Animals Alive vows to monitor fireworks use, rescue distressed pets

An­i­mal wel­fare ad­vo­cates are prepar­ing to mon­i­tor fire­works ac­tiv­i­ty and re­spond to dis­tressed an­i­mals dur­ing Di­vali cel­e­bra­tions, amid con­cerns that loud ex­plo­sions could cause pets to pan­ic and flee their homes.

Speak­ing to Guardian Me­dia, vice-pres­i­dent of An­i­mals Alive Jow­elle De Souza said she and a net­work of an­i­mal res­cuers would be on the look­out for dogs that be­come dis­ori­ent­ed and es­cape as fire­works are set off.

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De Souza urged pet own­ers to take pre­cau­tions to pro­tect their an­i­mals, warn­ing that every year the or­gan­i­sa­tion has to help re­unite miss­ing pets with their own­ers fol­low­ing Di­vali cel­e­bra­tions.