The Impact of Fireworks on Animals
Fireworks cause massive stress and fear in wildlife and domestic animals. The loud noises and bright lights can have a traumatizing effect.
Stress and Panic in Animals
Fireworks can trigger stress and fear in many animals. Dogs, cats and birds are particularly affected. Wildlife are reminded of the extremely negative experiences associated with recreational hunters.
Alternatives to Loud Fireworks
Laser shows, drones or quiet fireworks without explosive effects are more animal-friendly and environmentally friendly. The popular initiative calls for a ban on noise-producing fireworks. More on the topic of animal welfare and environment and nature conservation.
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More on the subject of recreational hunting: In our dossiers on recreational hunting gather fact-checks, analyses and background reports. The scientific evidence is presented in the overview Studies on the Effects of Recreational Hunting.
The position of IG Wild beim Wild: IG Wild beim Wild rejects recreational hunting. Our model is the canton of Geneva, which has managed without recreational hunting since 1974: without hunting seasons, without hunting dogs, without driven hunts, without high seats, without the animal cruelty and crime that go hand in hand with hunting season elsewhere. What has worked there for over fifty years disproves every position paper by JagdSchweiz. An association that bases its policy on claims it refutes in its own documents is not a professional organisation, but a factory for misinformation.
