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…to ask why you still buy fireworks

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xolotl · 13/11/2024 18:29

https://mailchi.mp/58291132e1c5/red-panda-update-from-edinburgh-zoo-5799234

From the email:

”Very sadly, she choked on her vomit on bonfire night and our vets believe this was probably a reaction to fireworks. Roxie had access to her den but the frightening noises seem to have been too much for her. We are also concerned that fireworks cause stress to other animals in the zoo.

Fireworks can cause fear and distress for pets, livestock and animals in zoos, so it is essential that the UK government tightens restrictions. We support calls from animal welfare charities to ban the sale of fireworks to the public, with only light displays being permitted at organised events.”

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Chan9eusername · 13/11/2024 20:38

My cats didn't notice at all. One of them is a more nervy rescue cat, she happily pottered around outdoors.

I wonder if some people aren't closing windows/doors? I could barely hear them inside.

tillyandmilly · 13/11/2024 20:28

I like them but they need to be altered sound wise - they are too high in decibels these days - they never used to be so loud in the 80’s! I hate the sound of them but love watching them

TickingAlongNicely · 13/11/2024 20:22

I think some people are confusing Guant Pandas (the Chinese Black and white animal) with red pandas, which are a similar size to a cat. Majorly cute, but not as endangered.

I'm on the committee that organises our Village display... our supplier isn't going to supply to the public after this year. Just direct orders from small displays like ours

Incidentally, our nearby zoo has fireworks in summer as part of the concert series.

Beautifulweeds · 13/11/2024 20:21

Our beloved dog was a quivering mess with fireworks, as are poor animals everywhere. There needs to be a small timeframe of max 3 days. They do seem to have become less as Halloween has taken over more, but still too much. We used to love doing our own fireworks and behind that thought was that they are going off everywhere anyway, now we don't. X

BillPurchase · 13/11/2024 20:18

Wehavealaughdontwe · 13/11/2024 20:16

You could argue that locking animals in cages to be gawped at by humans is worse than fireworks

And in the craze of the past 20 years of dog cages in the home.

Wehavealaughdontwe · 13/11/2024 20:16

You could argue that locking animals in cages to be gawped at by humans is worse than fireworks

TheWittyBird · 13/11/2024 20:15

I have a terrified dog and other thing to spend my money on , like food

retinolalcohol · 13/11/2024 20:14

I don't and never would. I actually hated them even as a kid because of the noise.

Every bonfire night I find myself developing a hatred for selected neighbours - absolutely no consideration for the surrounding animals. I have two rabbits who are terrified every time despite living inside - it equally terrifies me as it's not unheard of for rabbits to die of fright.
Everyone's dogs going mental.

I don't mind organized displays so much but people who let them off in their garden want to have a word with themselves - if for no other reason than them being dangerous!

Nanny0gg · 13/11/2024 20:13

There are some horrible people in this world

For many, many reasons

Nanny0gg · 13/11/2024 20:13

BillPurchase · 13/11/2024 20:02

Its only the past 10 years or so dogs have started pissing themselves under the dining table like theres a war on.

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My stonking great family Alsatian was absolutely terrified. He couldn't get closer to my mum if he tried. Shaking the whole time and we did everything to help him

60 years ago when fireworks were much quieter

BlueMoanday · 13/11/2024 20:12

Because I love them. They give me joy in a shitty, shitty world.
I don't care if a neurotic dog is scared.

ZeldaFighter · 13/11/2024 20:09

I love them and always have. Letting a box of fireworks off in my garden takes me back to the happy times of my childhood. We always have friends round to share the fun with us.

Our rodents were unbothered.

BillPurchase · 13/11/2024 20:09

theresabluebirdinmyheart · 13/11/2024 20:07

i think dogs in general have got more neurotic and anxious in recent years. But that’s another thread/argument , plenty of dog threads on here lol don’t mean to derail this one about fireworks and pandas!

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Indeed its a tenuous link. Nobody wants a dead panda but you cant ban fireworks cos of that.

theresabluebirdinmyheart · 13/11/2024 20:07

BillPurchase · 13/11/2024 20:02

Its only the past 10 years or so dogs have started pissing themselves under the dining table like theres a war on.

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i think dogs in general have got more neurotic and anxious in recent years. But that’s another thread/argument , plenty of dog threads on here lol don’t mean to derail this one about fireworks and pandas!

BillPurchase · 13/11/2024 20:02

theresabluebirdinmyheart · 13/11/2024 20:01

Apparently they’ve been setting them off since the 7th century (!) who knew??

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Its only the past 10 years or so dogs have started pissing themselves under the dining table like theres a war on.

theresabluebirdinmyheart · 13/11/2024 20:01

BillPurchase · 13/11/2024 19:57

Good old China and its contribution to climate crisis

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Apparently they’ve been setting them off since the 7th century (!) who knew??

BillPurchase · 13/11/2024 19:57

theresabluebirdinmyheart · 13/11/2024 19:51

It’s a tragedy but aren’t pandas from China? A country known for its love of fireworks? I’d be interested to know how the panda there cope.

Good old China and its contribution to climate crisis

theresabluebirdinmyheart · 13/11/2024 19:51

It’s a tragedy but aren’t pandas from China? A country known for its love of fireworks? I’d be interested to know how the panda there cope.

NissanNancy · 13/11/2024 19:49

i think there is a time and place for fireworks - and that’s on bonfire night preferably at an organised display. I think this year we have had 3 solid weeks of fireworks going off every night and tonight’s the first night in ages that I’ve not heard any. If it was restricted to one evening then at least people with animals have a fighting chance to minimise the impact on them but it’s just become excessive now?

NeonGreenHighlighter · 13/11/2024 19:45

On the zoo theme, I don’t like the zoo, and I hate the events they do there, the animals hide away during light shows and weddings , it’s just all a bit shit really.

Zanatdy · 13/11/2024 19:45

I do judge people who hold home displays with zero regard for pets and wildlife. Its selfish behaviour and many people agree with that. But like most things in life, people are inherently selfish and don’t care how their actions impact on others. Legal or not.

VanillaPlanifolia · 13/11/2024 19:45

Orangelight23 · 13/11/2024 19:42

I'd be more inclined to say that we shouldn't have zoos tbh.

I don't think it's an either or thing

Orangelight23 · 13/11/2024 19:42

I'd be more inclined to say that we shouldn't have zoos tbh.

VanillaPlanifolia · 13/11/2024 19:42

BillPurchase · 13/11/2024 19:41

Depends how binary your thinking is. I'd ask whats a fucking living panda doing in Scotland.

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I mean I've already also queried if a panda should be living in Edinburgh. But it did and now it's dead. So woop..

BillPurchase · 13/11/2024 19:41

VanillaPlanifolia · 13/11/2024 19:40

Where's the joy in a fucking dead panda?

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Depends how binary your thinking is. I'd ask whats a fucking living panda doing in Scotland.

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