeks in advanced and we call to a scheme to license organised display personnel only to be purchasers.

Animal deaths such as Roxy are a much bigger price to pay – it needs to be controlled 100% better !!

Mark