Another evening of reassuring our #cats that everything's fine. Especially Snoopy is so stressed. 🙁 The #FireworksBan can't come soon enough. #HappyNewYear or something.

#animals #pets #fireworks #animalWellbeing #NRW

Sunday afternoon, I walked around Hasenheide here in #Berlin. And it was weird to see the amount of damage from the fireworks on New Year's Eve.

#fireworksBan

Fireworks tradition - Yeah, nothing is more traditional than setting off fireworks during Christmas.

Traditionally, fireworks were for the rich, not for the common people. Today it is the mob who are deliberately abusing the end-of-year tradition.
Fireworks are no longer fun, it is just a new form of terrorism.

#stopfireworks #EndFireworks #BanFireworks #Fireworksban #Feuerwerksverbot #vuurwerkverbod

A house in Taupō was destroyed by fireworks overnight.

One day, they'll be banned.

One day.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360483476/couple-woken-fireworks-discover-roof-fire-suffer-devastating-loss-home

#NZ #Taupo #FireworksBan

The fire department are asking people not to light fireworks this weekend, because conditions are too dangerous.

"Crews had already been over-run with fireworks-related calls, responding to more than 80 requests for help since 2 November - double the number from the same period last year."

We have to ban the bloody things.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/533316/conditions-too-dangerous-for-fireworks-this-weekend-fenz

#Fireworks #FireworksBan

@stojg

I'm neurodivergent and I decided spend New Year's Eve at home with my partner and cats. I don't have a mood for parties and it can be your reminder: it's okay to stay home. However, I can't stop thinking about fireworks that make me feel anxious and I come up with idea how to solve that problem in my area.

I live in one of the biggest city in my country (over 700 000 people) and there's so many people who enjoy that practice and that make me and some people and pets overwhelmed. What's worst, they started few days ago...

I see only one quite understandable reason to shoot fireworks: traditional and in some ways natural urge to celebrate New Year. Some people can consider it as new start and that can give them some hope and that's okay. I see way to fix problem with fireworks, and give everyone who needs that chance to see some colours on the sky.

In my opinion, we need law changes that wouldn't allow everyone to use fireworks. I think one silent show organised by city governments in some kind of designated place would be enough! That would be opportunity to enjoy that tradition who needs that without stressing others. In my opinion, after few years no one will really miss that noise and way to waste money.

I would like to wish all of you to spend that day however you like, even it is stay in bed and watching Twilight (I love that move and I don't feel guilty about that). Stay safe.
#neurodivegent #newyear #fireworksban