HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – With fireworks displays and backyard celebrations in full swing this weekend, the Hawaiian Humane Society recommends pet owners keep pets indoors.
Loud sounds and bright lights can cause stress and anxiety in animals, often triggering a fight-or-flight response.
“Pets have such acute senses of hearing. Loud explosions, fireworks sounds, flashes of light, all of those are amplified for a dog or a cat, or even small animals like rabbits, guinea pigs, and chinchillas,” said Brandy Shimabukuro, Hawaiian Humane Society director of communications and marketing…