Omg, I am gobsmacked! Trigger warning - animal cruelty.

[Brigante9]

This company apparently thinks it’s a good idea to send up sky lanterns at this time to ‘support’ the NHS. I’ve seen damage to pets, horses, property and £70K worth of burnt up hay at a local farmer’s, horrible burns on a friend’s horse when the lantern landed on his rug and burnt all his back. I really think the fire brigade, NHS and other emergency services could do without people lighting a lantern and sending it god knows where right now!

Please feel free to email their complaints department (or not, if you think AIBU!) These things cause untold damage every year. I think this is very poor timing. I understand companies are struggling, but this is just irresponsible and does not support the NHS.

Not these horrible things they are awful things they should be banned full stop.

Horrible things, should be banned

I found one in my horses’ field one morning over Christmas. We bring the horses in at night over winter but the thought of what could have happened scares me still

@Springersrock springers really do rock! I haven’t posted the horrible pictures, but a quick google shows you enough. If you’re on HHO, there’s a couple of threads about it. If you’re on HHO, you probably know me!

He's an utter knob, but the fault ultimately is with DEFRA and successive governments for not banning these horrible things.

Link that sends an automatic letter to your local council asking for a ban.
www.campaigns.nfuonline.com/page/53759/action/1?en_chan=fb&fbclid=IwAR1FLHtBrlk-XDaohNDERbWgxxh__oGDM-aulqWcOXdyGHIqMJ74DxKGEPc

There's hundreds of anti posts on their facebook adverts. I think they tried to defend themselves once but have since given up.

Lots on Twitter too.

This was published yesterday too:

www.fwi.co.uk/news/coronavirus-farmers-blast-sky-lanterns-for-nhs-campaign

Thank you Brigante

I've sent an e-mail.

Petition to sign to get them banned. It’s nearly at 10K signatures, which I think means it’ll be discussed in Parliament. Please share!
chng.it/hDcDZmZvY5

@Brigante9

That link doesn't seem to work, If I click on it, I get picture 1, if I search for it, I get picture 2. Both are saying there are no signatures... , any clues? I'd be more than happy to sign and share...

@RandomSelection scroll to the bottom of the page to sign a different one or search lexi’s name to sign the one linked.

@Cherrysoup

Brilliant, thank you, found it on a random Facebook page when I searched and it brought it up! You're a !

You may have seen this - I’m still waiting for a response to my email....

www.facebook.com/228455637164473/posts/3177491025594238/

As I am a pet owner and wildlife lover, I would need impose to my pet to do what I want but I just let him live freely, while I educate him to respect people and other pets. On the other hand, horses are forced to satisfy just those who rides them and those who see them to whipped to go faster.

What a know.

knob!

The man is a complete idiot. He’s getting some very frank responses on FB. He needs to stop digging his own grave and shut up shop. Hopefully he’ll have helped move the campaign to ban lanterns just a little bit closer to realisation as the strength of feeling has got much press coverage and many more signatures on petitions.