Guy Fawkes Day

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SPCA calls on Capetonians to consider effects fireworks has on animals this Guy Fawkes

The Good Hope Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has urged residents to consider the impact that fireworks have on pets. Speaking on VOC Breakfast, the Good Hope SPCA spokesperson Belinda Abrahams explained that animals are sensitive creatures and fireworks can have long lasting effects. “A fear of fireworks is a common phobia for dogs. The loud, unpredictable noise and flash of light can be frightening and may […]

today5 November 2024

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City to consider a ban on Guy Fawkes

The City of Cape Town announced that they will engage with National Government with a formal request to ban the sale of fireworks The Guy Fawkes festivities which took place on Saturday within the city resulted in the highest numbers of injuries. Just under 30 000 residents visited the safety sites for setting off fireworks, where Table View and Maiden's Cove were the busiest sites between 10 000 to 15 […]

today7 November 2016

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Safeguard animals on Guy Fawkes Day

The hearing ability of animals is seven times more sensitive than the average human. It is said that some animals can hear a grasshopper eating so ultimately a firecracker going off next to an animal is equivalent to a bomb detonating close to a human being. A fear of fireworks is a common phobia for dogs. The loud, unpredictable noise and flash of light can be frightening and may result […]

today3 November 2016

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