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Completely agree. I love dogs but am quite allergic and imho transport infrastructure should prioritise the comfort/needs of people over their pets.

kelnos 4y ago
I'm trying to figure out what a good alternative is, though. I absolutely agree with you, and have been on planes before where I've been very uncomfortable due to a nearby dog triggering my allergies. (I've been doing allergy immunotherapy for the past couple years, so my allergies are in much better control now, but I still have off days.) But people do need to travel with their pets sometimes; consider moving to a new house far enough away such that it requires air travel. I would not consent to putting my cats in the cargo hold; I've heard enough horror stories about the conditions they experience (not to mention incidence of death, injury, or loss) there to allow that. I read that there used to be a "pet airline" in the US, but they had very limited routes and destinations, and haven't flown in many years at this point.
- TapWaterBandit 4y ago
  Rent a car and drive, then drop off the car at your new location. At the end of the day you have to sometimes make sacrifices for your choices. This is one of those times.
  - gambiting 4y ago
    >>At the end of the day you have to sometimes make sacrifices for your choices. This is one of those times You're right - and that sacrifice should be to put your dog in the cargo hold, or don't travel with them. Or if you really need to sit next to your pet for the entire journey, rent a car and just drop it off at your new location - it's very straightforward.
    - midoridensha 4y ago
      Or just don't get such an impractical pet to begin with. Bringing small 10kg or less dogs (or cats) in carriers is not a problem; the problem is people thinking they have some kind of right to bring gigantic dogs with them everywhere.
nradov 4y ago
Public transit in Austria allows dogs, as long as they're leashed and muzzled. It doesn't seem to be a problem there.

kelnos 4y ago

I'm trying to figure out what a good alternative is, though. I absolutely agree with you, and have been on planes before where I've been very uncomfortable due to a nearby dog triggering my allergies. (I've been doing allergy immunotherapy for the past couple years, so my allergies are in much better control now, but I still have off days.) But people do need to travel with their pets sometimes; consider moving to a new house far enough away such that it requires air travel. I would not consent to putting my cats in the cargo hold; I've heard enough horror stories about the conditions they experience (not to mention incidence of death, injury, or loss) there to allow that. I read that there used to be a "pet airline" in the US, but they had very limited routes and destinations, and haven't flown in many years at this point.

TapWaterBandit 4y ago
Rent a car and drive, then drop off the car at your new location. At the end of the day you have to sometimes make sacrifices for your choices. This is one of those times.
- gambiting 4y ago
  >>At the end of the day you have to sometimes make sacrifices for your choices. This is one of those times You're right - and that sacrifice should be to put your dog in the cargo hold, or don't travel with them. Or if you really need to sit next to your pet for the entire journey, rent a car and just drop it off at your new location - it's very straightforward.
  - midoridensha 4y ago
    Or just don't get such an impractical pet to begin with. Bringing small 10kg or less dogs (or cats) in carriers is not a problem; the problem is people thinking they have some kind of right to bring gigantic dogs with them everywhere.

nradov 4y ago

Public transit in Austria allows dogs, as long as they're leashed and muzzled. It doesn't seem to be a problem there.