Sale of Fireworks
Debate between Robbie Moore and Danny Chambers(1 day, 16 hours ago)
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Robbie Moore
My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. This issue is about the negative impact on animal welfare—our pets and farm animals—but also the human impacts, which I will come on to.
Dr Danny Chambers (Winchester) (LD)
As a fellow veterinary surgeon, I reiterate what the hon. Member for Epping Forest (Dr Hudson) just said. Every vet will have stitched up horses or treated dogs or cats that have been affected. It is not a niche problem or unusual: every vet dreads being on call on fireworks night because they know that they will be busy.
Robbie Moore
I agree with the hon. Member, who I know is a vet and has expertise from the number of dealings he had in a previous life before entering this place.