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A baby red panda at Edinburgh zoo choked on her own vomit in terror at the fireworks last week

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OptimismvsRealism · 13/11/2024 23:06

Aibu to think the time has come to ban this bullshit?

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Miguelo · 13/11/2024 23:16

Where does it say fireworks and vomit were the cause of death?

It was a baby red panda called Roxie who died.

NotaCoolMum · 13/11/2024 23:24

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@ThisJoyousFatball well aren’t you a treat 🙄

Okonomoyaki · 13/11/2024 23:23

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How about if it were a former service person who had died rather than a red panda? Would you still be so dismissive? Help for Heroes and Combat Stress have both begged people to stop using loud fireworks.

https://ptsdresolution.org/news96.php

What Fireworks Mean for a UK Veteran

https://ptsdresolution.org/news96.php

Emotionalsupporthamster · 13/11/2024 23:22

Why the capitals? You’re not going to find a red panda wandering about in the wild in the UK are you, and does the fact it was in Scotland rather than any of the other countries in the UK make any difference to the point being made?

winersrollingin · 13/11/2024 23:22

Maybe we should ban red pandas being stuck in a zoo in Scotland which is entirely not their climate and a miserable existence for them

ThisJoyousFatball · 13/11/2024 23:20

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StarDolphins · 13/11/2024 23:18

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You don’t sound nice at all. If it’s such a ‘yawnfest’ (as you & my 8 year old daughter cal it) why have you taken the time to not only post but link another thread. Cringy.

I’m with you op, I would ban the lot of them. Poor panda all the other animals & wildlife.

cherish123 · 13/11/2024 23:16

So sad.
There's no need. On bonfire night I'd fine. They went on for a week here

Miguelo · 13/11/2024 23:16

Where does it say fireworks and vomit were the cause of death?

A baby red panda at Edinburgh zoo choked on her own vomit in terror at the fireworks last week
XenoBitch · 13/11/2024 23:15

Recently read about someone who lost their horse because of the fireworks too. Stress induced colic.

Bowietips · 13/11/2024 23:13

Absolutely agree.

ThisJoyousFatball · 13/11/2024 23:13

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AnotherChildFreeCatLady · 13/11/2024 23:11

Completely agree, fireworks are horrible and the people who continue supporting them regardless of the harm they cause are cunts.

WildGuide · 13/11/2024 23:10

That’s so sad, what a horrible thing to happen. Hate fireworks, would ban them entirely from public sale.

Okonomoyaki · 13/11/2024 23:10

Cue the "but I like fireworks and I don't give a crap about animals, veterans, the environment, people with lung conditions, because I'm all that matters" brigade.

You are far, far from unreasonable.

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