I was just talking to my husband about this before I got on here! My sister invited us to a cookout and fire on July 2nd. I told him, yea, like we could leave our babies here alone! Not where we live! They'll be carrying on all weekend! They dogs aren't too afraid of the noise although they do bark. My one cat Sassy is terrified of loud noises and I would never leave her in the evening around the 4th! I'll never understand why someone would set off firecrackers non stop for hours, just to hear all that noise