RSPCA says no to fireworks, wants you to say no too

This place is starting to sound like a CWA luncheon.

…and they don’t just let off the crackers on “cracker night”. They let them off for weeks before, and after.

Sorry, the owners are sometimes elderly or infirm, not the animals. Ok, sometimes the animals are too. Oh sod off! You KNOW what I mean!

Hey Bonfire
Understand your question completely. To answer (in regards to my experience with injured animals)in some cases it is owner negligence. However, many people do the right thing, and put their dogs inside, and stay inside with them. But there have been instances of animals inside getting so upset that they jump through windows, knock over televisions and get hurt, etc etc. Sometimes being a responsible pet owner is not enough.

My 45 kilo bundle of joy (adopted from the RSPCA) couldnt’ give a shit about fireworks as long as no-one comes near “his wimmen”. But if they did bother him, 45 kilos can easily break a window and many other things.

I agree with the earlier suggestion about making it ok to let off fireworks in designated non residential areas. Believe it or not, we (and the RSPCA) are not against fun. We are just against pain and suffering for animals. and their (sometimes elderly or infirm) animals.

LG – if you’re affiliated with the great ppl at the RSPCA then you have to ask yourself – Why are people’s pets getting out on cracker night?

Is it because the pets have been left at home while the owners are down the street or at their mates places setting of crackers and having a great time?

Seems likely to me. If people own a pet they have an obligation to them. My dog should be okay as he has often been nearby when shooting clays in the country – and as such is now more accepting of the noise. That being said, it will not stop me allowing him in the house for three nights a year to ensure he is cool with all that is going on.

Not having a crack at the RSPCA – I think they (and wildlife carers), do a great job – but put the onus on pet owners to be responsible.

Yep, These “horiffic injuries” will occur, probably because of a genetic disposition to injure themselves.

It is all the parents fault!!!

Pandy’s right. Some kid will suffer “horrific injuries” from buggering about with the lame-arse crackers they have these days (probably from stuffing about 10 of them into a bit of copper pipe) and that’ll be the end of crackers. The lobby that Protects Thuh Cheeeeldrin will go off its brain and see to it.

xman,

I am with you.

I want a world back, where we are responsible for our own actions, and treated accordingly. Where the minorities can’t run our lives.

Take the cotton wool off our kids, and then let them live.

Look at the problems kids are having at the moment, and their generally poor outlooks and general attitudes. Too much regulation if you ask me.

At least I help my kids, so they don’t hurt themselves, and we have a great, fun time.

Unfortunately, far too many completely clueless people have breed, and are succesfully running a life plan of “don’t have any input to the kids”, so they are all bumming around in the streets.

AARRGGH!!!!!

I have lived in the ACT for 3 Years, I have yet to do the firework thing, but I plan to this year.

I look forward to it.

We have laws in place to stop people doing making loud noises at 3am and also from setting fireworks off at other times of the year.

But people are assholes.. And they will still be Assholes if we ban fireworks.

Don’t stop the rest of people from having some fun once a year.

Ahhh…the memories it all brings back.

Blowing Devondale ice cream tins 50 feet into the air with “two-penny” bungers.
Blowing the grumpy bloke down the road’s letter box apart with a “Thunder”.
Doing a belly-crawl to the car my sis and her BF were making out in and letting off a row off “Tom Thumbs” underneath.
Hanging around the Dickson drains (Sulli’s Creek)and experimenting with getting “penny” bungers exploding in the water.
Making a marble gun with a piece of steel pipe and “penny” bungers.
Holding “Po-Ha” bungers with your fingernails and setting them off.
Having the cops come around because some do-gooder thought it was wrong for us to be firing “penny” bungers from shanghais at the kids next door.
Accidentally setting fire to the back fence with our bonfire.

Yeah, it’s sad that this is all banned. Kids these days don’t know what fun is!

This year I’ve found myself questioning the traditional “fireworks weekend” and the fact that all it seems to do is cause hassles for the RSPCA.

The question I have is this: Why doesn’t the ACT Government set aside some designated locations for fireworks that are not in residential areas? Ban the use of fireworks in the ‘burbs and pets will not be sent fleeing en masse. People can still make stuff go bang, “ooh” and “ahh”, then go home.

The other upshot of the idea is that less fathers will get tanked and try to burn down their own backyard with a misplaced sky rocket.

It’s not one weekend. They’ve been going off for weeks.

Anyway, I’ll back off, everyone knows my views, and my RSPCA affilliation.

meh – I could take it or leave it personally, but I still think it should be allowed to continue. Society falls down because the vocal minority try and impose their preferences on the “can’t be arsed” majority. I think you’ll find most ppl aren’t bothered by cracker night. If you have pets then heaven forbid you have to spend a couple of evenings keeping an eye on them.

About 5 years ago, I was at a do when we did the right thing and lite a skyscapper. It fell over and flew towards and blew up amongst the kids. Noone got hurt, but the people concerned have not had another firework party since.

I still remember firecracker night as fun. No one got their fingers blown off and all the children were at least 10-20m away from the firecrackers.

Just because a few idiots do something it should be banned? Why?

People can be responsible with fireworks, a small amount can be stupid.

My cousins from Sydney come down here each long weekend to have fireworks because the only other time they see them is when there is a celebration in Sydney.

I’ll be getting my fireworks this weekend and putting them on for my children.

Every long weekend this argument comes up. Why don’t people just close their doors and watch tv instead?

p.s. and yes I have 2 dogs who will be brought inside and shielded from the noise and the fireworks themselves.

What we need is some child to blow his fingers off with a cracker. Bound to happen and then they will ban them like every where else.

Try working a night-shift in law enforcement during the cracker season.

One weekdn my bum, the second the morons get the crackers they are setting them off. If it was one weekend then people wouldn’t mind.

Piss the things off