A public record of firework harm to horses.
An independently maintained registry documenting firework-related equine fatalities, injuries, and panic events across the United States. Every entry is reviewed against a veterinary report, photograph, or published news reference before it enters the public ledger. Records are citable and free to reference in policy proceedings.
County-level map
Click a shaded county to filter the ledger below. US-tagged verified reports only.
Verified Reports
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A four-tier evidentiary standard adapted from public-health case-reporting practice. No entry appears without at least one tier of documentary proof.
Attending veterinarian's report, necropsy, or licensed clinic documentation naming the incident date and cause.
Date-stamped photograph or video of the injured animal, scene, or veterinary treatment with corroborating owner statement.
Report in a named news outlet, agency bulletin, or humane-society communication that identifies the incident.
Signed owner statement corroborated by an independent adult witness. Held to the highest scrutiny.
Submissions are reviewed before publication. Any record may be contested; substantiated corrections are applied within seven days and logged. To dispute or amend an entry, file a report referencing the record's Registry ID.
How to cite this registry
Records in the registry are stable and citable. Use the formats below when referencing the dataset in ordinances, letters to council members, veterinary literature, or press.
Equine Incidents. (2026). National Registry of Firework-Related Equine Harm [Data set]. Retrieved July 9, 2026, from https://equineincidents.com
"National Registry of Firework-Related Equine Harm." Equine Incidents, 2026, equineincidents.com. Accessed Jul 9, 2026.
Equine Incidents Registry (EI-US-001), verified county-level dataset of firework-related equine harm, accessed Jul 9, 2026. equineincidents.com.
Independent literature this registry draws on
The registry is not affiliated with the organizations below. These are public references establishing that firework noise and startle response cause documented harm to equines and other animals.