The argument appears to go: “animals, e.g. some dogs, are scared of fireworks which aren’t something I think are necessary or enjoyable, therefore people who use them are both selfish and cruel”.
Which makes sense except that anyone who currently owns a dog almost certainly lives in a community where fireworks have been used reaidentially prior to them buying the diog. Therefore that owner knew they’d be bringing an animal into an area where there would be a potential yet significant fear stimulus regularly through the year.
So have they put their selfish desire to own a dog above the wellbeing of the dog or should anyone who enjoys fireworks have to stop? Whose enjoyment is more important, how do we judge who takes priority?
Additionally, there are thousands of people who have a dog phobia, do dog owners take this in to account when deciding to bring another fear factor into these people’s lives, which will impact them everyday, not just in and around cultural dates.
And no, just cos your pooch is well behaved and doesn’t give the first shit about approaching another human, doesn’t mean someone won’t be terrified when they pass.
Thing is humans are selfish, you are, I am, and society limits that selfishness up to a point where people can still have some individual freedoms and negatives effects are minimised. I say this as someone who loves dogs and cats, and has a small interest in fireworks, but I support other people’s rights, to a point, to do things that annoy/inconvenience me, cos I sure as hell will, accidentally, do the some to them at some point, in the pursuit of my enjoyment