In Spain, there are more than nine million dogs and more than seven million cats registered, a figure that reflects a consolidated demographic and social reality that grows year after year around the world. Leading trade journal in Spain, Estacion de Servicio certainly thinks this is not a trend or a passing fad.
More than 40% of households live with at least one pet. And more and more people are integrating them into their daily lives: holidays, getaways or work trips.
The implementation of 'pet-friendly' spaces is perfectly feasible if it is approached with criteria and responsibility, in accordance with the obligations in terms of occupational risk prevention, hygiene, maintenance, coexistence and civil liability.
Currently, the main transport companies, railways, airlines, metros or public and interurban transport, have adapted their regulations to allow the admission of pets.
Currently, at many points of our road network, we often observe an unedifying, if not dangerous, panorama when car users take advantage of the stop to offer their pets a moment of recreation in any area within the space or immediate surroundings of the refueling areas and roads with the danger that it poses to people and animals.
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