By Liam Gibson, Challenge Wednesday Writer
For a few weeks, the nation’s eyes have been looking towards Sainsbury’s UK LTD as the huge supermarkets change their views towards fireworks in a bid to protect animals and the vulnerable. But is this right? What are the public’s views on this?
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For a few weeks, the nation’s eyes have been looking towards Sainsbury’s UK LTD as the huge supermarkets change their views towards fireworks in a bid to protect animals and the vulnerable. But is this right? What are the public’s views on this?
n around 200 BC, the Chinese unintentionally invented firecrackers by throwing bamboo into fire. But it took another thousand years before true fireworks really came alive. Paper fireworks were used to scare evil spirits or to celebrate weddings and births and were simply thrown onto a fire, not blasted into the air. They then evolved into the kind that you have today, where they are launched into the air.
I took a survey of some people in our school on what they thought about the situation. Here is what they thought.
It was also apparent that 37.5% of people who took the survey knew that fireworks were banned in Sainsbury’s Stores across the country.
A spokesman for Sainsbury’s UK LTD. said the following on the issue after a member of the general public tweeted Sainsbury’s the quote "Have to say well done & thank you. Been informed local branch won't be selling fireworks this year due to the distress it causes our pets & wildlife. Any other stores doing this? Can't thank you enough as my dog is beside herself with fear at these times." Sainsbury's replied saying "Hey there, thanks! We won't be selling fireworks in any of our stores this year. Hope this helps!"
Fireworks can seriously damage the Environment too. A single firework releases around 0.2kg of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. It doesn't sound like much, but in a 15 minute display, around 250kg of carbon dioxide (CO2) is released into the atmosphere.
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