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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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    1 month ago

    instead of investigating the conditions

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

    "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.”

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

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      1 month ago

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

      Ftfy

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        1 month 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.

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        1 month ago

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