How to protect dogs and cats from New Year's Eve bangs

Oipa's 10 tips to avoid deaths and injuries to animals terrified by the explosion of barrels and firecrackers

ROME – The beginning of the year is upon us, bringing back the usual problem of explosions of firecrackers and fireworks.To inform dog and cat owners on how to behave to keep them safe during New Year's Eve, theInternational Organization for Animal Protection (Oipa) he made a video-decalogue to avoid deaths, injuries and losses of your four-legged friends terrified.Some Italian municipalities have already issued ordinances to ban the use of firecrackers for New Year's Eve celebrations, but there are always too many who do not give up this anachronistic tradition also for thepaucity of controls aimed at repressing those who do not respect the rules.

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CHINESE BARRELS AND LANTERNS

It is not uncommon for frightened animals to escape from gardens and courtyards, getting lost or getting run over.Older or cardiac animals they can die of a heart attack.And even wildlife, birds and animals in parks and woods, frightened by the noise and sudden lights, become disoriented, crashing into trees, walls, windows, electrical cables or ending up under cars.Even the “Chinese lanterns”, often flown on the occasion of New Year's Eve, can cause injury and death to animals.There have been several cases of wild and domestic animals burned, strangled, or dead from internal bleeding after swallowing the sharp metal of the lantern skeleton.Their uncontrolled flight is also very dangerous as easy triggering of forest fires.

HOW TO PROTECT ANIMALS FROM NEW YEAR'S EVENTS