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I don’t think anyone is actually enjoying the animal’s suffering, it’s more meant to be a humorous juxtaposition of the annoying dog yapping and the dog’s own dislike of sound. Upon further thought, it’s obviously not the same as annoyance because they display fear. Humor often comes in the first beat though, before deeper reflection.

I hate fireworks. They annoy me, but I’m also very aware of the affects of repetitive loud popping sounds. From pets to people/veterans with PTSD, they cause unnecessary suffering en massé every year. They also pollute, from the manufacturing to the smoke that most fireworks (to my knowledge) still emit, all for a pretty minimal gain. I still thought it was funny though, just from the base comparison of undesirable sound vs undesirable sound. That said, I’d run for president on a platform of “ban fireworks” either way

I agree with you, I still found the meme funny though

Idk being scared doesn't exactly equate to suffering. Once the fireworks stop the dog is fine. It's just scary because it doesn't know what's going on. I have been in that position many times lol I wouldn't say I was suffering. People who make such a big deal about it are usually the same people who are overly attracted to their dogs. They think of their dogs as a human child.

There’s a big difference between fantasizing about using the little yapping dickhead as a canon wad, and actually putting the yapping dickhead into a canon and firing it at a brick wall. Sure, I might think about poisoning my neighbors neglected dogs that do nothing but bark all day while I’m trying to concentrate, but i won’t, actually.

I am also a living thinking being and don't think I deserve the annoyance of my neighbors dogs harassing me whenever they see me every single day with and not being able to do a thing about it. I'll take my once a year schadenfreude when the fireworks roll out they can eat shit and take a microdose of "trauma" for a few hours one day a year in their otherwise pampered spoiled poorly trained lives.