Editing Fireworks (section)

===Effects on animals===
Birds and animals, both domestic and wild, can be frightened by their noise, leading to them running away, often into danger, or hurting themselves on fences or in other ways in an attempt to escape the perceived danger.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_living/ALL/1680// |title=Fireworks Frighten Animals |publisher=Animal Aid |date=26 October 2007 |access-date=24 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917174633/http://animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_living/ALL/1680// |archive-date=17 September 2010  }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Fireworks Thunder and Pets – Safety considerations for noise phobias|url=http://vetmedicine.about.com/cs/diseasesall/a/petsfireworks.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830095911/http://vetmedicine.about.com/cs/diseasesall/a/petsfireworks.htm|archive-date=30 August 2009|access-date=24 June 2010|publisher=Vetmedicine.about.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=17 August 2009|title=How should I care for my pets during fireworks displays?|url=http://kb.rspca.org.au/How-should-I-care-for-my-pets-during-fireworks-displays_82.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091113121356/http://kb.rspca.org.au/How-should-I-care-for-my-pets-during-fireworks-displays_82.html|archive-date=13 November 2009|access-date=24 June 2010|publisher=Kb.rspca.org.au}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bateman |first1=Philip W. |last2=Gilson |first2=Lauren N. |last3=Bradshaw |first3=Penelope |title=Not just a flash in the pan: short and long term impacts of fireworks on the environment |journal=[[Pacific Conservation Biology]] |date=2023 |volume=29 |issue=5 |pages=396–401 |doi=10.1071/PC22040 |doi-access=free|bibcode=2023PacSB..29..396B }}</ref> 

Majority of dogs experience distress, fear and anxiety during fireworks.<ref name="rspca.org.uk j005">{{cite web | title=Pets during fireworks season | website=[[RSPCA]] | url=https://www.rspca.org.uk/-/news-classic-fm-and-rspca-join-forces-to-help-pets-during-fireworks-season | access-date=2023-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last1=Storengen | first1=Linn Mari | last2=Lingaas | first2=Frode | title=Noise sensitivity in 17 dog breeds: Prevalence, breed risk and correlation with fear in other situations | journal=Applied Animal Behaviour Science | volume=171 | date=2015-10-01 | issn=0168-1591 | doi=10.1016/j.applanim.2015.08.020 | pages=152–160 | url=https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168159115002233#! | access-date=2023-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last1=Scheifele | first1=Peter M. | last2=Overall | first2=Karen L. | last3=Gruen | first3=Margaret E. | last4=Sherman | first4=Barbara L. | last5=Bellamy | first5=Kim K.L. | last6=Lingaas | first6=Frode | last7=Tiira | first7=Katriina | last8=Lohi | first8=Hannes | last9=Pekkin | first9=Anne-Maria | last10=Valros | first10=Anna | last11=Souza | first11=Carla Caroline Franzini de | last12=Medeiros | first12=Magda Alves de | title=Fear responses to noises in domestic dogs: Prevalence, risk factors and co-occurrence with other fear related behaviour | journal=Applied Animal Behaviour Science | publisher=Elsevier | volume=145 | issue=1–2 | date=2013-04-01 | issn=0168-1591 | doi=10.1016/j.applanim.2012.12.004 | pages=15–25 | url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016815911200367X | access-date=2023-12-30}}</ref> In 2016, following a petition signed by more than 100,000 Brits, [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]] debated a motion to restrict firework use.<ref>{{citation | title=Restrict firework use to four days a year| website=[[British Broadcasting Corporation]] | date=2016-05-17 | url=https://bbc.com/news/uk-36311475 | language=en-GB | access-date=2023-12-30 | page=}}</ref> 

Fireworks also affect birds, especially larger birds like [[geese]], [[eagles]] and others.<ref>{{cite web | last=Nilsson | first=Johan | title=Inte bara hundar som får skrämselhicka av fyrverkerier | website=[[Dagens Nyheter]] | date=2023-12-30 | url=https://www.dn.se/varlden/inte-bara-hundar-som-far-skramselhicka-av-fyrverkerier/ | language=sv | access-date=2023-12-30|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231230093615/https://www.dn.se/varlden/inte-bara-hundar-som-far-skramselhicka-av-fyrverkerier/ |archive-date=2023-12-30}}</ref> According to a study by [[Max Planck Institute]] and [[University of Amsterdam|Netherlands Institute of Ecology]], many birds abruptly leave their sleeping sites on New Year's Eve, and some fly up to 500 km non-stop to get away from human settlements.<ref>{{cite web | last=Amsterdam | first=Universiteit van | title=Fireworks have long-lasting effects on wild birds | website=[[University of Amsterdam]] | date=2022-11-28 | url=https://ibed.uva.nl/content/news/2022/11/fireworks-have-long-lasting-effects-on-wild-birds.html | access-date=2023-12-30}}</ref> On average, about 1000 times more birds are in flight on New Year's Eve than on other nights.<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Hoekstra | first1=Bart | last2=Bouten | first2=Willem | last3=Dokter | first3=Adriaan | last4=van Gasteren | first4=Hans | last5=van Turnhout | first5=Chris | last6=Kranstauber | first6=Bart | last7=van Loon | first7=Emiel | last8=Leijnse | first8=Hidde | last9=Shamoun-Baranes | first9=Judy | title=Fireworks disturbance across bird communities | journal=[[Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment]] | date=2023-12-07 | volume=22 | issn=1540-9295 | doi=10.1002/fee.2694 | page=| doi-access=free }}</ref> Frightened birds also may abandon nests and not return to complete rearing their young.<ref name="lonelyplanet.com">{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Andrea |date=5 July 2018 |title=Why this Italian town is switching to silent fireworks |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/italian-town-silent-fireworks |publisher=Lonely Planet}}</ref> A scientific study from 2022 indicates that fireworks might have some sort of lasting effect on birds, with many birds spending more time to find food in the weeks after New Year's Eve fireworks.<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Kölzsch | first1=Andrea | last2=Lameris | first2=Thomas K. | last3=Müskens | first3=Gerhard J. D. M. | last4=Schreven | first4=Kees H. T. | last5=Buitendijk | first5=Nelleke H. | last6=Kruckenberg | first6=Helmut | last7=Moonen | first7=Sander | last8=Heinicke | first8=Thomas | last9=Cao | first9=Lei | last10=Madsen | first10=Jesper | last11=Wikelski | first11=Martin | last12=Nolet | first12=Bart A. | title=Wild goose chase: Geese flee high and far, and with aftereffects from New Year's fireworks | journal=Conservation Letters | volume=16 | issue=1 | date=2023 | issn=1755-263X | doi=10.1111/conl.12927 | page=| doi-access=free | bibcode=2023ConL...16E2927K | hdl=20.500.11755/f3be552f-d141-40e5-a1bf-9404a51ce1e2 | hdl-access=free }}</ref>