Submitted on Saturday 7th November 2020
Rejected on Monday 9th November 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Only allow the sale of silent fireworks in the UK
Banning the sale of fireworks with sound will protect animals from the severe distress and anxiety caused by firework noise that can even lead to death.
Thousands of animals are affected each year by fireworks. Dogs and cats show signs of being severely distressed during fireworks and it's not just household pets that are affected. Farm animals are easily frightened by loud noises, which can startle and cause them to injure themselves on fencing and farm equipment and cause them to flee their stables end up missing and can result in death.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/549758
While some fireworks are marketed as silent, these still make some noise. If you would like the Government to reduce the decibel limit to a specific level, you could start a new petition requesting this.
We have also published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Limit the Sale and Use of Fireworks to Organisers of Licensed Displays Only: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/319891
Ban the use of all fireworks in order to reduce air and noise pollution: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/334448
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