According to AsiaOne News:

A COUPLE is being dogged by angry comments from commuters. The reason :They took a dog on board a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train.

Netizen Jacky Chen posted a video on the Stomp website on Monday showing a young couple boarding a train with a dog in a cardboard box.

He called the couple’s actions “really ridiculous”.

The e-mail did not specify when the incident took place, or on which MRT line the couple was on.

- I think this is going crazy with more people eating and drinking in MRT and now animals in MRT? hmmm

Some problems encountered

1. Animal in MRT illegally
2. People may be allergic to animal fur especially asthmatic people may be irritated
3. Not enough security checks on boxes & carrying animals

Wacky solutions

1. Full body x-ray scan similar to those in the airport!!
2. Temperature scanner camera similar to those used to detect H1N1 to find hidden animals in boxes (to detect H1N1 too Dual Use!)
3. Hire more SMRT officers to patrol 2 carriages per officer (Solve some joblessness situation)
4. Put a carriage strictly for animals & their owners (Small cubicles)

Of course we must also think for the animal lovers who wanted to travel around with their pets…so public transport may need a animal transporter taxi that is resonable in price, hint hint anyone!

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