Overview
- Trupanion reported 542 insured pets were injured during July 1–7 across 2020–2025 and recorded 932 fireworks-related claims from January 2020 through December 2025.
- Vets say loud fireworks commonly trigger severe anxiety that makes pets bolt, injure themselves or get hit by cars, driving spikes in emergency visits around the holiday.
- Animal-welfare groups and veterinarians recommend keeping pets indoors in a quiet safe space, updating collar tags and microchip records, avoiding public displays, and walking pets earlier in the day.
- Clinicians advise owners of highly anxious pets to consult a veterinarian before fireworks about behavior plans and trialing anti-anxiety options such as prescription medications or anxiety wraps.
- The insurer’s totals likely undercount national harms because Trupanion covers roughly one million pets while the U.S. has about 164 million cats and dogs, and debris and holiday foods add physical and poisoning risks year-round.