Fireworks
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Government ignores calls to ban public sale of fireworks
The government has refused to debate the law surrounding the sale of fireworks to the general public, despite an online petition attracting 146,331 signatures
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Dead horse found tangled in wire after fireworks display
The youngster's owner has paid tribute to her "fabulous" horse and is calling for a ban on the sale of fireworks to the general public
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Redwings 'devastated' to lose horses after fireworks display
“During my twelve years at Redwings, I have never had to put two ponies to sleep in one evening in the same field as a result of an emergency situation."
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'Devastated' owner calls for fireworks ban after horse put down
'If it means being able to save at least one horse then his pain and suffering won’t have been in vain'
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Spooked colt sustains fatal injury during fireworks display
Pat Ormond, owner of College View Stud, lost his four-month-old foal
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MPs: 'No change to firework law'
A petition calling for the use of fireworks to be restricted was debated in parliament, after it garnered more than 100,000 signatures
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Tighter fireworks restrictions to be debated by MPs
It calls for fireworks to only be set off on, and during the weekends directly surrounding, Guy Fawkes Night, New Year’s Eve, Diwali and Chinese New Year
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More than 100,000 sign fireworks petition
More than 100,000 people have signed a government petition calling for tougher restrictions on the sale of fireworks.
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Horses left terrified after firework shot into field
An owner is calling for the sale of fireworks to be restricted after her horses were left "massively agitated" when one was thrown into their field
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Horse owners call for a restriction on fireworks
H&H readers are campaigning for a restriction on fireworks in order to protect horses and wildlife
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Bonfire night: warning to owners following horse’s death
Owners are being urged to take extra care to keep their horses safe this bonfire night
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Ban private firework displays, say horse owners
More than 25,000 people in the UK have signed a petition to stop the sale of fireworks to private individuals
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Horse dies after being spooked by firework
A mare had to be put down after a loud firework was let off without warning
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Forty tonnes of hay and straw lost in firework blaze
Five horses, including an unhandled foal, were rescued from their stables after the fire — thought to have been caused by a stray firework — took hold
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Police investigating after horse found dead in a field
Police are investigating after a horse was found dead in a field. It is thought he may have been frightened by fireworks.
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Horse owners warned to take care after stray rockets start fire
Horse owners are being warned to keep an eye on their animals this weekend (4-6 November) due to firework displays
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Prepare for Bonfire Night
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Brain-damaged pony put down after galloping into lamppost
Fireworks night 2009 claims its first tragedy after a pony sustained brain damage after crashing into a lamppost in fright
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Police horse survives being hit by firework during violent football clash
A police horse and officer that were struck by a firecracker at last weekend’s football derby between Sunderland and Newcastle are not injured
