Anxiety, nervousness, tremors, escape attempts, and excessive salivation. These are just some of the symptoms that many animals can suffer due to firecrackers and fireworks on a night like Sant Joan. According to the College of Veterinarians of Catalonia, between 25% and 50% of dogs and cats are afraid of the noise of firecrackers. This is why they recommend paying attention to any physical symptom or behavioral change in the animal, such as hiding under the bed or sofa or increasing the number of meows or barks.

After spending at least three days tied up and locked in an abandoned car on Tor Mountain, in Pallars Sobirà, four dogs were freed and taken to a private facility in the municipality, awaiting transfer to an animal shelter. According to sources from the Rural Agents corps, the operation to free the animals was launched this Tuesday after a resident of the municipality called 112 that the animals had been locked inside the vehicle for several days.