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... to be irritated by pet owners going on about fireworks given the impact that people having pets has on society and the environment?

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Kallyderon · 19/10/2019 21:02

It's just about time for the annual whingefest about people setting off fireworks to start and it's boring. If you own a domestic animal then your animal impacts on people around you all year round in terms of waste, meat production, safety, sanitation and noise. It also impacts on wildlife.

Given that, and given that no one is obliged to own another living creature, it's a bit much to expect all the other humans around you to refrain from doing something they enjoy because it might make your dog unhappy.

Tbh there are sound environmental reasons for opposition to fireworks but they don't do even half as much damage to wild creatures and their habitats as the average cat or dog, so that's a moot point anyway and obviously not of great concern to you otherwise you wouldn't own a dog.

So AIBU to say give it a rest?

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minesagin37 · 05/11/2024 01:09

Around us fireworks start early October and don't end until December. Then we have Divali etc etc. they are an absolute nightmare. I would be happy with a complete ban. I don't really understand your logic about dogs etc but whatever.

Pynert · 04/11/2024 22:03

Time to ban the ownership of dogs. They are a nuisance 365 days a year, barking and fouling everywhere. Many more people are killed by dogs than fireworks every year. So the evidence supports the banning of dog ownership before banning fireworks.

EleanorReally · 08/11/2019 07:25

what about horses, sheep, and the birds in the trees?

the whole facebook moan is extremely irritating. i dont think there is power to stop fireworks however

littlebillie · 08/11/2019 07:21

I'm for getting them off sale we have had a incident locally where fireworks were thrown from a car at a lolly pop man and small children.

I love fireworks but organised events are safer

GunpowderGelatine · 07/11/2019 22:36

@Gandalf11 put the wine down you're embarrassing yourself

GunpowderGelatine · 07/11/2019 22:34

I completely agree with you OP. My village has a Facebook group, I'd say 70% of people are dog owners (I'm not a dog fan at all myself) and the amount of whingeing about fireworks because Rover gets scared drives me mad considering that so many of them let their dogs knock children off their feet, they don't pick the dog's shit up, and at least half a dozen dogs are left outside to bark all hours of the day. TBH it's just another thing that makes dog loons (disclaimer: Not All Dpg Owners) even more tedious

Dragongirl10 · 07/11/2019 22:26

If you own a domestic animal then your animal impacts on people around you all year round in terms of waste, meat production, safety, sanitation and noise. It also impacts on wildlife.

What a load of bollocks ^^^

foobunny · 07/11/2019 22:00

Are we just talking dogs and cats here? Because i fail to see how my 2 rabbits contribute to meat production, and they certainly don't make any noise.

I do think people complaining about fireworks just because it might frighten their pet is a bit much though

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Cantstoppiggingout · 07/11/2019 21:45

YABU, fireworks should be silent. They're antisocial, and negatively affect wildlife just as much as pets.

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youkiddingme · 20/10/2019 21:52

Don't like fireworks that are loud, which most of them are these days.
I remember nice little fountains that were relatively safe and quiet, now they are a blooming nuisance. A few stats I fell on say fountains are safest, causing only 1% of accidents, compared to 4% of accidents being at public displays (USA 2016 - haven't time to trawl through to find loads of stats, but clearly the, 'go to a public display it's safe mantra, isn't always true.).
But I also don't like it when people keep pets that they allow to roam where they can foul other people's gardens and attack wild-life at will.
Pets that are loved, kept under control, and cleaned-up after I think are lovely.
Bottom line is, yes I'm a kill-joy if your fun means causing problems for someone else, and both fireworks and pets can do so, but don't need to.

Lucia1234 · 20/10/2019 20:43

YABU. I have nothing against organised events but believe fireworks should NOT be sold to the general public. They are dangerous as well as being a nuisance.

doombaby · 20/10/2019 20:13

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familycourtq · 20/10/2019 20:12

Thankfully these incidences are not deemed so rare that we don't aim for improved safety.
We haven’t banned vehicles from private use.

familycourtq · 20/10/2019 20:10

YANBU op but a bit like the remain supremacy on here there’s a huge majority of killjoys who want to ban fun because some people can’t be trusted - so we all suffer rather than dealing properly with the actual offenders.

user00119922 · 20/10/2019 20:08

Hahahahaha! Dogs are brilliant (mine doesn't give a shit about fireworks). Fireworks are boring and dangerous in the wrong hands. Hope nobody gets hurt at your at home fire work displays 😂

Ps Animals (especially dogs) are still brilliant. People who don't like dogs have issues. That's a scientifically proven fact.

Pps Dogs are the best

Sakura7 · 20/10/2019 20:07

Overall dogs do much more good for society than harm, so pulling out stats on the proportionally tiny number of attacks is a bit disingenuous. Also the attacks are largely the fault of owners too, not just the dogs themselves.

People benefit from guide dogs, therapy dogs, police sniffer dogs, and dog owners get mental health benefits from their pets. Not to mention exercise which helps keep the body healthy too. But yes, let's vilify all dogs Hmm

BackOnceAgainWithABurnerEmail · 20/10/2019 19:59

These 2 things are not related. If you don’t like animals fine but just hold that opinion you don’t need to try to link it to fireworks.

doombaby · 20/10/2019 19:56

And "only" 103 under 24 year olds were killed by knife crime between 2017-2018 so I'm not sure why knife crime has been such a focus & hotly debated issue, don't people realise its rare 🙄

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