Fireworks aren't just lit on Diwali though, people light them on Guy Fawkes and New Years too. I'm sure it's not your intention, but the OP and thread title suggests that you're against fireworks on Diwali and not any of the other occasions on which they're lit...
Exactly. OP seems to be a hypocrit or dare I say closet racist whiner of note. Freudian slip by OP....reveals his/her true colors.
365 days a year I listen to dogs barking and disturbing my peace, but I tolerate it in a RESIDENTial area meant for humans to live in peace and quite. I don't complain or threaten my neighbor.
Indian people have animals, colored people have animals, black people have animals. Many multi racial neighborhoods in SA but MAJORITY of whiners and complainers about fireworks are from one section of the community. Are Indian, colored and black dogs immune to fireworks?
I personally do not buy fireworks neither do I like them especially the noisy ones, but when I see people whining just because tHey cannot tolerate anything different from the own culture I feel like rebelling and lighting the loudest crackers just to annoy them for being intolerant idiots. But I do not cos I know better than to stoop to the level of intolerant people.
Last year was at a friends house, guy calls the cops for the tiniest fountain fireworks. Cop comes and we tell the cops "what fireworks? There's no fireworks here" ...cop leaves, my friend lights a massive bomb...never heard from the whiner again. Most of these whiners do not even have dogs or cats. Just whine for the sake of whining. EVERY year without fail.
How do their dogs and cats handle thunder and lightning? It's ok to pay to hunt poor game animals on the farm but oh please hands off our dogs and cats. Double standard hypocrits. Nothing special about dogs or cats, all animals should be treated properly even the ones you put on the braai, otherwise you're a hypocrit.