Is this unsafe for animals?
We pride ourselves on the fact that our lantern launches have never, ever hurt or damaged animals. In fact, we've actually hosted several events at large farms and are often invited back!
We are constantly engineering our lanterns each year to be better and safer for the environment and wildlife. Our sky lanterns simply contain rice paper, bamboo, and string! NO plastic and NO metal that could serve as choking hazards to wildlife. Night Lights’ sky lanterns are 100% biodegradable, flame retardant, and contain a fuel cell that's designed to fully burn out before the lantern returns to the earth's surface for greater safety.
I've seen a photo of an owl strangled by a sky lantern. Is this from your event?
This specific image of an owl being trapped inside a lantern is a viral photo from an irresponsible lantern launch in the United Kingdom. This company and event are totally unassociated with us, but their disregard and lack of safety standards are unfairly attributed to lantern event companies in the United States.
Our sky lanterns simply contain rice paper, bamboo, and string! Our lanterns do not contain plastic or metal wire as the photo indicates. We have never ever had an animal hurt or endangered by our lantern launches.