Posted to Waverley Leader (21/4/2011) on 22/4/2011 at 6:06 PM
Commenting on "No to pets on V/Line trains"
http://waverley-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/pets-in-easter-limbo-1
Some people argue that pets are allowed on public transport in many European countries, and that Australia is backward by not following the European example.
We don't need to follow what the Europeans do, because we are Australians NOT Europeans. Economically we are better than many European countries, because we are a better nation. In short they should follow our example. It is sorry to see so many Australians having the me-too mentality.
I do not belong to any union, but I do not like to knock any unionist for the sake of doing so. Train workers have a job to do, and their role is to look after the human passengers. Furthermore, it is not ill-founded that there are risks in handling pets, and new sets of laws have to be drawn up for dealing with unruly behaviour of pets on public transport. Having pets on the train is like asking RSPCA to use pet shelters to accommodate homeless people. There are places for people, and there are places for animals.
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Commenting on "No to pets on V/Line trains"
http://waverley-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/pets-in-easter-limbo-1
Some people argue that pets are allowed on public transport in many European countries, and that Australia is backward by not following the European example.
We don't need to follow what the Europeans do, because we are Australians NOT Europeans. Economically we are better than many European countries, because we are a better nation. In short they should follow our example. It is sorry to see so many Australians having the me-too mentality.
I do not belong to any union, but I do not like to knock any unionist for the sake of doing so. Train workers have a job to do, and their role is to look after the human passengers. Furthermore, it is not ill-founded that there are risks in handling pets, and new sets of laws have to be drawn up for dealing with unruly behaviour of pets on public transport. Having pets on the train is like asking RSPCA to use pet shelters to accommodate homeless people. There are places for people, and there are places for animals.
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