Travelling with your pet can be a fun and enriching experience. The internet is replete with stories of pets who have become seasoned travellers and roamed around the world with their humans.
In India, the practice of taking pets along while travelling is still rare, due to inadequate facilities.
In India, we do not have a system where our pet can travel with us.Representative image only. Image Courtesy: Pixabay.
In India, we do not have a system where our pet can travel with us.Representative image only. Image Courtesy: Pixabay.
While airlines do make provisions for pets in the cargo hold, that is not a very safe option and is prohibitively expensive.
The Indian Railways allow passengers to travel with their dogs, but they need to book seats in the AC First Class or First Class compartments and reserve a two berth or a four berth compartment exclusively for their use and pay the required charges, depending on the train.
If the passenger isn’t travelling by AC First Class or First Class, the pet needs to travel in the Luggage Van/Brake Van.
A pet away from its owner gets really anxious—especially if the surroundings are loud and full of strangers. Most importantly, while travelling, pets are often kept in cages, much to their distress.
A pet gets distressed when separated from the owner, while travelling. Representative image only. Image Courtesy: Flickr.
A pet gets distressed when separated from the owner, while travelling. Representative image only. Image Courtesy: Flickr.
Fortunately, for those who want to travel with their pets, the Karnataka State Transport Corporation has come up with the ideal scheme. NewsMinute has reported that according to KSRTC’s new luggage policy, pet owners can take their pets along while travelling. This service will be applicable from February 1.
