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Firework laws welcomed As Bonfire Night approaches, new laws giving local authorities the power to grant firework control zones in Scotland have been welcomed and calls made for the rest of Britain to follow suit. New powers came into effect in June 2023 which allow councils to grant designated firework control zones. Those who break […]
New laws giving local authorities the power to grant firework control zones in Scotland have been welcomed – and calls have been made for the rest of Britain to follow suit. H&H has reported on the Scottish Government’s steps towards tightening firework laws, and in June 2022 the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill was […]
“Worrying” new figures show dog-related incidents around horses have risen by 111% in two years. The British Horse Society (BHS) reported that the number of incidents involving dogs logged with the society increased from 170 in 2020 to 359 in 2022. Since 2010 there have been 2,818 incidents reported to the BHS Horse i app, […]
“Worrying” new figures show dog-related incidents around horses have risen by 111% in two years. The British Horse Society (BHS) reported that the number of incidents involving dogs logged with the society increased from 170 in 2020 to 359 in 2022. Since 2010 there have been 2,818 incidents reported to the BHS Horse i app, […]
Horse & Hound Trending: Credit: Alamy Stock Photo Leading figures from animal, farming, environment and insurance organisations are uniting with firefighters to call for the government to act now and ban sky lanterns. A new coalition, comprising 18 bodies including the Countryside Alliance and the British Horse Society, has written to environment minister Rebecca Pow to “explain how the Government’s approach not to regulate sky lanterns is now significantly out of date, and out of line with other countries, where the release of sky lanterns is considered an environmental crime d...