{"id":15653,"date":"2019-11-05T16:14:38","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T15:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/?p=15653"},"modified":"2019-11-05T16:14:38","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T15:14:38","slug":"puppy-sadly-dies-after-fireworks-display-fright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/puppy-sadly-dies-after-fireworks-display-fright\/","title":{"rendered":"Puppy Sadly Dies After Fireworks Display Fright"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Guy Fawkes Night originates from the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, a failed conspiracy by a group of provincial English Catholics to assassinate the Protestant King James I of England and replace him with a Catholic head of state.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the immediate aftermath of the 5 November arrest of Guy Fawkes, caught guarding a cache of explosives placed beneath the House of Lords, James&#8217;s Council allowed the public to celebrate the king&#8217;s survival with bonfires, so long as they were &#8220;without any danger or disorder&#8221;. Fireworks are almost always present on the night, and nights leading up to the event, which results in hundreds of pets being left a bit shaken by the loud noises.<\/p>\n<p>A pet owner says that her puppy died of a heart attack after being terrified by firework displays in the local area. Susan Paterson wrote in a Facebook post that Molly had died of a heart attack caused by fireworks near her home in South Yorkshire, England.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Due to the enormous amount of fireworks with loud bangs going off around Wombwell and lower Darfield last night, we lost a young terrier with a heart attack,&#8221; Paterson wrote in the post.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Please think of the animals. Molly was only 18 weeks old and died of FRIGHT caused by fireworks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class='besclwp-iframe-outer'>\n<div class='besclwp-iframe Facebook'>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"1\" defer=\"1\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v5.0\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=727709634409829&amp;set=a.133085640538901&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" data-width=\"750\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=727709634409829&amp;set=a.133085640538901&amp;type=3\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<p>https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/office-for-product-safety-and-standards-review-firework-rules-to-protect-animals-from-injury-an&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/susan.scarrott.12\">Susan Paterson<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=727709634409829&amp;set=a.133085640538901&amp;type=3\">Sunday, 3 November 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>An RSPCA spokesperson said that intense fear or stress can damage health or exacerbate an underlying condition.<\/p>\n<p>Susan urged people to sign a petition calling for a ban on the sale of fireworks to the general public. The petition has received over 250,000 signatures so far.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The noise from fireworks causes a great amount of fear, stress and anxiety in wild animals,&#8221; the petition reads.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Errant fireworks can also cause environmental damage through fires, and from the release of poisonous chemicals and particle-laden smoke, which is not just inhaled by wildlife, but contaminates the natural environment.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guy Fawkes Night originates from the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, a failed conspiracy by a group of provincial English Catholics to assassinate the Protestant King James I of England and replace him with a Catholic head of state. 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