If it sounds loud to you, can you imagine what it sounds like to an animal?" said Suzannah Sloan, director of Furry Tail Farms. "It's very hard on the animals, it frightens them so badly. The noise from fireworks set off on the Fourth of July and New Year's Eve is incredibly hard on pets, said the director of an animal refuge on Bainbridge Island. While launching fireworks can be an exciting part of the holiday for many, others hate the noise and worry about the potential for fires and accidents. The Klahowya Color Guard stand was just one of many lining the streets of Kitsap County this week - from the safe-and-sane items sold by local charitable groups to major explosives for sale on reservations. I just like the explosions," Hayden said. "I like watching them blow up in the water. "This is all he's been talking about for the last week." Hayden, 9, is looking forward to launching his fireworks over the water. "He's been working his tail off," said his father, Mat Gillum. Another customer, Hayden Gillum, spent his entire allowance on fireworks at the school's stand. Her son knows the members of the Color Guard, and she and her daughter stopped by to show their support. "Ridiculous," is how customer Sheila Benson of Seabeck described the theft. But on Thursday the team was on the job, and customers were commiserating with them. Vandals broke the lock on the entrance to the stand and took a register, debit card machine and approximately $450 worth of fireworks. "The money that was stolen was about the amount we wanted to raise," said Michelle Hill-Manry, Color Guard co-captain. The dreams of new uniforms for the 20-member group faded Monday evening when their stand at Camp Union was burglarized. The school's Color Guard planned to take advantage of the Fourth of July holiday to set up a stand to raise money for new uniforms. Camp Union Despite a setback earlier this week, members of Klahowya Secondary School's Color Guard were able to get their fireworks stand up and running.
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