Danger Ahead! Niagara Falls Fireworks Prompt Sky-High PETA Appeals on Billboards in Honeymoon City
“Fireworks’ ear-shattering explosions are nightmarish for wildlife as well as cats and dogs, some of whom flee their homes in fear and even get hit by cars. PETA is calling on Niagara Falls Tourism to pack up the pyrotechnics and embrace modern summer festivities that leave everyone in peace.” – PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman
News from the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Posted June 16h, 2022 on Niagara At Large
One of the billboards, featuring blasts of fireworks in the shape of a skull, that PETA has erected in three prominent locations in Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls, Ontario – Because nightly fireworks have started and are scheduled to continue through October, PETA has erected three new can’t-miss messages to push Niagara Falls Tourism to ditch the displays.
Featuring a skull made of smoke and fireworks, PETA’s appeals remind everyone that pyrotechnics terrify wildlife, companion animals, and vulnerable humans, including those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The action comes on the heels of PETA’s letter to the president and CEO of Niagara Falls Tourism, Janice Thomson, advising her to swap the fireworks for a drone or laser light show, which are safer and produce virtually no pollution.
“Fireworks’ ear-shattering explosions are nightmarish for wildlife as well as cats and dogs, some of whom flee their homes in fear and even get hit by cars,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “PETA is calling on Niagara Falls Tourism to pack up the pyrotechnics and embrace modern summer festivities that leave everyone in peace.”
When fireworks go off, animal shelters report a spike in the number of lost dogs and other animals who have jumped fences and broken through windows and screen doors in an attempt to escape the noises—which can also cause panicked wildlife to flee onto roads and can be deeply distressing to military veterans and other noise-sensitive individuals.
Pyrotechnics also create highly toxic gases—including mercury, carbon monoxide, aluminum, and sulfur—which can increase the amount of pollutants in the air by up to 42%.
Two billboards are located at 5685 Falls Ave., and another is near the intersection of Stanley Avenue and Main Street.
The ads are not only close to the offices of Niagara Falls Tourism but also near Queen Victoria Park and Oakes Garden Theatre—places from which many people commonly view fireworks—and popular tourist destinations, including Rainbow Bridge, Hard Rock Cafe, Crowne Plaza, and Casino Niagara.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
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Why is it that they have lots of money to spend on fireworks that disturbs wildlife and pollutes the air, but so little money or effort for wildlife habitat and the environment? The Commission was founded in 1885 and charged with preserving and enhancing the natural beauty of Niagara Falls and the Niagara River corridor as a public greenspace and environmental heritage. Other than picking up litter and mowing the grass, I don’t see much effort put into ENHANCING anything but tourist attractions in Niagara Falls. Fireworks are not enhancing anything. The break-wall in Fort Erie has been repeatedly damaged by storms and ice and has been in need of repair for several years now. Other than putting up some concrete traffic barriers in a few areas and replacing one section, not much happens at this end of the Parkway…
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lots of good reasons not to have fireworks – there are other ways, just as spectacular, to delight tourists – time to move on …for the animals, for the environment and for those who suffer from PTSD or other similar things
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CITY of Niagara Falls needs to get with the times in ‘so’ many ways. A good first step would be to respect our ecological and biodiverse UNIQUENESS by becoming an environmental leader. The fireworks are anything but environmentally friendly and seriously degrade our image of wanting to set higher standards for what we value. People are ready to embrace and accept higher standards and doing what makes sense and for our environment and kinder, more humane for our citizens, pets, wildlife. MOVE ON NIAGARA FALLS, this is the 21st century!!!
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