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Ban the BANG (Cape Town)

Ban the BANG (Cape Town)

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Started by Gabbi Theys 8 years, 9 months ago

It's been a long time coming and is well overdue.

The celebration of Guy Fawkes needs to stop!

Every year we read stories about children and animals being hurt. Fireworks are set off in residential areas and law enforcement are inundated with calls that they're unable to attend to all.

I'm setting up this petition to ask you to stand with me to put an end to this selfish and age old tradition.

Please share, sign, and I will send all our signatures to the CoCT requesting that guy Fawkes be banned in Cape Town!!

Updates

November 9, 2017

just hit 500 signatures and im honestly pretty stunned. seeing so many people agree that its time for this tradition to go is keeping me going. thanks for getting us to this point.

November 7, 2017

we just hit 100 signatures which is wild. its great to see so many people wanting the same thing for our city and our pets.

Reached 500 supporters

November 6, 2017

Reached 100 supporters

November 6, 2017

November 3, 2017

we are almost at one hundred signatures so please keep that momentum going. send this to a few people today so we can hit our goal and get this sent to the city council.

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Brenda Botha
8 years ago Featured

I'm tired of seeing the injuries to animals and children, not to mention the fire risk. Clearly the public are unable to restrict their activities to the designated areas, so the only option is to ban them.

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Angelique Henn
8 years ago Featured

There is no need to celebrate this in SA. Every year there are injuries (ONE IS TOO MANY). The stress that it causes on dogs, cats, birds, sea life is totally unacceptable. If you don't want to cancel it then go with the SILENT CRACKERS.

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Marcelle Van Tonder
8 years ago Featured

I don't mind when they go to the beach and celebrate guy fawkes there, but every year nobody listens and the poor animals are traumatised. My daughter is in matric and she could not concentrate on her studies. Sorry, but the negatives outweigh the positives. Stop guy fawkes day celebrations.

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Rene Hinson
8 years ago Featured

My dog ripped my gate off its hinges last year guy fawkes who pays for this damage as the government is failing us by not banning fireworks. In the Cape Flats we cannot tell the difference between a gunshot and fireworks

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Sue White
8 years ago Featured

I implore you to ban fireworks. It's a terrible and senseless tradition which terrifies both people and defenseless animals. And in Cape Town where the vegetation is tinder dry, fireworks can easily lead to fires.

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Gail van Litsenborgh
8 years ago Featured

Guy Fawkes is an old English tradition. No fireworks were ever used just a bonfire and Guy Fawkes on top. He was a terrorist that tried to blow up the house's of parliament. Why is this custom even in South Africa? Too many irresponsible people with fireworks. Needs to stop.

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Darlene Ferreira
7 years ago

Really not into it at all!!!! And my fur babies are petrified, needless to say.

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Rikioelofse
7 years ago

It must stop. The animal are suffering please

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