The Montreal City Council has adopted a motion for the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) to implement, by the end of the year, a pilot project to transport dogs on a metro leash.
Thursday, Montreal elected officials approved this motion proposed by the official opposition leader, Aref Salem.
Ang STM says the customer service committee and the board is looking into the matter. Therefore, we cannot make any progress in terms of a possible pilot projectwrote his spokesman Philippe Déry, in an email.
In the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), We are very pleased to see that the Montreal city council is formally requesting the deployment of a pilot project that will allow for the presence of dogs tied to the metrosaid Sophie Gaillard, director of legal services and animal defense at the Montreal SPCA. On the other hand, we wonder about the decision to limit it to meters.
Ms. said. Gaillard that many Montrealers do not live near the metro: it seems important to us that the permanent policy, which could be used at the end of the pilot project, allows dogs across the network, both on the metro and on the bus.
Currently, pets can only travel on buses and the Montreal metro if they are in a carrier or carrier bag. However, anyone is allowed to be accompanied by a guide dog or an assistance dog, to compensate for a disability.
Anyone who violates this by-law is liable to a fine of up to $ 500.
Last December, the SPCA De Montréal launched a campaign called “Fido on the metro” and circulated a petition that garnered nearly 17,000 signatures. All to urge the mayor of Montreal, Valérie Plante, and the president of the board of directors of STMÉric Alan Caldwell, to allow dogs to ride on buses and metros.
Ang SPCA It is argued that many cities around the world, including Canada, allow pets on public transportation.
In Toronto, for example, stray dogs are allowed outside of maximum traffic hours. Ang SPCA argues that in Queen City, a pilot project that lasted nearly six months has been successfully completed. There have been no recorded incidents of dogs being aggressive or anything like that.assurance of Sophie Gaillard.
There is no reason to believe that things will go wrong here in Montreal.
Ms. assured. Gaillard who has the SPCA the concern that it will be okay for everyone, both for dog owners and for people who are afraid of dogs or who are allergic to them.
There is information from Benoît Chapdelaine and Jacques Bissonnette
Source: Radio-Canada
