ludhiana according to veterinarians animals suffer permanent damage from the sounds and lights produced by fireworks if you love animals dont burst any of those pollutioncausing crackers this diwali according to veterinarians in the city stray animals end up suffering permanent damage because of the sounds and lights produced by fireworks dr kirti dua a professor of veterinary medicine at guru angad dev veterinary and animal sciences university gadvasu describes the time around diwali days as the worst for dogs animals are put under so much stress by the sounds and lights on diwali that their behaviour changes that is not all they also often are at the receiving end of accidents he says dr dua says cruelty towards animals is also common in the city i get cases wherein people tie small crackers or rockets to their tail imagine the animals plight and the mental and physical damage it suffers he adds dr dua has always backed the idea of a crackerless diwali i hope people grow some compassion and do away with crackers she adds besides everybody already knows the air pollution it causes he says dr sandeep k jain ludhiana president of people for animals advises pet owners to keep the animals indoors and away from the noise there are chances that dogs bite or forget their location home if they are let loose we will be spreading awareness and plan to put posters where ever possible he says city resident akshat kapoor says diwali means a nocracker day i have a labrador and my parents have always been against bursting of crackers even before diwali we visit our neighbours and request them to keep the occasion environmentfriendly he says for prabhjot singh who owns a pug diwali happens to be the cruelest to dogs they are bewildered and run helterskelter as i own a pet i understand how they feel he says i have seen dogs having injuries after diwali this year i am going to help ngos that are working towards this so that we can spread maximum awareness he addskeep it clean dont burst crackers if you do so keep your pets locked in a room keep your television on so that they are distracted and feel the sounds are coming from tv you can also give them an antistress pill or any sedatives after consulting a veterinary make them sit inside and give them the most comfortable environment dont burst crackers in front of the animal for it may run here and there and injure itself keep focus on helping strays remember there is no one to care for them