In New York, the city's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) allows commuters to carry animals on the subway, with a couple of conditions. The debate about pets on public transport is one that has also been had in some of the world's biggest cities. Tasmania has similar regulations, with bus operator Metro Tasmania informing passengers they must not "bring an animal on to a vehicle unless it is an approved guide or assistance animal". In the NT, dogs for people with disabilities are allowed but "all other animals are prohibited", the Northern Territory Government's website states - there are no provisions for crocodiles. "Your dog must have a suitably marked dog coat or harness that identifies it," Transperth states. In Western Australia, transport authorities require their owners to "carry a valid photo ID card of your dogs". "We're not saying you're going to get a rottweiler next to you on the ferry."Ī petition to allow dogs on board received more than 2,000 signatures.
Not all states have resolved the issue of whether animals should be allowed on public transport.Įarlier this year, the RSPCA called for dogs - but not other pets - to be allowed on all forms of public transport throughout Queensland, including Brisbane's famed Cit圜at ferries. "Dogs can travel with you on trains, as long as they're on a lead and wearing a muzzle," Public Transport Victoria's website states.Ĭommuters with dogs are advised to avoid peak hours and to "clean up any mess your dog makes". Victorian regulations are similar, allowing small animals in "suitable" containers onto metropolitan trains, trams and buses - but bigger dogs do not necessarily have to be caged. Police dogs and sniffer dogs are also allowed onto public transport. That includes guide dogs, but also dogs for people with hearing impairments and those which help people with mental health conditions.
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"Assistance animals with valid accreditation can travel free on all metro, NSW train, bus, ferry, light rail, taxi, private bus and private ferry services," regulations state. ( ABC News)īut people requiring assistance animals do not have to seek prior approval. Sniffer dogs search for drugs on a train.
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