Owner of euthanised horse angry at lack of action on fireworks

File photo: Linda RobertsonThe owner of a horse that had to be euthanised after suffering serious injuries while trying to escape backyard fireworks is angry there is nowhere to report the death. Adding to her distress, she found there was nowhere to report the death, as there is no agency collecting data on animal deaths or injuries caused by fireworks. Her own horse was put down in 2013 after he was spooked by fireworks and impaled himself on a fence. Her petition the next year to ban public sales of fireworks was signed by 30,000 people - but nothing has changed. However, if animals were deliberately harmed by fireworks, it should be reported to the SPCA so it could be investigated, she said.