DUNKIRK — Saturday’s monster truck grandstand show at the Chautauqua County Fair quickly turned into a stressful situation for 4-H’ers and their families in the animal barns. Fireworks included in the show were loud enough that animals across the fairgrounds were alarmed, pulling some people into dangerous situations. Rick Klisiewicz, whose daughter had […]
Fireworks: A pet peeve for your animals
ANIMALS experience New Year’s Eve fireworks the same way humans experience being caught in heavy artillery. They hear sound on a range of frequencies much larger than humans can detect, and their sensitive hearing picks up sound from significantly further away. When confronted with loud, confusing noises that basically sound like bombs exploding, they become […]