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Red and white lanterns adorn the streets, it smells of barbecue smoke, and in the evening the sky is lit up with colorful fireworks. Many are already looking forward to the Swiss National Day in two weeks.
Corinne Meister (48), on the other hand, is not in a party mood. Like every year around this time, the Bollingen SG computer scientist is worried about her darlings. Meester keeps chickens, four cats and a dog. “My animals don’t like the fireworks,” she says.
“Amy Is Always in a Panic”
A Büsi is especially bothered by the sound of the banging on August 1: “Amy is always completely panicked when the Correct», she tells Blick. The cat does not know what to do, is stressed and restless. And that, although masters and their animals live in a rural idyll.
Masters care not only about their own animals, but also about those of other people and wild animals. She is on the committee of the people’s initiative “For a restriction of fireworks”. This calls for a ban on private fireworks that make noise. Fireworks are obsolete and would be harmful to the environment, animals and people. “Light shows, laser and drone glasses are just as beautiful without causing noise and stench,” the initiators write on their website.
Already 90,000 signatures
Instead of fireworks, private individuals should limit themselves to the “use of fireworks” that do not make a sound. Large, representative fireworks of supra-regional importance must still be approved on request: “We do not want to abolish large, traditional fireworks, we just want to put an end to private fireworks,” says Meister.
And she’s not alone. So far, the initiators have collected nearly 90,000 signatures. And they have until November to get the missing 10,000 together. That shouldn’t be a problem: new signatures are always added when events with big fireworks like the Züri Fäscht are imminent.
Fireworks appeal to tolerance
“Every firework plays into our hands,” says Meister. This also became apparent around New Year’s: shortly after New Year’s Eve, the committee received 14,200 signatures. It is hoped that the 100,000 signatures will be there after August 1.
The French had to do without rockets and volcanoes on Thursday on their national holiday. The riots in the country led to the French government issuing a nationwide ban on fireworks until mid-July, which also included the national holiday on July 14. Selling, carrying and transporting fireworks was not possible for laymen.
In an interview with the newspaper “Le Parisien”, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne (62) spoke of using “enormous resources to protect the French” to prevent further unrest. Organizers of professional fireworks are exempt from the ban: “Only professionals who organize the fireworks in the municipalities are allowed to buy them,” says Borne.
The French had to do without rockets and volcanoes on Thursday on their national holiday. The riots in the country led to the French government issuing a nationwide ban on fireworks until mid-July, which also included the national holiday on July 14. Selling, carrying and transporting fireworks was not possible for laymen.
In an interview with the newspaper “Le Parisien”, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne (62) spoke of using “enormous resources to protect the French” to prevent further unrest. Organizers of professional fireworks are exempt from the ban: “Only professionals who organize the fireworks in the municipalities are allowed to buy them,” says Borne.
Urs Corradini (64), chairman of the Swiss fireworks coordination office, has little interest in the initiative. He appeals to tolerance in society. Fireworks are already only allowed on August 1 and New Year’s Day without a permit and would still bring joy to many people. You have to let them have fun these two days.
Cities end missiles
But the fireworks are increasingly coming under fire. For example, Migros, one of the largest retailers in the country, no longer sells missiles. Geneva already relied on a drone ballet at its festival “Feu ô Lac” in May, and the Züri Fäscht also wants to do without the big fireworks in the future.
It remains to be seen whether August 1 will see a night sky like any other rather than a glittering shower of sparks – it would be years before a ban takes effect. Corinne Meister and her cat lady Amy would be happy.
Source:Blick
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