{"id":39306,"date":"2022-09-21T09:54:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T13:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/?p=39306"},"modified":"2022-09-21T09:54:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T13:54:44","slug":"stm-will-allow-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/stm-will-allow-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Fido Will Be Able to Take the Metro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Press release – For immediate release<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to the Montreal SPCA\u2019s Fido Takes the Metro campaign, starting October 15, the STM will allow leashed dogs in the metro.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Montr\u00e9al, September 21, 2022 \u2014<\/strong> Today, the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de transport de Montr\u00e9al (STM) is announcing a pilot project that will allow people to take their dogs on leash in the metro. The project, which will begin October 15 and run for nine months, was developed in response to the Montreal SPCA\u2019s Fido Takes the Metro<\/a> campaign, which was launched last year. As part of the campaign, close to 18,000 people joined the SPCA in urging Mayor Val\u00e9rie Plante and STM Board Chair Eric Alan Caldwell to allow leashed dogs on Montreal\u2019s public transportation system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll the SPCA\u2019s hard work\u2014in addition to that of all the Montrealers who supported our efforts\u2014has paid off,\u201d says Sophie Gaillard, Director of Animal Advocacy and Legal Affairs at the Montreal SPCA, as well as the organization\u2019s interim Executive Director. \u201cIn a few weeks, Montreal will join the long list of large cities, such as Paris, London, Berlin, Barcelona, Calgary and Toronto, where dogs on leash are welcome on public transportation,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People accompanied by their dogs will have to abide by the following guidelines:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n