As New Year’s Day nears, animal welfare and environmental protection group has renewed its appeal to revelers to shun firecrackers and fireworks as they could cause adverse effects on animals aside from being harmful to human beings.
Experts noted that animals like cats and dogs with highly developed sense of hearing are restless due to the noise created by fireworks.
“The loud bangs, booms, crackling noises and whistles from firecrackers and fireworks are distressing for cats and dogs who are gifted with highly sensitive hearing,” said Anna Cabrera PAWS Executive Director. “With no safe space to go, the Asong Pinoys and Pusang Pinoys on the streets are more scared and traumatized when firecrackers are directly thrown at them by uncaring individuals who derive pleasure in seeing them run away in fear,” she added.“If we stop using firecrackers, humans, and animals would both be better off – as we do not add to the air and noise pollution – and we focus on other peaceful, more productive and less harmful ways to usher in the new year,” Cabrera noted.
Stressing her point further, Cabrera said: “when we see how much our pets suffer from severe anxiety and fear from the firecracker blasts, one would understand why majority of pet owners would want a total ban on the use of firecrackers in our country”.
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