Dogs could soon ride on Brisbane’s CityCats
<p>Dogs and some other domestic pets may soon be able to travel on Brisbane CityCats and ferries as Brisbane City Council pushes for a trial.</p>
<p>South-east Queensland public transport agency TransLink currently bans pets from the water transport services under the Transport Operations Act 1994.</p>
<p>According to Morningside Ward councillor Kara Cook, local residents have been asking the government to make the travel option available to dog owners. “It is something that has been long lobbied for and it is now overdue,” she told<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/a-very-good-idea-queensland-minister-backs-trial-of-pets-on-citycats-20190812-p52ge1.html" target="_blank">Fairfax</a>.</p>
<p>Queensland’s Transport Minister Mark Bailey has expressed support for the idea. “I think this is a good idea if we set the appropriate rules and regulations that might go with it,” he said.</p>
<p>“This happens in a number of other states in Australia.”</p>
<p>Bailey said the state government will look into concerns such as limitations on pet sizes and customers’ expectation next month. “I know people have been taking pets on public transport in other countries for quite some time and I see no reason why it cannot be done here as long as it is done reasonably.”</p>
<p>The RSPCA’s Michael Beatty told<span> </span><em><a rel="noopener" href="https://10daily.com.au/news/a190812msigc/dogs-could-soon-be-allowed-to-ride-on-brisbanes-citycats-20190812" target="_blank">10 Daily</a><span> </span></em>that Brisbane should catch up with other cities around the world to make public facilities more accessible to pets.</p>
<p>“In Australia we end up in unfortunate situations where pets are dumped at home. Retired owners would like to go out with their pets but often don’t have cars to facilitate that,” Beatty said.</p>
