She was only 3 months old, she was born in captivity in an enclosure and she died there. A female red panda cub named Roxie has died at Edinburgh Zoo following firework displays. Bonfire nightbonfire night, November 5th.
The sad announcement was made by the staff of the facility, who believe it was thevery high stress caused by fireworks to kill little Roxie. The details released are terrifying.
Unfortunately she choked on her own vomit on bonfire night and our vets believe it was probably a reaction to the fireworks,” said Ben Supple, deputy executive director of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.
But it doesn’t end here, unfortunately. Not even 5 days earlier, Roxie had lost her mother Ginger. It cannot be ruled out that it was the fireworks that caused the premature death of the adult red panda.
What happened in the United Kingdom is a sad reminder the devastating consequences of fireworks and bangs on animals. Roxie has become a witness to the dramatic effects of these activities, many of which continue to be ignored for the sake of entertainment.
But animals, domestic and wild, are not having fun at all. They are the ones who pay the highest price in nights that turn into a massacre. They die of a broken heart gripped by fear, they abandon their nesting sites never to return, they lose their orientation.
This happens during end-of-year celebrations as on all occasions when pyrotechnics are used. For this reason, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland has appealed to the UK government for tougher restrictions on the use of fireworks.
A petition signed by over a million people has already been delivered to representatives of English politics with the aim of banning fireworks in the country.
Supporters ask alternatives such as games and light showsmore respectful of the environment and animals. For Roxie and all the other animals killed by these forms of entertainment with irreparable damage.
