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In Rome, the capital of Italy, since the night of December 31st, the streets were filled with starlings killed by New Year’s fireworks.
Edition RomaToday called the incident “a veritable massacre of birds.” Eyewitnesses, who, in particular, at Termini station were in front of a veritable “carpet” of starlings, filled the network with images.
Some videos also show starlings, which often sit in the trees near the train track, scared and disoriented by pyrotechnic explosions.
Eyewitness Diego Fenichia posted a photo and video of what he saw on Facebook, noting that the festive atmosphere immediately disappeared from what he saw.
“I’m sorry, but the desire to celebrate is gone. Hundreds of dead birds. In the end, fireworks were not necessary to justify hundreds of animal killings,” he said.
Environmentalists point out that fireworks eruptions in the middle of the night cause incredible damage to birds. This causes them such horror that it can lead to death from a heart attack or induce them to leave their nests, or fly blind in the dark, so they can also die. Those who do manage to land are often killed by a collision with a car or from frostbite due to cold winter temperatures and a lack of shelter.
The death of birds was also commented on by the International Organization for the Protection of Animals, in particular, its president, Massimo Comparotto, emphasized that this type of incidents are repeated every year, so the sale of firecrackers and Fireworks.
“Regulations are useless, there really is no control, and every year we count hundreds of animals killed and injured in the wild, as well as many pets injured or lost due to fireworks and distraction of owners. It is time for legislators take action. ” Destruction affects people too. It is a question of health, public order and, above all, civilization, ”he said.
As reported by OBOZREVATEL, there was an outbreak of bird flu in Japan. To stop the spread, more than 11,000 chickens were slaughtered on the farm. The day before, in the village of Khiagashiomi, about 50 dead animals were found on a farm.
