"Fireworks Kills" - Activists Demand Ban on New Year's Eve

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The animal rights organization Peta protested for a ban on private fireworks before the start of the Home Affairs Conference. "For animals, New Year's Eve is the pure horror," said one activist. Cats and dogs would run away, even wild animals suffered stress during the night. "The interior ministers have it in their hands to finally end this suffering," it continued.The action consisted of two people with a bird and dog mask smeared with artific…

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Bremen (dpa) – With a call from the host for a ban on New Year's Eve, the Home Affairs Conference of the Federal Government and the Länder (IMK) in Bremen began. Bremen's interior senator Ulrich Mäurer (SPD) said at the opening: "I think we have reached a point where many have become contemplative". For animals, private fireworks are a great burden. For police and fire brigades, the New Year's Eve nights are "a nightmare." On New Year's Day, Bre…

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Before the Conference of Ministers for the Interior on Wednesday, the German Environmental Aid and other organisations once again pushed for a ban on the use of firearms, but this new move is not likely to be successful either.