Don’tmakeanoise,makea differencetoanimalsinstead
As a dog walker and pet owner I, along with thousands of other people, absolutely dread this time of year and am writing to ask your readers to show care and consideration.
Regardless of the recent legislations fireworks are being let off at all times of the day and night and this will continue right up until the new year.
That’s a long time for terrified animals to suffer and impossible for owners to make adequate provisions to be able to help them.
Ideally there should be one firework display on November 5.
One night of controlled and organised fireworks, this would be manageable.
Due to COVID-19 once again these events are being cancelled, sadly adding to weeks of uncontrolled and unorganised firework use.
Please, even if you are not an animal lover spare a thought for pets that have no understanding and are terrified, people forget that a dogs hearing is twice as sensitive as ours and a cats three times.
Many, many animals run away in fear and become lost.
Think of all the animals outside often with no shelter - horses, sheep, cows and wildlife.
Nocturnal feeders just starting hibernation – remember to check your bonfire for hedgehogs.
We all need to take a more responsible approach to welfare of our nation’s animals.
It is deeply upsetting to read of the huge number of animals needlessly killed every year through fear, accident or deliberately harmed.
But if you still have no issue with the misuse of fireworks spare a thought for the increasing number of children injured and maimed ever year because of firework misuse.
The extra pressure this puts on emergency services is huge.
All it takes is compassion and consideration for others: take a minute to tell your neighbours if you plan to have a display at home.
Just a thought, instead of buying fireworks buy pet food/supplies for an animal rescue or pop it in a food bank.
Don’t make a noise, make a difference.
COP26 ‘mayhem’likely
Hundreds of thousands of climate protesters from around the world will descend on Glasgow during COP26 and activists are threatening to cause major disruption, violent disorder and damage.
The police operation will cost taxpayers over £250 million. Chief Constable, Iain Livingstone, says that the police will use physical force when necessary.
It is anticipated that there will be at least 300 arrests a day but it has been known for some time that there will not be sufficient cells to hold them in so many could be released to go back to cause more mayhem.
Legal aid lawyers, demanding more money, see this as an opportunity to cause chaos in the justice system.
Why did our police and politicians not anticipate these problems and call in reliable lawyers and pass a law mobilising the armed forces and using them to detain the arrested demonstrators for the duration of COP26?