A puppy died of a heart attack due to the 'fight of fireworks', her heartbroken owner has said.
Susan Paterson shared pictures of 18-week-old terrier Molly and said she had suffered a cardiac arrest triggered by "loud bangs going off".
Posting in a public Facebook group Wombwell wise - which covers the area in Barnsley, South Yorkshire - Susan called for people to support the FAB (Firework Abatement Campaign) and to sign the petition against random fireworks.
She said on Sunday (November 3) night: "Due to the enormous amount of fireworks with loud bangs going off around Wombwell and lower Darfield last night, we lost a young terrier with a heart attack.
"Please think of the animals. Molly was only 18 weeks old and died of FRIGHT caused by fireworks.
"Please support FAB Anti Random Fireworks page and sign their petition."
The MEN reports her post has been shared 63,000 times and has since accumulated 104 comments and 15,000 reactions, and Susan later said: "Thanks for all your comments. We are still trying to make sense of what happened. Dreading the fireworks again tonight."
The Change.org petition has so far 496,099 signatures - and counting.
Julian Doorne, who started the petition, said: "Fireworks can cause serious distress to animals. They don’t only suffer psychologically, but also physically as many attempt to run away from, or hide from, the bangs.
"With extreme noise levels and people being able to let off fireworks any time of year, it’s difficult for those who care for animals to be able to put measures in place to protect their animals.
"I’m calling for an urgent review of firework regulations to further restrict their use, as a step to preventing needless animal suffering."
The admin for the Wombwell wise Facebook group last night said that they had received almost 200 new applications to join.
People commented on the post saying that they had joined over the sad news of the puppy, while others asked where they can find the petition to sign against fireworks.
Last month Sainsbury's chose to ban the sale of fireworks entirely, while other supermarkets this year are selling 'low-noise' fireworks .
