I have my sammydog alongside me here, shaking . I have little cats, eyes wide with fear, bodies tense and rigid, hiding under the sofa, or darting for the safety of upstairs. The hens, tucked up outside probably think the sky is falling.
outside the dark night whistles and bangs with the sound of fireworks.
For goodness sakes., Its the 24th October.
ONLY the 24th October.
Guy Fawkes night is two weeks away.
Tonights stupid disturbance isnt the first ones I have heard either.
And no doubt these intrusive noises will be a regular occurance from now until the new year celebrations.
I very strongly disagree with the sale of fireworks to the general public. They should be for group/mass events only, and there should be restrictions about when they can be used.
Even as I type this the shriek of a rocket whizzing skywards has filled the night, I despair.
and sammydog continues to shake...
outside the dark night whistles and bangs with the sound of fireworks.
For goodness sakes., Its the 24th October.
ONLY the 24th October.
Guy Fawkes night is two weeks away.
Tonights stupid disturbance isnt the first ones I have heard either.
And no doubt these intrusive noises will be a regular occurance from now until the new year celebrations.
I very strongly disagree with the sale of fireworks to the general public. They should be for group/mass events only, and there should be restrictions about when they can be used.
Even as I type this the shriek of a rocket whizzing skywards has filled the night, I despair.
and sammydog continues to shake...
16 comments:
I so agree... Luckily in Cornwall it isn't quite so bad but still bad enough. I have lived and visited elsewhere in the UK and it just goes on and on and on. It isn't even within sensible times. As soon as it gets dark so you can't walk the dog when you get in from work.... And it goes on until whatever time they fancy...
totally agree - sold to organised events only.
Josie x
Leanne, I completely agree. And not only our pets but I live in a village surrounded by fields where the dairy herds are still outside at this time of year, as are the sheep. And the horses. And all of the wild animals and birds etc. It's an absolute disgrace and there's no need for it.
Luckily, where I live, there haven't been any fireworks going off so far, but it will definitely start next weekend when people find their own totally inappropriate way to celebrate Samhain.....
Our poor animals.
Your poor fur babies! I completely agree with you about fireworks. They're illegal here in the Southern California mountains, since they can potentially burn down the whole forest, but there are always a few idiots who try to get away with setting some off every 4th of July and New Year's Eve.
I completely agree with you.... the whole firework thing maddens me and like you say... goes on for weeks and weeks.... I also live near a well known castle and they have firework events during the year on top of bonfire night.....
However I am lucky that Basil, Bold and Bootsie are not bothered by the noises... but they bother me and have kept us awake some nights.... When my son was younger he was terrified of them and even though he is now twenty years old he is still not overly keen on them. I am going to sound like a real spoil sport here but I wish they were banned completely.... especially now due to the concerns of climate change etc....
Oh, that is awful! Fireworks are banned inside the city of Bismarck. Usually, it is only at the Fourth of July that people set off fireworks here. When we lived in Grand Forks people could set off fireworks in the city and Beau would go crazy. Like Sammydog he was shaking and could not get close enough to me. I remember I was washing dishes late in the evening and he stood up at the sink and put his head under my arm. I quit doing dishes and cuddled him on the sofa, and then he slept right by me in bed.
In July 1982, after we had our home fire, we were staying with another couple. They were gone for the weekend and we went out for dinner. We didn't think people would be setting off illegal fireworks. We had left Beau outside. In fear, he broke through our friends' screen door, knocked over a huge, just-watered plant, scrabbled up their shag carpet and knocked over their stereo speakers and turntable. What terror he must have gone through. Fortunately we got it all fixed before our friends got back home, except for the turntable, which we blamed on ourselves. They never knew it was Beau!
It makes me really cross too Leanne. Woody dog hates the fireworks too. We had some banging over here last night also and Woody was barking at them. The puppy hasn't experienced them as yet but I expect woodys fear of the fireworks will rub off on him. The cat always hides behind the bed all wide eyed and ridgid too. I agree that they should be kept to organised events only, with plenty of warning to those living nearby so we can keep our animals indoors, and prepare.
I also totally agree that use of fireworks should be restricted at the least. They should certainly only be allowed on 5 November itself (at most) and restricted to waking hours. I have often even had my sleep disturbed by idiots letting off fireworks during the night. They should certainly not be allowed after, say, 8pm to allow those who have to go to bed early (whether through age/infirmity or an early start to the workday the following day) to get a decent nights sleep.
The thing too of them being restricted to 5 November only would be that it would be possible to plan in advance to "help calm troubled pets nerves" or "board them out elsewhere" for the night. This way - you never know exactly what night some selfish idiot will be planning to let some off.
ceridwen
x
Yep, we're in the same boat.One year Roobarb weed on our bed! The dogs were particularly bad at the beginning of the week, as folks celebrated Diwali.
Totally agree. They should just have sparklers and be happy with that. I am! Love sparklers
i agree with you leanne~fireworks should only be available for public displays and only at the appropriate time.
i am lucky in that they do not bother cody~being a retired gun dog i think, he thinks they are guns~but i have friends who have to turn on both tv and radio loud to try to drown out any noises.
Agree totally over the public displays only. We are fortunate as we're out in the sticks, but a neighbour with lotsa dosh always had one of those huge barrage boxes at Guy Fawkes' and New Year. Fortunately they're the other side of the valley and our horses were more intrigued than frightened, but having had yobbos throw lit squibs under my horse's feet (when I was a kid), something should be done. Oh, and then there was the pony that had a firework tied to his tail . . .
Poor Sammy - can you get something calming from the vet's' for him?
Agree with you 100%, Leanne. The two firework events here are Victoria Day in May and Canada Day in July. Fortunately, there are very few private events as there are such splendid public displays organised for the public. But some people living beside the lake do let them off over the water, which I think is very unnecessary and unecological.
Esme isn't afraid of the sound but she barks fiercely, protecting her house. Poor Sammy. Can you play soothing music just a bit more loudly than you ordinarily would to act as an ambient sound block?
I'd also ask the local police if anything can be done with noise bylaws to prevent this.
Tui
good to know i am not the only one who feels like this.
we get through it,harry isnt bothered but sammy always is. i turn the music or tv up, stay close/ cuddle up to him, and also give him a few drops of rescue remedy. shaken into my hand, he licks them off and i do think it helps. he is a sweet boy, and i hate to see him frightened. The cats, bless them, all hide until they deem it safe to emerge...
leanne x
I completely agree with you. In Canada, where I'm from, you can't buy fireworks. Not even sparklers. The local Fire Departments and certain authorised pyrotechnical companies are the only ones who can lawfully use them.
I have an acquaintance who came home from holiday last week to find the first floor of their rented house was heavily fire damaged. Some idiot had put a lit firework through the letter box. The police weren't much interested.
Ali
We are fortunate in that our dogs enjoy the fireworks and like to chase them in the sky. However, the noise is obtrusive and we had them all weekend, too.
I must admit that I don't condone a total ban (as I've lived with that in Oz), but I think a licence to purchase, for either personal use or organised events, wherein the purchaser has to agree to only use them at certain times and at a certain place. Then, if the purchaser of said fireworks oversteps the boundaries, the police can step in and act.
I know it will be a nightmare in cost, but fishing licences are used successfully.
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