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Baby red panda dies due to 'stress caused by fireworks,' renewing calls to ban their public sale (abcnews.go.com)

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A baby red panda named Roxie at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland died from “stress caused by fireworks” after choking on her vomit, just days after her mother’s sudden death.

The incident, occurring around the U.K.’s Bonfire Night celebrations, has led to renewed calls for stricter fireworks regulations.

A petition with over a million signatures urging restrictions on public fireworks sales was submitted to the U.K. government.

Edinburgh recently implemented limited fireworks control zones, but animal welfare advocates argue for broader measures to prevent similar tragedies.

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[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 3 points 20 minutes ago

This is just sensational reporting. From the comments, it looks like it is working. Usesome of the critical thinking we ask trump supporters to use. Medical science isn't at the point that it can know which source of stress caused a thing. And in this case the baby had also lost it's mother, a source of comfort. And read the whole article. "We know that fireworks can cause stress to other animals in the zoo and we cannot rule out that they may have contributed to the untimely death of Roxie's mother Ginger, just five days' earlier."

They don't even know what killed the mother.

I am sure the fireworks were a contributing factor, but sounds like the baby was already in a weakened state.

We collectively need to get over this concept that media is accurately representing the truth with intent to inform. Media is a business. It's intent is to make money. And with lot's of competitors, it can only survive by making the stories it reports more sensational than they are (cause their competitors are doing it) to get the clicks. Some are better than others, but they all have to do it to survive.

[–] kinther@lemmy.world 16 points 3 hours ago

I used to think fireworks were fun, but after getting a dog that is terrified of them, you start noticing all the little things.

People shoot then off randomly throughout the year. They leave behind garbage waste. Animals and even some humans seem to get PTSD from them.

I'm in favor of very limited fireworks in specific areas.

[–] MaxPow3r11@lemmy.world 9 points 2 hours ago

Fireworks fucking suck & it's exactly the assholes you expect who promote/buy/use them.

[–] SpaceScotsman@startrek.website 6 points 5 hours ago

I find it immensely infuriating that the article's byline shows they are reporting from 'London' when in fact this happened not just in a different city, Edinburgh, but in a completely different country, Scotland.

Sad about the pandas, there are far too many people that simply can't be trusted with fireworks. Limiting it to a single night in dedicated display venues run by licensed organisations wouldn't remove the noise entirely, but it would reduce the frequency and would probably help all animals.

[–] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 10 points 6 hours ago

Yeah if man made noise is a problem for a species maybe don’t house them in the FUCKING CITY…

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

RIP little baby. I always feel guilty when watching fireworks...

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 hours ago

Only my daughter goes to fireworks out of all my kids. I always make sure to remind her and everyone else we are with that even though they are enjoyable they distress the fuck out of wildlife and result in many deaths. Yes, they're cool AF but think if aliens came here tomorrow. It's no different than us going WTF at people firing AKs into the sky at a wedding. Only difference is the pretty colours and the method of firing. We are such a destructive species.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

"Veterinary experts at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland announced on Wednesday that a 3-month-old panda named Roxie died "due to stress caused by fireworks being let off across the city centre."

Go on guys teach those no good experts how to do their jobs!

I feel the need to put the /s tag seeing the comments in this topic.

[–] Bogusmcfakester@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

A lot of people in the comment here are being pretty obtuse, I'm doubtful many are even from the UK and understand the scale of celebrations with Guy Fawks and Divali being so close together this year

[–] matti@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 hours ago

I'm not British but have been living here over a decade and I still notice how frequently fireworks go off a week leading up to any of the big nights and for a several days after. Other places I've been in Europe very much do fireworks on new years eve only, and just a small handful of teenagers might be playing with fireworks a few days early, or playing with the leftovers the next day.

[–] Wimopy@feddit.uk 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Not even just that. I can't speak for Edinburgh, but in the area I live in in Glasgow we've had random fireworks go off during the day for weeks leading up to Guy Fawkes. One big explosion every now and then. One day, still bright out, I was walking home and almost hit the deck because one went off so close to me out of nowhere.

After Guy Fawkes it has been less frequent, but still happens, at very odd times. You can even check news and see that it's been an issue for a while. E.g.: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0j87zneq4vo

It stresses me out a bit, and I spend most of my time in my own home, with decent soundproofing. And I'm not a sensitive endangered animal.

[–] Aimeeloulm@feddit.uk 2 points 1 hour ago

We still have idiots here where I live in SE London letting off fireworks, last night was some. This last week or so my autoimmune illnesses are flaring up again so lot of pain and unwell, few days ago idiots let off more fireworks so loud I had to cover ears and take strong painkillers to try cope with effects of explosions :o(

Hopefully no more fireworks, still recovering, hands, arms, back, chest and left leg still in pain with, hope will get better soon :o(

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 98 points 18 hours ago (16 children)

So the zoo loses 2 red pandas in a couple days and instead of investigating the conditions of their care, they blame it on the public being loud?

There are easy ways to protect your pets from fireworks noise so this stinks of scapegoating for their own terrible care.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

instead of investigating the conditions

Yea they should have sent some vet experts to investigate. Oh wait...

Ofcourse they could always just be there to burry evidence to further their holy crusade against fireworks!

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world -4 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Ofcourse they could always just be there to burry evidence to ~~further their holy crusade against fireworks!~~ hide negligence.

Ftfy

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 0 points 59 minutes ago* (last edited 58 minutes ago)

Exactly. All they had to do was buy a couple of earplugs. And they call themselves professionals... Hah.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

yea with a bunch of veterinary surgeons, nurses and zoology professors at their service, I am sure they were still not able to come up with a fake reason that your keen eyes were not able to spot immediately.

[–] Fuzzy_Red_Panda@lemm.ee 16 points 11 hours ago

Red panda infants are pretty fragile and often don’t survive in captivity. I would assume the mom passed away from complications due to birthing, but it could be anything.

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[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Hey, if your country is overrun by red panda infestations, you know exactly what to do!

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 14 points 12 hours ago (4 children)

Die from cuteness overload?

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[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 86 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

I'm dubious. Mom dies suddenly, then baby dies suddenly after choking on it's own vomit. Yeah, no, let's blame the fireworks. Surely, nothing else could be the cause of Red Panda deaths at this zoo.

[–] Cyv_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 39 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I had a whole thing earlier but was mistaken, the baby was 3 months old not a newborn. Either way, I still don't doubt that fireworks could easily stress out a very young animal and be the tipping point of their health.

I'm not sure what could motivate them to make a grand conspiracy against fireworks, rather than the more likely result of them being exhausted and frustrated caretakers who, like any pet owner, probably spent that evening trying to calm the panda down only to watch it panic until it died. Stress vomiting isn't really rare for animals on the 4th of July. It's just the extreme end of stress.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 15 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

I'm not saying that it's a conspiracy against fireworks, but possibly a problem with the habitat, food, or something else that would cause big issues for the zoo if discovered. The fireworks were convenient. I have zero evidence for this other than the fact that a lot of zoos are complete cesspools, and so I typically don't trust "suddenly died" followed three days later by another "suddenly died" regardless of how many fireworks were launched off.

Also, there is this line:

Roxie had access to her den but the frightening noises seem to have been too much for her.

Seems like the zoo just left a weak animal to suffer instead of taking precautions to assure that the panda was placed in a safe location. It makes me doubt that anyone was even there, and that the zookeepers returned the following day to a dead red panda and tried to cover it up.

[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 11 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

"I have zero evidence for this..."

Says it all really.

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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 0 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Maybe they should have called some vet experts to investigate. Oh wait that is exactly what they did but I am sure people on the internets know more about animals. Not a big fan of zoos but people who armchair are magnitudes worse.

[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 1 points 30 minutes ago

And no medical professional has ever been found to be biased in their opinion. And no reporter ever misrepresented what someone said to make a more sensational article. Stress is not a well understood thing. There is no test for confirming the source of stress. And the vets aren't saying their is. Did the fireworks contribute, sure I would trust a vet who says that, and it was probably what they actually said. But a babies Mom dieing, and not being there to comfort the baby from the stress of fireworks is probably a bigger contributor. Also read a little further down where the expert says we can't rule out fireworks as the cause. That is totally different. Seems like the vets don't agree.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world -1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

They didn't call in an outside vet to investigate. The fucking zoo keepers are vets. The zoo keepers are telling you what happened. You can believe them or not, but it's not accountability.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Check under the vet team here:

https://www.rzss.org.uk/conservation/meet-the-team

Professors, veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses etc. Edinburgh zoo is not just your run of the mill local village zoo. So sorry buddy, I am sure you will understand if I still trust the word of these people on the matter and not you, a random person with distaste against zoos (not a big fan either to be honest). I mean this is not just any field as well, this is zoology. People usually get into it because they love animals and such. It is not completely impossible for someone in this field to lie to cover up but now it is just your personal distaste against zoos and human kind vs several very well trained people on the field... As I said, I am not a big fan of zoos either and somewhat undecided about conservatories (which is what "Edinburgh Zoo" actually is) but that does not make people working there terrible lying scum bags.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

You're doing good work. It seems as though the only people who still appreciate actual expertise, are the experts themselves. Nobody can discern fiction from reality anymore.

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[–] Fuzzy_Red_Panda@lemm.ee 4 points 11 hours ago

We’re super cute, so you’d expect that people would want to keep us around, but our existence is still endangered. Please don’t scare us to death.

Signed:

A fuzzy red panda

[–] Winged_Hussar@lemmy.world 12 points 17 hours ago

😭

So susceptible to stres. Zoos often lack enough cover and "hide away" spots for them. Poor thing

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