Ban fireworks louder than a lawnmower for fur babies?

[BlueJazz]

Labour MP pushes to ban fireworks louder than a lawnmower and restrict sales to only specialist shops in a bid to ease the stress on cats and dogs.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13971749/...

I could support this if they also ban barking over 80 decibels, all year round!

[Spare tyre]

They could also ban my neighbours dog that barks all day and night

[juice]

BlueJazz said:

Labour MP pushes to ban fireworks louder than a lawnmower and restrict sales to only specialist shops in a bid to ease the stress on cats and dogs.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13971749/...

I could support this if they also ban barking over 80 decibels, all year round!

Have 2 x dogs. This is complete horsest imo.

When we got them as puppies, we played those firework youtube videos at full volume whilst giving them treats. Now they literally couldn't give a crap about fireworks. It does help that they are gun dogs so genetics plays a part, but banning stuff that affects a small section of the population is for the birds.

[EmailAddress]

Are they going to been thunder, and landslides, and crashing waves too.

Cockerels, and fking foxes also.

[nuyorican]

Asian wedding are the main culprits for fireworks around here. Though knowing Labour there will probably be a ‘religious or cultural’ exemption.

[scenario8]

juice said:

Have 2 x dogs. This is complete horsest imo.

When we got them as puppies, we played those firework youtube videos at full volume whilst giving them treats. Now they literally couldn't give a crap about fireworks. It does help that they are gun dogs so genetics plays a part, but banning stuff that affects a small section of the population is for the birds.

In fairness birds aren’t too keen on fireworks either.

[juice]

scenario8 said:

In fairness birds aren’t too keen on fireworks either.

Indeed, but that's not what this post is about.

[CraigyMc]

BlueJazz said:

Labour MP pushes to ban fireworks louder than a lawnmower

I can make a lawnmower pretty fking loud if you want.

Aftermarket nitromethanol qualcast mutilator coming right up.

[DaveCWK]

Posting on your local towns facebook page in the run up to bonfire night "does anyone know where to buy the loudest fireworks" is always a good laugh.

[dundarach]

My dog enjoys watching them too.

[nuyorican]

I absolutely love fireworks. But I’m surprised they’ve not been banned already in these increasingly bed-wetting litigious entitled times. They must be on borrowed time. I’d personally be in favour of a week around NYE and Bonfire Night respectively as a compromise.

[gazza285]

My cat is deaf.

[LordHaveMurci]

Never had a cat or dog that’s been bothered by fireworks & I’ve had a few, current pack (2 of each) are all rescues so had none since puppies/kittens.

Fireworks were around a long time before every pet currently alive!

[J4CKO]

Can see it from both sides, our recently departed dog didnt give a st but some folks pets are absolutely terrified, but shouldn't mean everything should be banned.

[Hol]

My cats don’t even look up from their warm beds.

It might be a different story if we didn’t have a catfiap and looked them out all night. But i would like to think such owners would keep them in for the duration.

Like all known regular events in life, you adjust your behaviour.

[Downward]

My cat used to sit in the upstairs bedroom watching them.

[off_again]

A bit stupid to be honest, but I can see where they are coming from.

The use / over use of fireworks is getting a little stupid and there is a time and place for them. I am certainly not the fun police, but have a little consideration for your neighbors and think about it. And maybe it might be worthwhile letting people know that you are going to have some sort of celebration? I don't know, never seen the appeal to be honest.

Here the 4th July is the big problem. Again, I don't really care, but when you have a pick-up full of them and it takes you 3 hours to burn through all of the damn rockets, yeah, that's getting to be a bit of a problem. And yes, this happened this year!

The funny thing though is when we have 'red flag days' here - days that the wildfire risk is off the charts and all forms of burning is banned - including heating via wood burning etc. Fireworks are obviously totally banned too. A couple of years ago it was really bad with strong winds, very hot weather and high / low pressure that increased the risk of dry lightening strikes - lots of appeals by the state and local authorities to NOT have fireworks for the 4th. And yet some still did.... and caused fires.... and got sued..... and then complained because it 'wasn't fair'.... idiots. What is not fair about it? Try not burning entire communities down for your 10 seconds of pyrotechnic pleasure for one year. Sheesh, the entitlement of some people.



Rant over.

[HTP99]

I've 3 dogs, 1 is deaf but I guess can probably feel or sense fireworks, she's fine with them, another couldn't give a toss, no.3 is st scared of them, but he's scared of the hoover and any sudden loud(ish) noise.

Our view is, it is what it is on bonfire night and a few days around it as it's tradition, we do get pissed off when it happens randomly weeks later though.

[munroman]

We have 3 Golden Retrievers, and live under the Lossiemouth flight path, so loud noises don't bother us.

(Indeed we went to see the last flights of the Tornadoes out of Lossie, the guys did a simulated airfield attack and some high power low passes.
Apparently some rules might have been broken as it was some of the guys last flights.
One pass was 2 Tornadoes racing off the runway about 30 ft.
The noise and feeling of power in your body was tremendous, our then Goldie merely glanced up then went back to chewing grass, the Lady beside my Wife screamed and fell over!)

However, where my Daughter lives in Glasgow the infernal fireworks seem to be a regular gig, as well as Balloon releases for some chav who died due to Darwin.

Up here in Moray it seems more a thing with incomers rather than locals.

[gotoPzero]

IMHO fireworks should be regulated outside of bonfire night and new years eve.