To think people will expect fireworks to be let off on bonfire night.

[j101112]

Bought a few fireworks for Thursday night. Mainly garden type fireworks, not rockets. Meant to be lower noise.

We live in fairly large village and it’s been said that many dogs, cats, horses etc don’t like them and people have complained about them being let off.

Aibu to think people should expect them on actual bonfire night though?

I get that they are annoying on other nights other than bonfire night.. I do think that people should try and just do them on 5th November or NYE and proper advertised displays.

Don’t want to upset my neighbours!

Don’t want to upset my neighbours or their pets!!

Is it okay to let a few off? We have done on a previous year. But people are always complaining!

I don't think people should be allowed to set them off in gardens!

OP its not that animals don't 'like them' or find them 'annoying', they can terrify them! My dog shakes uncontrollably all evening once a firework has gone off! He is on edge, panting and completely distraught.

If i was your neighbour i'd be seriously pissed off

Yes it is fine. We will be doing the same, enjoy!

My dog goes absolutely mad at fireworks, even if they last for 5 minutes, it takes an hour to calm him down. We have also had horses dying from the stress in our area.

No, it's not ok. People, pets and wildlife have no option but to be terrified by the dreadful things. They cause animals to die of fright or injure themselves trying to escape the awful noise. They are harmful to the environment. The sooner they are banned, the better.

Yabu

On November 5th, its to be expected and people can take steps (and should) to protect their pets.
Other nights (Diwali and NYE also allowable ) I hate them. My late mum would cry and shake, totally unconsolable as her dementia had made her forget what they were, and she thought they were under attack of some kind.

It's fine. It's not as though it doesn't happen every year. And you don't have any of those loud Chinese ones.

In our local area this year it seems to be okay to set them off at a set time, say 6:30 and only for a short time.

This has been agreed on in local Facebook groups.

People hate fireworks because of the effect it has on their pets and that is fair enough, but that isn't going to stop many from setting fireworks off, so this seems to be a compromise.

My animals luckily don't care about them, but I wouldn't set them off because I've seen the effects of them on past pets. One dog in particular would hide under a chair, shake and cry for hours.

On a local FB page a man also said they can affect those with PTSD. Which is another valid point.

All round I find them a nuisance and wish they weren't available for use outside of professional displays.

Of course it’s OK, fireworks are to be expected on Bonfire Night and you have chosen quieter fireworks and no rockets

Do you have livestock owners nearby?

Our local farmers always plead for advance notice re fireworks so they can make sure livestock are kept out of the way, obviously it’s distressing for the animals and income lost to the farmers (had a few deaths).

Most people in our village don’t let off fireworks due to it being a rural area with livestock close, I suppose it’s pretty small price to pay to live in a beautiful area

@j101112

Don’t want to upset my neighbours or their pets!!

Is it okay to let a few off? We have done on a previous year. But people are always complaining!

If you mean what you say only use the quiet fireworks

I would prefer that they were only allowed at organised displays but understand people will sometimes need to have their own now - which I would be ok with IF it was only certain nights, not the two weeks either side too.

Of course you should! It’s bonfire night. MN gives a really weird skewed view on fireworks.
I have lots of dogs and cats. And an autistic child relative who doesn’t like them but you know what - it’s bonfire night. Unfortunately for those who don’t like them it’s what happens on a couple of nights a year

Try moving to Holland!

From the day before NYE, until well into the next day, constant fireworks! Let off on the streets, on the roads, tied to lampposts... fun but scary.

I think if you are able to set them off safely and responsibly, then you are not being unreasonable to do so on Bonfires night or NYE. I know some people find them annoying and they can cause problems for pets, but it is 2 nights! At the same time every year! So people with pets can prepare if necessary.

(Obviously I think if your property is right next to a field with horses in or something then I wouldn't. But otherwise, I think its fine).

I think YAB a bit U if you live in a normal street with neighbours close by.

My big dog is terrified of thunder and has wet himself on more than one occasion so DH has to sleep downstairs with him if there’s a thunderstorm at night, so I’m glad that where we live, they don’t celebrate bonfire night here.

On the 5th yes absolutely everyone knows its bonfire night it happens very year so its no surprise here were I am we have had them going off every night for weeks now an probably will for another 2 weeks now that's not acceptable but the the actual night yes go for it.

My dog shook and darted around uncontrollably last fireworks evening, terrified. None of us could pacify him. That sort of thing is why people get pissed off. But you are free to do it.

People hate fireworks because of the effect it has on their pets and that is fair enough,

But it isn't just pets that suffer, it's people as well that can be terrified of them, wild life, horses (I know they're pets).

Not sure there's any justification for allowing people to have access to loud explosives that they can set fire to in their gardens.

People will expect it, but likely many won’t be too happy about it. Wish they were only available for licensed displays.

It's really upsetting to watch animals scared by fireworks but for indoor pets desensitisation is extremely possible (it just takes a lot of training). We have a dog, a cat and two rabbits none of whom are scared by fireworks because we have spent literally weeks worth of time over multiple years playing them fireworks tracks at various volumes. Every year we start again a month or so before fireworks season starts.

Haven't heard that many fireworks this year compared to last year actually, maybe the quieter ones are more popular?

I think it's ok on bonfire night. It's to be expected and pet owners should take steps to help their pets if distressed.

Some people hate dogs or are allergic- we don't ban them!

Just be considerate. There will always be people who are inconsiderate with fireworks and equally with their animals.
A dog recently jumped up at my daughter and barked. Owner laughed it off, didn't/couldn't recall dog and said she was only playing. She may have been but dd was terrified.

We will make sure our pets are as comfortable as we can on 5th as we will expect fireworks

Thanks all. I do get it. I have a dog but she’s never taken much notice to them tbh. My neighbour also has dogs and I know his are fine with them (we’ve had the discussion before). Although we are in a village we aren’t in close proximity to livestock. The fireworks we’ve bought from Asda are meant to be lower noise (I also have a son with autism so lower noise benefits him to).