another child of five mauled to death by the family pet,the dog was probably scared to distraction by the now increasing use of fire works (though the things that are being set off are more like HUGE BOMBS) it's time to stop the indescriminate use of this ANTI-SOCIAL MENACE they are just a nuisance and destroy peoples right to PEACE AND QUIET !!
2007-01-01 05:59:53 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Personally i wish they would - i don't mind organised displays when you know where and when they are going to be - they are lovely to watch they start at a certain time and finish at a certain time so you can avoid them if you want but these pathetic home variety which can go off at any time, wake the kids, upset the animals and generally irriate and for what? a poor little display at home which is dangerous to everyone because they're in untrained hands - whats the point?
2007-01-01 06:04:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, I personally don't think they should be. Yes I totally agree with you about the whole dog issue, that if there was a reason to ban them, then this should be it, but yes, I guess the dog was scared and intimidated, but there should be some responsibility taken by the parents. Yes, the child was five, but she could still be considered a small child, and with any dog, that can be dangerous. If the dog breed is of a like bad nature i.e. fiercenouss etc. then it is even more dangerous. Yeah, the dog couldn't help being scared and maybe intimidated, but the owner has the responsibility of a dog round a small child, and the responsibility of knowing the dog's nature/personality around not just children, but people in general.
2007-01-01 14:05:30 · answer #2 · answered by st_565 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes and no. Fireworks have worked their way into two very important national holidays -- Independence Day and New Year's Eve. As such, it should be perfectly legal to use them on these occasions ONLY. I think that if anyone fires them off on any day other than July 4 and December 31, they should be arrested and have to pay a fine. Not all people like the noise produced by fireworks and some people (myself included) dread July 4 and December 31 for this reason. But at least I can prepare for the noise by planning to stay indoors and confining my cats (who hate noise worse than I do) to a couple of safe rooms in the house in the event that I have to go outside.
I've had bad experiences with people firing off fireworks during inappropriate times and one of them was potentially fatal. Last September, my husband and I were walking to the store and all of a sudden, we heard a loud noise that sounded like a shot. Since we're in a neighborhood with frequent gun violence, we both hit the ground. However, as we were doing so, my ankle twisted, I lost my balance and tumbled into the street in front of an oncoming car! Luckily, the driver was paying attention and slammed on his brakes. As my husband was helping me up, I realized that the "shot" I heard was some moron setting off fireworks. On July 4 or December 31, I would have expected it and stayed indoors.
A little more recently, (I'd have to say about five days ago) my cat got out of the house. My husband and I were trying to catch him and we had just closed in on him -- another three seconds and we would have had him -- when all of a sudden, some idiot fires off some fireworks. The cat went ballistic and ran. It took us another half hour of running around in the dark with flashlights to catch the cat, who was half crazed from terror by the time we caught him. Again, on July 4 or December 31, this wouldn't have happened because the cat would have been confined to a safe room where he could not have run out of the door.
EDIT: I forgot my disclaimer. I apologize for being so Americentric, but in my defense, the US is my home and is the only country I can truly relate to. I know that other countries use fireworks to celebrate national holidays and that countries around the world celebrate New Year's Eve, too. When I say fireworks should be limited to July 4 and December 31, I'm only thinking of US customs because I have no right to speak up about other countries' customs, you know, with me not being a citizen and all.
2007-01-01 14:31:20 · answer #3 · answered by Avie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One - dogs are dangerous... period. In my area, far to many young children have been mauled to death (even partially eaten) by dogs.
And my community banned fireworks decades ago - you have to go a hundred miles or more to buy fireworks legally.
Yet people like my best friends neighbors still acquire them, and shoot rockets into the air and risk setting fire to roofs...
Gah... sorry, kind of got set off there.
-dh
2007-01-01 14:07:19 · answer #4 · answered by delicateharmony 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If the dog was scared why didn't the adults put the dog somewhere else? If fireworks are used with the correct methods why should everyone be penalized for someone else screw ups. And more than likely if that dog turned because of this, he would have probably turned anyway.
2007-01-01 14:05:35 · answer #5 · answered by Virginia C 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Destroy peoples right to peace and quiet by taking away the right to celebrate independence day. What about banning at risk dogs. My hounds go and hide, it was probably a mistreated pitbull anyway.
2007-01-01 14:02:54 · answer #6 · answered by Helenp 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I agree wholeheartedly that indiscriminate use of fireworks should be banned. They are noisy and dangerous. However, some adults are revisiting their childhood when they shoot off these things. Fireworks in the wrong hands can cause serious injury, and should be limited to only professional displays by experienced technicians, and where safety measures are enacted to protect the public.
2007-01-01 14:06:26 · answer #7 · answered by gldjns 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Can you please try to link your two statements
child of five mauled to death by the family pet
and
the dog was probably scared to distraction
together. Being that the "pet" was a pit bull.
2007-01-01 14:02:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i love pretty fireworks, and i think that maybe people should stop having big dogs around small children.
but i definitely think that in order to buy fireworks there should be some sort of permit, or licensing system. around october/november in glasgows southside sometimes i wake up thinking i'm in downtown baghdad. kids launching fireworks at each other as if they were toys...
so yeah. i think fireworks should be much more expensive than they are and you should have to apply in advance for a permit to buy them, say for an event that you're organising. that seems reasonable to me.
2007-01-01 14:16:04 · answer #9 · answered by spiralling 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I'm sure EVERY dog goes berserk when fireworks go off.
This was a rare happenstance and even then I might be inclined to think that the dog was mis-trained.
I think the ban should be limited to children and not adults.
2007-01-01 14:02:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋