Edinburgh Zoo is calling for tighter restrictions on fireworks after a 17-week-old red panda died on Bonfire Night.
Roxie, who was born at the zoo in July, choked on her vomit on November 5 and veterinary experts believe this was likely a reaction to fireworks being set off across the city centre.
Staff at the zoo also suggested that loud fireworks could have played a role in the ‘untimely death’ of Roxie’s mum Ginger, who died five days earlier.
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), who operate the zoo, is now urging the public to contact their MP and MSP to support a petition in favour of limiting the use of fireworks in a bid to ‘avoid devastating consequences for animals like Roxie’.
Roxie, who was born at the zoo in July, choked on her vomit on November 5 and veterinary experts believe this was likely a reaction to fireworks being set off across the city centre.
Staff at the zoo also suggested that loud fireworks could have played a role in the ‘untimely death’ of Roxie’s mum Ginger, who died five days earlier.
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), who operate the zoo, is now urging the public to contact their MP and MSP to support a petition in favour of limiting the use of fireworks in a bid to ‘avoid devastating consequences for animals like Roxie’.
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