On this 4th of July weekend, a plea to amateur fireworks enthusiasts

Please do at least consider, restricting setting off your loud fireworks to a reasonable timeframe. Not 2 or 3 days before or after THE day, for instance, or at all hours. Your loud booms terrorize both wild and domesticated animals, including, of course, those that people often refer to as "pets".

https://www.animal-ethics.org/how-fireworks-harm-nonhuman-animals/

Thank you. The end. 😬

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wetncthru · F

WELL SAID ... Caps intended.

Piper · 61-69, F

Well thank you, @wetncthru . So much careless...thoughtless harm is done, by something that is, usually, just for "fun".

wetncthru · F

@Piper Am glad you said " fun" ... hurting animals is NOT fun.

Piper · 61-69, F

@wetncthru It is for some people, which is why I added "usually" in my reply.

wetncthru · F

@Piper It is a talking point hot potatoe, but my point of view is not negotiable.
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Piper · 61-69, F

@wetncthru Sadly and sickeningly, I've heard and read of people who have very intentionally harmed an animal with fireworks.

wetncthru · F

@Piper Setting both politics + religion to one side ... think of all the poor animals in Ukraine + Gaza ...

Piper · 61-69, F

I do think of them, @wetncthru. I am reminded of them often, when carrying out the daily clicks that...according to the site, contribute to helping them.

wetncthru · F

@Piper I just feel helpless.

Piper · 61-69, F

I do too, @wetncthru, about the suffering of animals all over the world. There are only smallish things a person can do...from a distance.

wetncthru · F

@Piper They do not to desrve to suffer from human madness.

Piper · 61-69, F

@wetncthru For sure.