NS Horse Owner Calls for Consumer Fireworks Ban, Receives Rejection | The Canadian News

Nova Scotia horse owner is calling for fireworks to be banned after spending another New Years Eve trying to keep her animals calm.

“It’s not uncommon for us to be out in the field or in the barn with them on New Years Eve, waiting for the fireworks to go out, hoping something horrible won’t happen,” Pam Levy said. Global news morning.

Levy, from Middle Musquodoboit, NS, launched a Facebook group called Private fireworks ban in Nova ScotiaAs well as one request, after he heard a story first covered by CBC of a horse in Canning, NS, who was startled by the noise, ran off, was injured and had to be euthanized.

“I started the Facebook group first, thinking that if I could get 10 or 15 people to support me, maybe we could make some kind of change,” he said.

“The Facebook group just blew up, I started the petition from there.”

Since then, it has received an “overwhelming response”, with more than 4,000 signatures. on request starting Monday morning.

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The petition said that the noise of fireworks can be dangerous for both domestic and wild animals, as the noise of these can cause them to “flee blindly”.

“Additionally, the noise from fireworks can have a lasting negative impact on people with mental health disorders like PTSD, as well as people with autism,” he said.

Levy said the group has received some pushback from people who say they can do whatever they want on their property.

“I think people should do the things they enjoy, to the point where they start to harm other people,” he said.

“They are not interested in the damage their 15 minutes of fun could do.”

Levy said that she and other members of the group have started a letter-writing campaign, where they are writing letters to their MLAs calling for consumer fireworks to be banned.

The idea of ​​banning or restricting fireworks has been a topic of growing interest in recent years.

At the municipal level, the Halifax regional council has considered using “silent fireworks” for pyrotechnic displays, but that idea was scrapped over the summer.

Meanwhile, Vancouver banned the sale of consumer fireworks in late 2020, with a fine of up to $ 1,000 for those who do not obey.