Fireworks impact Durban’s fur, feathered friends
CROW director, Paul Hoyte appeals to outlets to consider stocking silent fireworks in the future.
DURBAN SPCA reported no major emergencies or injuries to animals during Guy Fawkes Day and the two-day Diwali celebrations last week.
“I would say we are on par with last year, when our inspectors collected 65 strays from between 5 December (Guy Fawkes Day) until the morning of 8 December.
A handful of owners have collected their dogs that we housed this year,” said Durban SPCA marketing manager, Tanya Fleischer.
Yellowwood Park-based Centre for Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) had to deal with plenty of displaced birds, as well as two duiker who were stressed and ended up in people’s yards, as a result of the indiscriminate use of ‘big bang’ fireworks.
“An adult blue duiker found itself in a yard in Pinetown. Unfortunately we were unable to capture it and it escaped. It was along the M7, so it was not ideal,” said CROW director, Paul Hoyte.
“A young blue duiker was attacked by a dog in a Waterfall yard and unfortunately died.
There were a lot of birds startled by the fireworks in Woodlands, Chatsworth and Montclair. They can injure themselves when displaced or leave their young to fend for themselves. I appeal to outlets to consider stocking silent fireworks in the future.”
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