Article: Warning to pet owners over New Year display

ORGANISERS of Edinburgh's Hogmanay fireworks spectacular today revealed they have sought special advice for pet owners from the city's Hospital for Small Animals.

The Seven Hills Fireworks display has come under fire from Scotland's leading animal welfare group amid fears it will harm wildlife.

Edinburgh City Council, which organises the city's celebrations with Unique Events, has consulted the hospital to alert pet owners to what is billed as the most spectacular display in Britain.

The hospital has advised that pet owners keep all pets indoors during the three-minute display, which is due to herald the arrival of 2002.

Doctor Peter Hill, director of the University of Edinburgh's ...

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