Jenny Hollingworth is too afraid to walk beyond her backyard

Campaigners will present a 75,000-strong petition to Downing Street on Wednesday calling for an end to the misery caused to animals and their owners by Bonfire Night.

The RSPCA-led coalition of animal protection charities wants quieter fireworks to be used at private displays.

Details of September's Fireworks Act are due to be unveiled on Wednesday.

The new legislation allows the government to restrict year-round sale of fireworks and gives local authorities the power to refuse and revoke licences to retailers.

Guide dogs retired

But a coalition spokesman said: "Every year we are overwhelmed by the number of people who contact us for advice or are desperate for tougher laws because their pets are so frightened of fireworks in the run up to Bonfire Night.

"We believe it would make a significant difference if the public was only allowed to use fireworks of 95 decibels or less at their own displays - the equivalent to a house door slamming."

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The coalition says public opinion demands louder fireworks should only be allowed at public displays - a Mori poll of 2,053 adults carried out this month suggests 78% agree.

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association says three or four guide dogs have to be retired each year because of stress caused by fireworks.

A spokesman told BBC News Online: "Bearing in mind each dog is worth about �35,000, aside from the trauma caused to owners, then this is a serious problem.

"We have so many of owners getting in touch at this time of year saying their dogs are unmanageable because they're terrified by fireworks and some have to be sedated."

Jenny Hollingworth's last guide dog Neisha had to be retired because of the stress suffered because of fireworks.

She is too afraid to walk further than her back yard with her dog Kenna around the time of Bonfire Night.

She told BBC One's Breakfast: "It makes me very angry and very worried, not only for my safety and the safety of my guide dog but for other people as well.

"There have been many injuries regarding children and other young adults throwing them in the streets and throwing them at people and these have got to stop.

"Hopefully something will be done because it can't carry on the way it is at the moment."

The Animal Welfare Fireworks Coalition comprises charities including Battersea Dogs Home, The Blue Cross and The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.