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How does your dog react to fireworks? Send your pictures toMolly the Yorkshire Terrier was 18 months old when she suffered extreme distress as a result of fireworks on Bonfire nightsupports HTML5 video
As a result of the distress caused to pets, Sainsbury’s promised to ban the sale of fireworks last year.But activists like Melissa think there should be an outright ban on their sale before more dogs die as a result of fireworks. She said: ‘People who don’t know how to use them should not be able to buy them. I am on Facebook groups for lost dogs and there is always an increase in them running away when there are fireworks, it almost doubles.‘I know it’s the UK government that are in charge of the law but I have reached out to Nicola Sturgeon to bring some attention to the issue’.How to protect your dog from fireworksWalk them during daylight hours and avoid going out with them in the evening.
Muffle the sound by closing the curtains and shutting all the windows Put on some music or the TV to mask some of the sounds that fireworks make during peak times.Don’t punish them if they’re scared – it will only make things worse.to the Scottish government but previous attempts to ban the sale of fireworks to protect animals have fallen on deaf ears.
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