I don't have any pets but I am sympathetic towards people who do and have problems with fireworks. When I was young in the 1950s/60s we had bonfires with fireworks on November 5th ie, not the nearest weekend or even further away than that. Bonfire Night is supposed to be a celebration of a group of anarchists being caught and punished, not a money-making exercise and, to my mind, should be held ONLY on November 5th. People with pets would still have a problem but only on one night of the year not for several weeks either side of the big day.