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Fireworks scare animals
Fireworks may be beautiful and exciting for us, but for animals they can be terrifying. Cats and dogs are reduced to fearful, shivering wrecks; sheep can spontaneously abort; horses gallop into fences; and rabbits have been known to die from the shock.
However, there are steps we can take to minimise their suffering.
Firstly, please consider attending a public fireworks display rather than setting them off in your back garden. One central display will scare fewer animals, and is likely to be set further away from homes and their animal inhabitants.
Keep cats and dogs indoors from the afternoon onwards and bring rabbits and guinea pigs inside as well (or at least cover their home with a thick blanket to muffle the noise). Also, be sure to check that hedgehogs and other wild animals have not made a home in your bonfire before you light it.
Have a happy, and safe, fireworks night.
Ashley Owen
Animal Aid
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Fish
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 11:37 PMFerry meadows is not a nature reserve but their for the entertainment and pleasure of the people of Peterborough. Of course a good range of wildlife adds to the enjoyment of the facility but that is not the reason for its existance. But then what would the trustees care.
badwolf
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 09:40 PMBut the firework display was originally moved from the showground to ferry meadows, and no offence it been there for years and if it was that bad for the wildlife they would have stopped it years ago, just an excuse as far as i can see
messymissy
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 05:27 PMFirework night at Ferry Meadows is more than just noise for the wildlife. It`s flashing lights, wayward missiles and an invasion of people and cars disrupting the usual quiet environment.
messymissy
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 05:10 PMHmmmmm.....@5&6...I though one of the MAIN reasons people visited Ferry Meadows on a regular basis (not just once a year) was to walk around it hoping to see some wildlife......
Pip25
Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 02:56 PMThe RSPB, the largest wildlife conservation organisation in Europe, says there is little to suggest that fireworks harm wild birds or affect their conservation status. RSPB also points out the risks of having a bonfire and firework display in your garden where birds are likely to be roosting in trees and bushes, and hedgehogs may be nesting in bonfires that have been built over a period of time. If by holding Firework Fiesta at Ferry Meadows over many years has reduced the number of unregulated garden events then it can be said to have played its part in minimising the impact on wildlife. Surely Nene Park Trust should support this.
jj veritas
Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 07:15 AMFerry Meadows is safest and best firework site by any measure. One well controlled and timed event in a single venue compared to people reverting, in a city of 170,000, to hundreds if not thousands of back garden events and smaller venues scaring wildlife far and wide - a geographical footprint so large that it will disturb wildlife in greater numbers over a vastly greater area.
tcronin
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 08:51 PMIt is better to have an organised event such as Fireworkfiesta than to have impromptu events that do not require safety plans nor use the services of the RSPCA for advice and guidance. In the 27 years the Fireworkfiesta has been running, not a single animal nor bird has been injured - with up to 12,000 people, the RSPCA and the Nene Park Trust all looking out for the welfare of animals. Not one.
eggcraft
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 08:31 PMFerry meadows is a country park, bird santuary etc etc etc. Not the place for a display. It should be at the showground
bumfluff
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 06:39 PMif loud noises scare animals ,how come dogs bark alot?and rabbits live near busy roads
P19WKR
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 05:35 PM@2- in YOUR opinion
P19WKR
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 05:34 PM@4 get a life
messymissy
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 05:28 PM@3 - Neither is it exclusively for humans.
AliV
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 05:25 PM@ -2 - Ferry Meadows is for public recreation, it is not a wildlife sanctuary..
Dalek Sec
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 02:00 PMFireworks should be nowhere near any animals - areas with lots of pets or lots of wildlife (including Ferry Meadows) They are unnecessary and a waste of money.
Lazy Daisy
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 01:48 PMHere here. RSPCA have campaigned for quieter fireworks for years. The colours are beautiful but the noises sound like a war zone. What happened to Bonfire Night with a roaring fire topped with a guy, baked potatoes and sparklers? I don't expect many children know why November 5th is celebrated in this way or who Guy Fawkes was or what he tried to do. Also, anyone planning fireworks not on the 5th, please tell your neighbours in advance.
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