A baby red panda at Edinburgh zoo choked on her own vomit in terror at the fireworks last week

I have no noise- scared animals or people in my life and love fireworks. However, I'm completely in agreement with you op. It's time to acknowledge that the damage to people and animals (particularly wild and outdoor animals) is too significant to ignore. I'd vote for a ban.

Gosh are you really this selfish in real life? I fear for your children with this warped attitude you have.

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Fireworks disorder

They should be banned other than organised public displays of silent fireworks.

You're a man aren't you. Rarely see lack of empathy like this from women. When I was a kid I'd be crying about this type of news for days, never gave a fuck about fireworks. Your kids are probably little sociopaths tho.

I love fireworks but yes, I think they do need to restrict sales to people with appropriate facilities/safety awareness. My DDad letting off Catherine Wheels in the back garden was fun in the 80's, but we are all more aware of the dangers and the upset to animals now.

I would be happy to ban fireworks and just have organised displays. What actual joy do people get from watching shit ones randomly banging in their garden?

London was a fucking nightmare from Diwali onwards with banging at random - it was so loud and the fireworks I saw people letting off were just…wholly unimpressive. The impact on wildlife and animals too. Not to mention the hugely increased impact on the emergency services. It just isn’t worth it. Just ban the fucking things. They look shit anyway.

Ban for public sale, probably yes.

Ban from use entirely? Absolutely not.

Silent ones only? No, but have the option & official displays can decide which they use - I'd hazard a guess at which are more popular.

Where I am there are very few displays & we don't have a month long of random fireworks being set off by bellends - but I imagine it would drive you mad. It would me & I LOVE fireworks.

I'd also not limit to one night for the 5th - it means ppl miss out with only one opportunity. Only one place locally did them on the 5th this year & that was great cos I was working the weekend so couldn't take my kids. Tuesday I had a lovely evening out with my kids, D'il', her sister & my grandson - for his first proper fireworks display!!

As for dogs, yes mine are not keen (one gets quite cross) but they get much more upset by the RAF training above us with low, fast flying & the occasional sonic boom which is absolutely terrifying! Not to mention the coastguard helicopter. Thunder scares the crap out of them too.

Quiet fireworks exist. So just ban the loud ones. To me the joy in fireworks is what they look like. I don’t need any other senses stimulating at the same time. The bangs are completely unnecessary imo.

I agree!

A mare and her foal escaped near here last November, terrified by fireworks. They were then both mowed down by a car. Horrific.

I agree, it's can be very distressing for people and animals and I don't think that's worth a bit of fun. I wouldn't mind if the bit of fun was a fireworks show that lasted a specified amount of time but where I live they have gone on for 2 weeks over halloween, beginning when it's not even dark yet!

Do we need more people attacking the emergency services with fireworks, setting them off along streets and into peoples houses? Planned public displays are fine, and pet owners can plan around them. There is no need to sell them to the public. The mess left behind in local beauty spots around here has been awful.

We've had fireworks for two full weeks until last Sunday night. 14 nights with a terrified dog and noises going on until past midnight.

I'd ban noisy fireworks, the colours are beautiful to watch but the bangs add nothing to the experience IMO.

and this is why there should be a ban on them being for sale. public displays only. it’s obvious because of a few idiots not knowing how to behave we can’t have nice things

The fireworks have caused hearing loss, the poster is shouting and hasn’t realised.

Why the capitals for Scotland?

Yeah my neighbours have their own display in their back garden. I have a dog, and not once have they warned me about them.
Thankfully my dog is ok with fireworks.

I agree that they should be limited to key dates, public displays, quiet fireworks ect. But I really don't know that it isn't the lesser evil for the baby panda. It would have either lived a miserable life in the zoo or the zoo would have euthanized it as they often do once the babies have attracted a few more visitors and their cuteness has worn off.

Tryna get er down to tell her wat u said

you sound either 5 or very immature. Either way, you’re boring.

What a vile post.
theres no hope for our kids with posts like this!
how about pets that are terrified for weeks on end?
how about KIDS that are scared of them? Kids with SEN?
i guess they are all being silly….

They really should be November 5th only, though.

@ThisJoyousFatball are you one of those idiots that set them off all year around? any excuse will do? never mind the stress it causes to wild life not just pets and zoo animals

What’s your damage, Heather? Got shares in a firework factory or something?

Indeed.