“Keep your animals inside during the fireworks period !” Cynthia Ashruf, chairwoman of the  Stichting Henk Abrahams, is advising everybody to keep their animals inside during the fireworks period. Animals obviously have a hard time coping with the situation, especially when they hear loud bangs. “People who own animals are being asked to keep their animals inside for those seven days. The room must be soundproof so that animals, especially dogs can remain at ease,” said Ashruf who is worried about dogs in particular because of their excellent hearing which allows them to ‘detect’ each sound. “Those loud noises startle them…[+]