Nearly 700 organizations want to ban on Fireworks

Gepubliceerd op 9 februari 2016 om 16:34

More and more support for a ban on consumer Fireworks. The number of organisations for a Fireworks ban advocates, is almost increased sevenfold since the turn of the year.

BBpgSFc-3.jpgAt the so-called Fireworks manifesto have been 680 organizations connected. At the end of last year was the counter still on hundred clubs. New include the Long Fund, a number of GGD's and the animal protection.

End to victims, damage and disturbance After green left the party for the animals and has now also the SGP 50Plus located behind the manifesto. Member of Parliament Roelof Bishop: "The SGP wants an end to the victims, damage, nuisance and air pollution that the many Fireworks year in and year out. The manifesto clearly shows that we do not normally have to find these effects and therefore deserves support. "

More and more individuals support the manifesto. 27000 people have signed online. At the end of december were that still 4500 signatories.

Professional shows Alternatively the Fireworks manifesto is launched by the Dutch Ophthalmic Company in 2014. Eye doctor Tjeerd de Faber calls the growing support beyond expectations ' whole '. "We believe the Hague can now no different than listening to the voice of the people and to the voice of all these organizations."

The Signatories suggest ' the serious and often permanent injuries, the material and non-material damage, the security and enforcement problems and the social nuisance that Fireworks effect '. As an alternative to consumer Fireworks there would be more professionally organized firework displays.

Fireworks stand out with the old and the new is a tradition that last year on the Dutch list of intangible cultural heritage.

Source: rtlnieuws.nl/photo: REUTERS/http://www.msn.com/

 

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