Should dogs be allowed on Montreal's buses and Metros? The city's opposition party thinks so
CBC
Spike is a good boy, according to his owner, Sasha Curtis.
He's even good enough to ride on a Montreal city bus or in the Metro, she said, and that would be pretty convenient because she doesn't own a car.
"I take cabs with him, so that would definitely make it a lot easier, more accessible for a lot of people," she said.
But not all dogs are cut out for riding in public transit, she admitted.
"If your dog is pooping and peeing in public places, don't bring them into places like that," said Curtis.
Montreal's official opposition party thinks people are responsible enough to bring their leashed dogs on the city's buses and Metros, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM).
Ensemble Montréal is putting forward a motion that calls for a change to the rules.
"When you have a dog, it's like part of your family," said the party's interim leader, Aref Salem. "When you have a dog, you don't want to leave him at home."
Nearly 17,000 people signed a petition calling for the rule change, he said, and his party is answering the call.
Salem said it is counterproductive for people to take their car to visit a park with their dog.
"Sometimes the dog parks are not near the houses," said Salem, or people need to drive to the vet's.
If the city wants to be truly pet-friendly, it's time to take this step, he said. The first or last wagon on the Metro could be reserved for dogs — or other solutions are possible — but it's time to find those solutions, he said.
The petition can be found on SPCA Montreal's website.
"Many major cities, both in Canada and elsewhere, have already changed their policy on animals in public transit; it's time for Montreal to follow suit," the petition says.
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