Aibu to think this is the reason fireworks should be restricted?

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Local to me an rspca animal hospital has been pelted by fire works and a horse in a local field was blinded. Theres been multiple accounts of horse fields with multiple rockets etc in them.

metro.co.uk/2020/11/08/animal-hospital-pelted-with-fireworks-terrifying-dogs-and-cats-inside-13559254/

Why arent the sales restricted yet?

I did a thread on this earlier but it got moved to the activism forum as I linked the petition for the banning fireworks from being on sale to the general public.

Needless to say, I completely agree with you.
There have also been at least two cats tied to fireworks this year, and a wild rabbit. Last year there was a cat and a hedgehog. That’s just the tip of the ice berg. Happens every single year.

If restricting the sale of fireworks prevents at least one animal from being tortured and dying in such a horrific way then that is worth it in my opinion. Animal welfare is more important than your child’s momentary pleasure, selfish selfish people.

Idiots try and compare banning fireworks to banning essential items such as knifes and cars. Am I missing something, what functional purpose do fireworks have? People forget that knives are restricted e.g, can’t carry them in public. Such a stupid comparison.

So yeah, YANBU.. x

Should be banned. Absolutely no need for everyone to have forwwroks.

Fireworks are illegal to buy and let off here in the Republic of Ireland but that hasn't stopped people, mostly teenagers I'm sure, from letting them off from September until now. They probably bought them over the border but possibly they're easily available online too.

Its crazy that any old person can buy explosives. Those poor animals

Some pre-teens in our street were letting off rockets in their front garden (they have a dog too poor thing) on bonfire night unsupervised of course. They also came back from school at lunchtime today and let off some more in the middle of the day. Pre-teen drug dealers?

Apparently letting off fireworks near a street is an offence under the 1875 explosives act. The kids had proper firework display rockets not piddly ones either. Doubt Police or Council would enforce

www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk/blog/fireworks-believed-to-have-caused-tragic-zebra-death

Fireworks are also being linked with the death of this zebra foal also

With prewarning one hopes they would have moved the zebra etc but this wasnt on fireworks night.

Today (again) a firework was set off just as i was walking on the street, just on the other side of a fence to me. This is the exact same type of thing thats happened prior that means my dog who wasnt bothere is now terrified. Luckily the dog was home as i dread to think how i would have kept hold of him.

@mrsmrt1981 where can I find the petition, I would like to sign it.
I love fireworks, but they should be restricted with a licence and not sold to the general public

Yanbu, I'm aghast at the excuses some folk make to kid themselves its acceptable to indulge in knowingly harming animals and vulnerable people.

Its a sad indictment on our society that people think hurting animals or people in any form is excusable.

I think if you try to make them illegal epople will only get hold of illegal fireworks.

Yanbu, selling them should be illegal 😠

I dont approve of banning things. People will be ash hats what ever you ban. Why inconvenience the majority because of the idiot few. More custodial sentences for violent and abusive behaviour I would support.

Kids throwing fireworks at cars near where I live. I'm fully in support of banning them. I doubt it will happen though.

I have to show ID to buy a bloody set of cutlery or an energy drink and people are walking around with explosives. Ridiculous.

[quote Trumpyouredone]@mrsmrt1981 where can I find the petition, I would like to sign it.
I love fireworks, but they should be restricted with a licence and not sold to the general public[/quote]
Look on the Petitions and Activism board

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/petitions_noticeboard

@june2007

I think if you try to make them illegal epople will only get hold of illegal fireworks.

Maybe, but unlike many other illegal purchases it's pretty bloody obvious if you use them.

I think after all these decades of allowing randomers to buy explosives we have a very long list of reasons to restrict access.

From the examples you mention, to people putting fireworks through letterboxes...

More custodial sentences for violent and abusive behaviour I would support.

Do you support reforming the prison system and probation service so it is actually rehabilitative rather than destructive?

If not, I have no idea what positive outcome you think chucking even more people into inhumane conditions for short sentences would achieve - too short for anything constructive to happen (if it was even available), but long enough to leave them with no life and no role in society to return to. And from there, they re-offend.

Unsurprisingly, when society has just removed your ability to secure housing and employment and quite probably traumatised you.

Maybe a PowerPoint show and a three-beat catchphrase would win public support for better restrictions and enforcement.

www.marcolonghi.org.uk/campaigns/marcos-fireworks-survey

www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk/blog/fireworks-believed-to-have-caused-tragic-zebra-death

Our local zoo has lost a baby zebra. DD will be so sad

Ah sorry, saw its been posted above.

@user115632569541

More custodial sentences for violent and abusive behaviour I would support.

Do you support reforming the prison system and probation service so it is actually rehabilitative rather than destructive?

If not, I have no idea what positive outcome you think chucking even more people into inhumane conditions for short sentences would achieve - too short for anything constructive to happen (if it was even available), but long enough to leave them with no life and no role in society to return to. And from there, they re-offend.

Unsurprisingly, when society has just removed your ability to secure housing and employment and quite probably traumatised you.

Yes but rehabilitation is only necessary if you let the criminal out again. A (excuse my language) cunt who throws fireworks at cars, or puts them through letterboxes, or fires them at animal shelters with the intention of terrifying them, does not need to ever be released from prison once they are put there. It's doubtful that they can even be rehabilitated, so why waste money on attempting to when in many cases you'll be unsuccessful. Lock 'em up and throw away the key.

The story about the baby zebra made me cry as did one about a cat having a firework strapped to its back.

Other stories such as the one about fireworks being thrown at the RSPCA hospital make me angry.

I am amazed that firework sales to the general public have not been banned. Fireworks get bigger and more dangerous every year and no way should they be sold to the public when so many are just idiots.