Page 6 of 7 FirstFirst ... 4567 LastLast
Results 51 to 60 of 70

Thread: Petition To Further Restrict Fireworks (UK)

  1. #51
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Posts
    27,320

    Re: Petition To Further Restrict Fireworks (UK)

    Del Boy. Cracking name!

    Is he a cat that barks like a dog?

    Del Boy is used to explosions. Remember the dolls?

    Glad to hear he was ok.
    __________________
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    For free Mindfulness resources, please see this thread I have created to compile many sources together http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=168689

  2. #52
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Posts
    2,446

    Re: Petition To Further Restrict Fireworks (UK)

    Quote Originally Posted by MyNameIsTerry View Post
    Del Boy. Cracking name!

    Is he a cat that barks like a dog?

    Del Boy is used to explosions. Remember the dolls?

    Glad to hear he was ok.







    Oh yes! That was epic 'Only Fools'. What a great show that was.


    Yep, he never actually responds to his name at all, funnily enough. Not sure he approves of it and would prefer something more cat like such as 'Tiddles'...

  3. #53
    Join Date
    Jan 2013
    Posts
    1,605

    Re: Petition To Further Restrict Fireworks (UK)

    [QUOTE=MyNameIsTerry;1835786]It seems like the Diwali celebrations are in full swing tonight. It's like mini Bonfire Night.

    ---------- Post added at 18:34 ---------- Previous post was at 18:24 ----------



    Spoke to soon, Matt, Petplan have sent us a letter about them not covering part of it. It's cost £1300 but they won't cover £375. I think they haven't counted the excesses out of that though as the vet sent us a letter too which says it's part payed.

    Yeah, cats are bad for the vets. My GF has lots of trouble getting them there. One they used to have a few years back would really go at the vet. He used to ask if it was that one and mention whether he needed his special thicker gloves

    At the eye specialists one dog came in and it just faced the door shaking. It wouldn't turn around for the owners. It did start to relax when another dog started sniffing around him.

    Most dogs at our vets cower under the chairs. Ours sits there happy as anything. He gets a little shaky when he goes behind the reception desk and out of the treatment rooms into the back where owners can't go if they need to do something private bit he soon gets over it. Otherwise they can stick needles in his neck, thermometers up his bottom and he doesn't flinch. The vet once said they are quite brace dogs as a breed and strong for their size. They all seem to love him down there as he's friendly and never any trouble to treat. Even the practice manager came out of her office once when we took him for a walk (he was staying in hospital though but said we could visit for a bit) and said they all loved him down there.[/QUOTE

    The shafters will always get something out of you, still it could've been worse.

    Not had any fireworks round my way since last weekend, luckily!

  4. #54
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Posts
    27,320

    Re: Petition To Further Restrict Fireworks (UK)

    [QUOTE=BikerMatt;1836038]
    Quote Originally Posted by MyNameIsTerry View Post
    It seems like the Diwali celebrations are in full swing tonight. It's like mini Bonfire Night.

    ---------- Post added at 18:34 ---------- Previous post was at 18:24 ----------



    Spoke to soon, Matt, Petplan have sent us a letter about them not covering part of it. It's cost £1300 but they won't cover £375. I think they haven't counted the excesses out of that though as the vet sent us a letter too which says it's part payed.

    Yeah, cats are bad for the vets. My GF has lots of trouble getting them there. One they used to have a few years back would really go at the vet. He used to ask if it was that one and mention whether he needed his special thicker gloves

    At the eye specialists one dog came in and it just faced the door shaking. It wouldn't turn around for the owners. It did start to relax when another dog started sniffing around him.

    Most dogs at our vets cower under the chairs. Ours sits there happy as anything. He gets a little shaky when he goes behind the reception desk and out of the treatment rooms into the back where owners can't go if they need to do something private bit he soon gets over it. Otherwise they can stick needles in his neck, thermometers up his bottom and he doesn't flinch. The vet once said they are quite brace dogs as a breed and strong for their size. They all seem to love him down there as he's friendly and never any trouble to treat. Even the practice manager came out of her office once when we took him for a walk (he was staying in hospital though but said we could visit for a bit) and said they all loved him down there.[/QUOTE

    The shafters will always get something out of you, still it could've been worse.

    Not had any fireworks round my way since last weekend, luckily!
    It looks like an insurance cobble up to me as we checked and our policy easily covers the amounts & types of treatments. So, it's chasing the vet up first and the insurance company if the vet hasn't caused it.
    __________________
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    For free Mindfulness resources, please see this thread I have created to compile many sources together http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=168689

  5. #55
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Posts
    27,320

    Re: Petition To Further Restrict Fireworks (UK)

    Adding this in here as we oftewn don't think about animals like horses:

    https://www.change.org/p/office-for-...te&utm_term=cs

    24 Nov 2018 —
    Stats from the BHS..... These go to government to prove our case. Please always log your accident/incident with BHS here whatever the cause.
    Since November 2010.
    248 incidents reported to us.
    17 horse fatalities resulting from fireworks.
    85 horses injured.

    This year so far:
    42 incidents:
    2 horses killed
    20 injured.
    I have nothing to add to that... Just so unnecessary.
    The poor boy in the pic, was so panicked he was running crazy and this happened.


    In case the image & update disappear, it shows a poor horse with what looks like a hanging weight scale with the hook stuck in his nose.
    __________________
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    For free Mindfulness resources, please see this thread I have created to compile many sources together http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=168689

  6. #56

    Re: Petition To Further Restrict Fireworks (UK)

    Thank you for bringing this point. Just like senior citizens, pets too find noise and the lights of firecrackers terrifying — since they have highly evolved sense of smell and sound. Their anxiety can be for short periods or long after the loud noise. Signs include panting, shaking, yawning, seeking comfort from you, hiding, peeing or pooping or even harming themselves.

    If your dog’s discomfort is minor, there are things you can do at home to help them. No dog should have to live in terror due to fire crackers be it the Memorial Day, the 4th of July, Diwali or New year festivities…

  7. #57
    Join Date
    Mar 2020
    Posts
    6,054

    Re: Petition To Further Restrict Fireworks (UK)

    A very interesting thread.

    I used to love bonfire night when I was younger, even well into my thirties, but nowadays, especially in these more enlightened times, not only do I think bonfires and fireworks are a waste of time and money, a major source of both air and noise pollution, a burden on hospital A & E (ER) depts due to accidents involving bonfires and fireworks (especially when and where booze is also involved), a nightmare for animals and elderly/sensitive persons and a source of anti-social behaviour when let off at inappropriate times, it is in fact celebrating a historical attempted terrorist attack on Parliament (in which Guy Fawkes was the 'terrorist').

    I know I'm often critical of whitewashing history, but in this particular instance I think it's now about time that bonfires and fireworks on 5th November should be at the very least restricted to just public displays in controlled environments, rather than 'amateurs' doing them willy-nilly in their own gardens, and even in the street, in the worst-case scenarios.

  8. #58
    Join Date
    May 2018
    Posts
    1,076

    Re: Petition To Further Restrict Fireworks (UK)

    I hate fireworks, always have. My cats hate it as well, poor girlies.
    __________________
    Beauty (12th August 2007 - 3rd November 2008 )
    Dylan (4th November 2008 - 23rd March 2012)
    Tom (29th August 2014 - 17th October 2014)
    Ebony (1st January 2014 - 2nd March 2018)
    Tigger (31st October 2014 - current)
    Willow (3rd November 2018 - current)

  9. #59
    Join Date
    Mar 2020
    Posts
    999

    Re: Petition To Further Restrict Fireworks (UK)

    We here in Aus haven’t had Cracker night for years they were banned.
    I hated them as a kid and still do.All those dollars being spent on fireworks New Years Eve here this year could have been given to the people that lost homes and livelihoods in the terrible bushfires and drought.

  10. #60
    Join Date
    Mar 2020
    Posts
    6,054

    Re: Petition To Further Restrict Fireworks (UK)

    Quote Originally Posted by Pain View Post
    Warning! This post contains some satire (but not much).

    November the 5th, Bonfire Night, is (or should be, if at all) an echoing reminder that the terrorist cell organised by Roman Catholic Thomas Catesby (fighting against the persecution of Catholicism and for religious emancipation) was thwarted in their attempt at regicide and the bringing down of the government; effectively a celebration of the English Establishment crushing anarchy (or freedom fighters, depending on your perspective and, perhaps, if you’re ‘cake’ or ‘pie’).

    Now, that message is all but forgotten and has been replaced by a celebration of that most important mainstay of modern society: competitive conspicuous consumerism. In fact, it is the ultimate display of status, of folks literally having money to burn.

    History, eh? Who needs it?
    In the latter case, a similar phenomenon to Christmas, (which I still celebrate, in my own special ways), whose original religious context has also generally disappeared into the ether over time amongst the vast majority of the population.

Page 6 of 7 FirstFirst ... 4567 LastLast

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. Fireworks..
    By Velvet in forum Misc
    Replies: 35
    Last Post: 14-11-17, 01:06
  2. Fireworks
    By Polar Bear in forum Phobias
    Replies: 19
    Last Post: 04-11-17, 12:29
  3. Fireworks
    By sandy35 in forum Phobias
    Replies: 15
    Last Post: 27-10-09, 14:51
  4. FIREWORKS
    By yorkylover in forum Misc
    Replies: 18
    Last Post: 06-11-07, 00:26
  5. I SAW FIREWORKS!!!!!!!!!!
    By Allie in forum Success Stories
    Replies: 14
    Last Post: 09-11-06, 15:43

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •