Heartbroken dog owner calls for firework ban after her terrified pet is spooked by loud explosions, run over and killed
Daily MailA heartbroken dog owner has called for a ban on the sale of fireworks after her beloved pet was spooked by an explosion and killed by a car. Fiona Longworth, 47, has called for a ban on the sale of fireworks after her beloved dog Sol was spooked by an explosion and killed by a car She was walking the Spanish rescue dog near their home in Dunbar, East Lothian, when a firework whizzed past them, scaring the pooch who then ran for over three miles before he was hit by a car on the A1 Speaking to the Daily Record, Fiona said: 'We are just absolutely destroyed. Fiona, who runs the The Argyle and Cellar Bar in Edinburgh, has been left absolutely heartbroken after Sol's death and she is now desperate for fireworks to be banned The two-year-old Collie Greyhound cross had never been scared of fireworks before but the intensity of the loud bang had spooked the pooch 'I think it should just be organised displays. Pictured: Fiona's beloved dog Sol It comes after Police Scotland slammed a 'disgusting level of disorder' seen on Bonfire Night as fire crews and cops were attacked.