Well live and let live. By all means restrict fireworks to certain dates, or to licensed displays only, or both. But don't prevent people from having fun. Your bloody dogs, cats and horses are used to hearing thunder and lightning. You don't own the planet just because you own a dog. Fireworks may cause you and you cur tribulations for one or two nights. Your dogshit causes us tribulations 365/7. All you have to do is stop moaning and keep your pet under wraps in your warm sitting room for a few hours. We had cats for 35 years and we just kept them in on bonfire night. Frankly, sanctimonious whingeing about your poor pet being "scared shitless" by fireworks is just tiresome.