Divali fireworks leave pets distressed as calls grow for ban
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November 11, 2026
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The day after Divali, volunteers at the Animals Alive shelter were burying a dog that had died of a heart attack.
Ten people were on duty at the shelter, which houses 500 dogs, 75 cats and two horses, patrolling the kennels through the night. They still could not save the animal, said shelter president Kathryn Cleghorn.
Across south and central Trinidad, pets bolted. In Palmiste, San Fernando, dogs and cats ran loose on the boulevard, according to animal rights activist and former opposition senator Jowelle De Souza.
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