Proposals to restrict fireworks will make very little difference - Yorkshire Post Letters

I have very recently read online that a gentleman had a letter printed in The Yorkshire Post regarding fireworks and their effect on animals.

In response to his concerns I was interested that he included wildlife as this is a valid point which people often ignore; for instance, deer are often injured while running in panic; other animals desert their homes and young. Domestic and farm animals all suffer of course.

My point is that although the RSPCA have put forward proposals to Parliament they fall well short of requirements and will be impossible to monitor.

May I inform anyone who is interested in contacting the RSPCA/their MP that in Ireland only silent fireworks are allowed and I am told that this works excellently.

I believe that would be an ideal measure to adopt here rather than the current proposals which I feel, in reality, will make very little difference.