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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nightranger" data-source="post: 1330492" data-attributes="member: 64473">Before I say anything else, I should state that I do not like fireworks and this is not a product of ageing because I hated them when I was younger.However, I believe that studies of bird behaviour have shown that birds treat fireworks and firework displays as unusually violent storms. When you think about it more keenly, this makes sense because some birds would look upon flying at night as an unnencessary risk given how disandvantaged they could be. There may be slight exceptions when it involves waterfowl and the true effects on wild mammals are not well known. Yet (as some of the posts have shown) the effect on domestic/farm animals can be extremely unpleasant. As with many issues, conservation arguments do not always work quite as well as the welfare points although I echo the initial sentiments about the amazing amount of pollution bonfires cause, particularly when plastic etc is added at the end of the night. As John says, this is generally neglible but I cannot help thinkin g that we should not be dismissing anything as neglible with the rate of climate change seemingly accelerating. Going back to the welfare aspect and despite better controls on the illegal sale of fireworks, we seem to have got into a system of 'celebrating' bonfire night over a period of two weeks, especially if the 5th falls during the week (ignoring the random incidents that start sometime in September).</blockquote>

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