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Pet owners, rejoice: The Transit Authority is drafting changes to its pet policy on subways and buses to allow people to transport their pets - uncaged - in case of an emergency. The Office of Emergency Management made the request, after seeing how many people were reluctant to leave their pets during Hurricane Katrina. Of course, only legal pets are allowed (no tigers or even ferrets!) as long as they are "leashed and muzzled," according to the Daily News, though transit workers could kick out mean pets. Here are some more rules the Daily News mentions off the draft it saw:
- Owners need to have documentation showing dogs are licensed and their shots are up-to-date.We think those dog carrier/purses count as cages, since the MTA just requests that the pets are in a closed container (like drinks!). And given that flooding would make subway travel an issue, we hope the Staten Island Ferry will relook at its rules for pets as well.
- The leashes can't be more than 6 feet long and must be in the hands of adults.
- Owners on board should stand so as to exert control over their pets.
- Pets should be taken to the back of buses, and on trains they should be ushered away from doors, the proposal states.
Do you have a plan for your pet in case of an emergency? And we'll talk about human preparedness for emergencies later.
Twiggy on the Subway by Michael Brandon
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this is as bad an idea as allowing cell phones on planes! most dog owners just let their animal urinate in the middle of the sidewalk, which is beyond gross... so you KNOW there'll be plenty of "accidents" on our already getting grungier trains.
let's keep dogs where they belong: in the zoo.
But what if they wear diapers?
I can't wait to see what constitutes an emergency for those tiresome, MY dog doesn't need a leash, aren't my dogs shoes cute dog owners.
"so you KNOW there'll be plenty of "accidents" on our already getting grungier trains"
Please, like there's no human "accidents" in the subway? More times than I would like to count I've probably stepped on more human "accidents" because there's no bathrooms down there and people just can't wait to get where they're going to do there business. Not that I want pets in the subway at all. From what I hear of the Paris subway where they allow pets the stations/subway cars are far worse.
"The Transit Authority has drafted proposed changes to its strict pet policy to allow New Yorkers to board subway trains and buses with their dogs and cats if an emergency evacuation of the city is ordered."
This pets on a train thing only counts for evacuations, guys.
Thanks for clearing that up, Ryan - I was wondering what constitutes a human emergency versus a pet emergency!
I take my pet on the subway for EMERGENCY trips to the vet, as I live in NJ and his vet is in Queens. I've never had a problem and I don't think most people who care enough to take their pet with them on the subway during an EMERGENCY would be irresponsible...
As for the people who are worried about poop in the subways: I can't help think about the countless tossed diapers I see in the subway-- on the tracks and even in subway cars: does that mean kids shouldn't be allowed in the subway either?