PHILIPPINES-NEW YEAR-ANIMAL RIGHTS

Animal rights advocates with their pets join in a campaign calling the public not to use firecrackers during the New Year celebration at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center in Manila on December 29, 2012. The animal rights group called for the public to turn away from the noisy and polluting tradition of greeting the New Year with ear-splitting sounds from firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices becuse not only the humans are affected but also the animals, particularly, cats and dogs. AFP PHOTO / Noel CELIS (Photo credit should read NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)