Terrified DC Pet Owners Dose Dogs On Heavy Trazodone Sedatives To Survive Trump's Forty-Minute Fireworks Nightmare

Veterinarians report a surge in demand for anti-anxiety medications such as trazodone to help noise-sensitive pets cope with the expected 40-minute spectacle. (Credit: Unsplash)

Dog owners across Washington are stockpiling anti-anxiety pills, snug-fitting thundershirts, herbal drops and white-noise machines before what organisers promise will be the largest fireworks display ever staged.

The Independence Day spectacle marking 250 years of American independence will fire roughly 850,000 shells across about 40 minutes, double the length of a normal National Mall show.