@Gargron The first person to successfully market "dog earplugs" will make a killing. There's probably someone at it already, I'm just lazy and won't search Google. 😃

@Gargron and hugs to all beings who don't like fireworks

@Gargron I feel bad for epileptic people today.

@Gargron Mine's happy. It's not so bad in the UK. 5 November is our firework night.

@Gargron July 4th in the U.S. is much worse.

@Gargron We're gonna be loud IN the house to drown out and distract from the fireworks/guns.

@Gargron same. I created a blanket fort for my panther to mute out the noise. Wish I could make a giant one for the homeless kitties 😞

@Gargron Send them to London for the evening: it's quiet in my suburb! (I think that I've heard only one firework so far...)

@Gargron Non-pet animals too 😔

@Gargron
They'll be put in costumes for new years

@Gargron not ours! She’s deaf as a door nail. For years now. (She is 16) No fireworks, vacuum cleaners or neighbors stomping upstairs bother her. For years! She’ll be fine! Happy New Year!

@Gargron My livestock will be trembling for hours!

@Gargron And all that sulfer and stuff in the air.

@Gargron
And all the PPL who hate firecrackers

@Gargron not only today but the last three days. 24/7 fireworks.

@Gargron Pets & veterans. Not an easy night.

@Gargron my mates dog is resting in front of the fireplace at the moment. I hope it stays that way 😔

@Gargron

Domestic pets curled up in a comforter works well. "Comforting" + blocks out some of the noise

@Gargron My husky is super specialist. Fireworks are ok, but he is such a weirdo.

@Gargron, my dog does not mind fireworks, oddly enough, but I will pass on your sympathy.

@Gargron We've been supporting ours as best as wel can. They've been coming to us all day for comfort. Might is going to be a shitshow

@Gargron Our first New Year‘s Eve with our first dog aged six months turns out to be complete stress for her four hours before 00:00 already. Never imagined that it could be that hard to see an animal suffering just because of early fireworks and firecrackers… 😕

@Gargron I only wish that here in #PuertoRico, we get nice and long rain 🌧️ showers starting at 11PM until 5AM at the earliest.

@Gargron It's raining hard here in San Francisco today/tonight. Pets may get a peaceful night's sleep for once.

@Gargron As stated here https://mastodon.social/@sarahjelm/109607534946130578
it’s limited here. Luckily I’m not in a big city & my present cat does not care.
But sure enough, some have invested in #fireworks. This is a quite affluent neighborhood.
I feel sorry for all emergency staff in hospitals, understaffed as they are in this country they receive lots of stupid accidents a night like this.

@Gargron
Rain is predicted, so perhaps my neighbors won't terrorize my cats with their fireworks tonight.

@Gargron +1

@Gargron that!

We are at home for George and Washy..even converted 2 rooms for them to be as sound proof with much sleeping spaces and nature sounds on the bg

@Gargron Same. For us the fireworks last 3 hours or so and are very loud.

@Gargron - Same.

Meanwhile in other parts of the world...

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Ou2xe-ZRxmc

@Gargron
Unbelievably there are even pet owners who do fireworks. WTF?

But this is not the only proof that considerable parts of our societies don't even know the feeling of empathy. There is nothing like this inside their brains.

@Gargron Yep. Cats are inside.

@Gargron yup, new years and July 4th are the sucky days in the states for pets.

@Gargron it's another day that I feel bad for millions innocent civilians Ukrainian people ,without water , heat, and food , sir. Only to resist in order to gain their freedom and peace from a genocidal invader that kills ten of thousands of civilians.

@Gargron had to drug my dog. One of my cats went outside at 5 pm and we can’t recover it, it’s cowering somewhere :(
The dog is still not completely out yet. Still barking at the big bangs

@Gargron they need proper cuddles

@Gargron all animals, also wild animals are suffering tonight

@Gargron Yep. Our dog is terrified. We have white noise blasting out of 5 speakers to conceal as many bangs as possible.

@Gargron noch in einem ganz guten Zustand. Hoffentlich hält das über die Nacht.

@Gargron Poor Akamaru 🥺

@Gargron My late doggo's 3 least favorite holidays - New Years Eve, 4th of July, and Halloween (all the door knocking freaked him out) :(

@Gargron and Wild Animals (Specially Birds). And babies

@Gargron And all the little children, waking up and crying 😢

@Gargron my cats are dealing with it quite well. They are not yet 1 year old.

@Gargron give em some beer

@Gargron We take care of the horses in our stable for all those stupid idiots who need fireworks for their fun and forget about their horses and all other animals....

@Gargron I live in a very rural area, literally back of beyond, and even here it's loud already. No idea why people still enjoy doing this, there are so many reasons why it's bad, we really should know better. The stray cats I'm feeding haven't been around today which means fear > hunger 😕

Anyway, "Guten Rutsch" everybody. Stay safe! 🥂

@Gargron Me too 😔

@Gargron this is just as true also for ex-soldiers with PTSD...

@Gargron the same here. :(

@Gargron and the wild animals :(

@Gargron And either do I. Good New Years Eve Eugen and happy new year.

@Gargron Turn on the TV. Close the windows. They will barely ear

@Gargron
We are supposed to get heavy rain tonight. I am hoping it will dampen some of the noise.

@Gargron
Join the #petition: "Review #firework rules to protect #animals from injury and distress".

https://www.change.org/p/officeforsands-review-firework-rules-to-protect-animals-from-injury-and-distress

@Gargron all animals suffer from the fireworks. Not only pets.

@Gargron Me too 😪

@Gargron next days are gonna be fun with my cats 🥴

@Gargron
My dog is going through hell since a few days because of the fireworks 😰

@Gargron , Not Just Today In #Uk ,

#BonefireNight In 5th Of November,

Chinese New Years,

&

Random Times :/ :(

@Benji_Jake_ ,Really Dislike Some If Briefly Left Alone, Or Altogether Having Cat 🐱🐈 Naps For I #Scott1984FP ,Need Crash Days From Time To Time Too , & They Suddenly Bark , Jump Around, Grrrrr, Etc, :/ :(

#NYE #NewYearsEve #Uk

@Gargron silly that we haven't replaced fireworks with silent lasers by now.

@Gargron why what happened?
I don't know .Sorry if that's a dumb question.

@Gargron thankfully it’s raining hard here which should put a bit of a damper on things, but a good reminder to build blanket forts and medicate pets if it’s an option.

@Gargron
I'm bracing for a cat freakout 😩

@Gargron hoping my neighbors don’t shoot off guns at midnight. Last year it scared the dog so bad she peed on the bed.

@Gargron hiding under the bed 😔 poor fluffy prince

@Gargron ours had extra portions of food. And here we are lucky it is raining. God was kind to us.

@Gargron why, what is it that's bad that happens to pets today?

@Gargron it’s even worse than I expected…sounds like someone is setting them off on the roof of our house 😕

@Gargron

I used to have to drug my dog when there were a lot of fireworks because he was unconsolable. Poor guy blinked one eye at a time.

@Gargron ugh. Fireworks are bad for so many reasons. Really time we stopped using them.

@Gargron both of my cats have gone into hiding somewhere and it’s 4 1/2 hours from midnight. I don’t know about our outdoor only kitty. I have been trying to coax him into the house for a few months but he won’t even consider it. I have a little house outside for him and food and water. But nights like this I’m not sure what he’s doing.

@Gargron we have to invent noise cancelling ear muffs especially for dogs! 🎧🐶

@Gargron

Our cats are more interested than anything else. They watch through windows, but we are lucky that the nearest fireworks aren't very close to us. (I still remember terrified dogs hiding under the table.)
I always feel for the wildlife.... It must be so frightening for them.

@Gargron My cat was just interested in the show and then curled up and took a nap. He's not immune to the vacuum cleaner tho.

@Gargron my cats always hid under our beds for comfort. I miss them even after 13 years now.

@Gargron I haven't used fireworks in any kinda celebration since 2019. It's good for both pets & the planet 🌎

@Gargron One of our cats just stayed outside in the garden watching the fireworks. He appreciated it.

@Gargron I feel bad for all animals.

@Gargron no fireworks where I was…which is the middle of nowhere