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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:06:09 +0100
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Eugen Rochko
Gargron@mastodon.social
I have to watch my poor kittens flinch every time a firework goes off. Curtains closed to minimize noise and all. Fuck fireworks. No fucking point at all, just noise and pollution.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:06:50 +0100
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Phoenix Paulina Schmid
gelbphoenix@social.gelbphoenix.de
@Gargron
Does music help for the kittens? :/
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:07:08 +0100
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Konstantin :loading:
Konstantin@chaos.social
@Gargron
some people I know rent a small airbnb far out in the wild just to do good for the animals (and themselves)
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:07:18 +0100
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Tom
tripplehelix@fosstodon.org
@Gargron
Turn on the TV or some music, it's what worked best with a previous cat.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:08:05 +0100
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Chris Lowles
chrislowles@mastodon.social
@Gargron
I would've thought by now that Quiet Raves would've taken over but we're still a ways off.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:08:38 +0100
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preferred
preferred@expressional.social
@Gargron
totally agree, for what it's worth. Sorry to hear about your cats, though
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:08:42 +0100
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とねぢ ＠Minoh-don（piano.piano）
toneji@minohdon.jp
@Gargron
I think cats might feel more at ease at the temple's New Year's bells in Japan.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:09:33 +0100
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Puurava 🦣🌉🦋
Puurava@mastodon.social
@Gargron
🩷
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:09:49 +0100
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Bobbly
the_bobbly@mastodon.social
@Gargron
Go complain to your lawmakers and get them permanently banned. Not much good comes from being angry on the internet.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:10:33 +0100
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Richard
AHA1R@mastodon.social
@Gargron
same for my dogs… they are literally shaking so bad
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:10:51 +0100
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jerrydgj
jerrydgj@mastodon.social
@Gargron
I hear you, the poor dog always hides, quivering, under the bed.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:11:56 +0100
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Dr. Jürgen Knödlseder
jknodlseder@astrodon.social
@Gargron
Happy that we don’t have fireworks in France
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:13:23 +0100
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Thor
thundergod97@fosstodon.org
@Gargron
much sympathy for anyone taking care of their pets that are scared of fireworks.
(though I have no pet right now, have had them in the past that were scared, and here we also get idiots firing off weapons for celebrating, uh, hello, that has to land somewhere!)
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:16:43 +0100
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Nathan A. Stine
stinerman@mastodon.social
@Gargron
I'm so lucky that my cats don't care. I hope it ends soon for you and them.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:27:18 +0100
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Hans van Zijst
hans@social.woefdram.nl
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Eugen Rochko
I've always had cats, and all of them were afraid of the fireworks.
This is my first year with mother puss and her 4 kittens. Mom is a bit nervous, but the kittens are mostly curious.
They sat in the window, completely at ease, watching the fireworks here on the street corner 😲
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:28:02 +0100
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Lone wolf
Lone_wolf@mastodon.online
@Gargron
Экологи давно заметили, что живность пугается. Но петардасы всё равно побеждают
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:29:43 +0100
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adwaita
waimus@peoplemaking.games
@Gargron
real
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:30:06 +0100
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badsynthesis
badsynthesis@infosec.exchange
@Gargron
In case you're not open to unsolicited advice from strangers:
That sucks :/
In case you are:
what's worked for me has been starting up fireworks on youtube like six hours in advance on very low volume. Slowly increasing the volume whenever she's relaxed again.
We've done this since we got her so it's never been a problem though, by the time midnight hits she barely wakes up. Maybe it's less helpful if they're already scared though, I'm not an expert.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:30:21 +0100
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Chance 'Um
tsrams@c.im
@Gargron
pollution toxic with heavy metals.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:42:46 +0100
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100 Tax Challenger
shoppingtonz@mastodon.social
@Gargron
#Frustration
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:49:46 +0100
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Danie van der Merwe
danie10@mastodon.social
@Gargron
music turned up a bit does also help a bit
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:59:52 +0100
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petabites
HoustonDog@mastodon.world
@Gargron
and (unlike dogs) most cats don't like wearing a
#ThunderShirt
...
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:02:13 +0100
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Dibs
dtwx@mastodon.social
@Gargron
I feel similarly about cats, so live and let live, I say...
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:07:35 +0100
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stux⚡
stux@mstdn.social
@Gargron
Same..
They are in the bedroom now with TV on so it cancels out a little bit
Also build them some pillow castles they seem to enjoy
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:08:08 +0100
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Noodlemaz
noodlemaz@med-mastodon.com
@Gargron
drone shows ftw
I don't understand why we can't evolve past this
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:09:50 +0100
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Twitter_expat ✅(Fedi Resident)
Twitter_expat@mastodon.world
@Gargron
People should start a petition to their local government to ban this. This is not a local tradition and has no meaning and sense in this era.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:10:22 +0100
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Eugen Rochko
Gargron@mastodon.social
@dtwx
🤡
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:11:52 +0100
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IDK Media
media_dept@mastodon.social
@Gargron
I agree though I tend to think plushies are just pollution too. 😒
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:14:37 +0100
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Hot Dog Water
GGMcBG@mstdn.plus
@Gargron
Last year was 7 hours straight and thousands of "how did they afford that?!" dollars of the flying percussive ones, from 3 houses close enough I can throw a grenade at one.
The only breaks were to set-up the next barrage of 30.
It was a direct assault from wads who were ready for revolution at the time.
I dunno what to expect this year, but I'll again be hunkering with Daphne in the camper from dusk till 1am. She is devastated by the noise.
She was a July 4th runaway we adopted. 😕
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:16:28 +0100
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Hot Dog Water
GGMcBG@mstdn.plus
@Gargron
And, no.
The responsibility should NOT be on pet owners, becoming the consequence of selfish actions.
There is no reason one mouth can speak for the aural violence besides "suck my freedom".
Music doesn't stop the percussion impacts. Doesn't help much at all. But makes people feel better and helpful by saying it, and then they don't have to care because they offered a perfectly reasonable solution. 😜
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:36:47 +0100
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Graham Scambler
GrahamScambler@sciences.social
@Gargron
It’s a longstanding entertainment for families in general and children in particular. Owners of pets are responsible for their welfare.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:37:46 +0100
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Tülsa
tulsa@mastodon.social
@Gargron
a friend of mine has to get calming meds from her vet for her dog. Poor dog literally shakes & trembles.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:42:25 +0100
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Fea the Wanderer
feacrow@mastodon.social
@Gargron
thank you, I totally agree,
There is a supermarket chain in a German city, the owner of it has decided to not have fireworks sold in his stores, because his pets suffer from this each year... that guy gets much hate apparently
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:43:36 +0100
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JustAFrog
justafrog@mstdn.social
@Gargron
Been a while since I last had a cat, but I remember the little shocks going through his body with each bang.
Not the most fun I've ever had.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:50:56 +0100
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Eugen Rochko
Gargron@mastodon.social
@GrahamScambler
🤡
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:56:52 +0100
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Astrius
DarthAstrius@mastodon.social
@Gargron
Agreed.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 21:01:17 +0100
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ᨆᨊᨈᓚᓇ
vance@feed.vance.land
We all already knew you were a confirmed unlover of anything fun when you removed toots and started buddying up with Meta.
You can educate yourself on the history of fireworks here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireworks#History
Just as we tolerate the existence of Mastodon in the fediverse, you can tolerate others' enjoyment of pyrotechnics. I'm sure your cats will be perfectly fine hun 💅.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 21:02:57 +0100
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Vincent Friedrich
vincefried@mastodon.social
@Gargron
💯 We recently moved to a new place. Before, we were quite lucky with noise. At the new place people started fireworks a day before already like it would be NYE all night. My one cat didn’t come out of its hiding spot all day 😒
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 21:06:20 +0100
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AlexTECPlayz
alextecplayz@techhub.social
@Gargron
When I had a cockatoo, it would get scared as well, even with curtains closed and a blanket over the cage (I wouldn't let it out of the cage, at all), if the lights were off (with them on, there wouldn't be a sudden flare in the sky, so at least partially mitigated, but it would still get scared by the loud noise).
By the end, the poor thing would be trembling, I'd have to hold the cage in my arms to let it know that it's okay and it's safe.
Fireworks are kind of alright if they're far away, but what still fucks people up around here are those damn poppers. There were literal 'popper blocks' that had like 16 or 24 of those held together, and they would all explode at once, it would sound like a cannon went off. Those fall under an actual 'explosive' category, because one half of that thing can destroy an entire plastic recycling bin.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 21:27:01 +0100
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The Flight Attendant
CosmicTraveler@mastodon.social
@Gargron
Me and my dog agree 💯%
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 21:27:41 +0100
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The Flight Attendant
CosmicTraveler@mastodon.social
@Gargron
My dog and I agree 💯%
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 21:34:01 +0100
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Dunkle McPhee (Metalboy) ☠️
0bm@social.twotenlabs.net
@Gargron
I had that issue with my dogs for over a decade. I slept with them in my office blasting metal to drown out the booms. They slept and didn’t have panic attacks. I slept ok, but it was worth it for them.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 21:34:08 +0100
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Eugen Rochko
Gargron@mastodon.social
@vance
🤡
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 21:40:31 +0100
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Chancerubbage
Chancerubbage@mastodon.social
@Gargron
@stux
I think fireworks with audible explosive reports are stupid (sometimes unavoidable) but there are plenty of great fireworks that are relatively silent eye candy.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 22:28:44 +0100
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Tyrion 🍺
TyrionTargaryen@social.vivaldi.net
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@Gargron
My dog was a puppy during our first Christmas/New Year, so what I did was put on some "chill music for pets" very loudly that night, and then play with her during the fireworks and being very cheerful, not reacting at all to the booming (which was hard because *I* hate loud noises too), and not looking overly concerned for her.
They are like kids. If they see you worry, they worry. Best thing you can do is look unconcerned and interact with them, give them treats during the booms, and make sure they are distracted.
I've read that compression works for dogs, but I'm not sure how it is for cats. Thankfully I didn't need it.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 22:51:34 +0100
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Konc
konc@mastodon.konc.wtf
@Gargron
I used to build a blanket/pillow fort for our pupper, and then I'd give her lots of snuggles and play nature sounds to drown out the fireworks.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 23:39:26 +0100
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Amelia Rochko
Ameboid@mastodon.social
@Gargron
Not just the pets, lots of veterans and people with PTSD are having a hard time right now. That selfish attitude of "I don't really care about other people, or other living beings, as long as I'm having a good time, only my needs and wants are important" is the reason why the world is so fucked up.
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024 23:51:40 +0100
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Jim Postier
JimPostier@mastodon.social
@Gargron
…and for some families like ours with an autistic child or adult it can be a horrible night. Not to mention PTSD military members, puppies, wild bunnies…
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Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:24:28 +0100
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Joanna Holman
joannaholman@aus.social
@Gargron
it’s so bad. I’ve never seen native birds spooked like I did among all the illegal fireworks that went on for hours. It’s even worse here given last week we had devastating fires and people are still setting stuff alight and hurling it into the air 🙄
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Wed, 01 Jan 2025 01:00:37 +0100
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Cab T. Hanks
CabThanks@freiburg.social
@Gargron
Mayb we need all our own recording studio at home with sound absorbers 🤔 Could this works?
#pet
#quietroom
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A picture of a recording studio with black sound absorbers ob the wall
Wed, 01 Jan 2025 01:48:49 +0100
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Tequila Keeps You Warm!
RVLara23@mastodon.social
@Gargron
....and lighting money on fire (if not more important things) .....
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Wed, 01 Jan 2025 04:19:45 +0100
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Em :official_verified:
Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange
@Gargron
@rachaelspooky
💔😟
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Wed, 01 Jan 2025 04:21:15 +0100
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Em :official_verified:
Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange
@Gargron
@rachaelspooky
poor kitties
💔
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Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:13:10 +0100
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100 Tax Challenger
shoppingtonz@mastodon.social
@Gargron
People are like: "How do I make noise?".
Somebody tells them "Just shout loudly".
People are like: "Nobody will hear me cause all the
#fireworks
!"
Somebody replies: "Well, try your own then!"
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Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:40:37 +0100
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Absinthe
absinthe@mammut.sch.moe
@Gargron
I hate fireworks.
If I ever win a lottery, I'd buy such a large plot of land, that I couldn't hear neighbors shooting fireworks.
@stux
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Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:43:32 +0100
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mupan 📚
mupan@digitalcourage.social
@Gargron
Same here. 3 cats, 1 dog. The dog didn’t dare to shit in her domestic area for hours while the battle raged higher and higher.
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Sat, 04 Jan 2025 18:51:00 +0100
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Vidiadara Family
Vidiadara@mastodon.social
@Gargron
Perhaps put your cats on a megaphone and speakers until people start complaining that they can't hear their fireworks.
#meow
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