“Yesterday he jumped from a third floor and died. He was terrified of the pyrotechnicsthe one you throw away, the one you have fun with. Remember his face when you go to throw a firecracker next time.” This was announced by the provincial coordinator of Pacma in Santa Cruz de TenerifeChrist Gil, of the death of the animal on December 31 in the Canary Islands.
His name was Leyko and he jumped from the third floor because “he was terrified of fireworks”.
Why do dogs suffer from fireworks?
It is common for these end-of-year dates to make massive use of fireworks, and although there is a debate among those who want to perpetuate the traditions of using fireworks many are those who complain because this seriously affects the health of pets, and animals in general.
Pyrotechnics consists of manufacture and use of fireworks or explosive materialswhose reactions can produce sparks, flames and smoke.
The explosion of firecrackers causes various damages to animals both in urban environments and outside them.
The hearing of many animals is considerably more sensitive than that of humans, so fireworks explosions are not only more disturbing for them, but can more seriously damage their hearing.
The noises caused by the fireworks can cause a hearing loss and tinnitus (phenomenon consisting of perceiving blows or sounds in the ear that do not come from an external source, that is, hearing noises that do not correspond to any external sound).
Dogs used in hunting sometimes suffer irreversible hearing loss, caused by proximity to the noise of gunshots.
