"About carpooling to fight dogs" has recently appeared on Weibo hot search, many passengers began to share their "strange" carpooling experience, some fight to dogs, some to cats, and some to documents. Have you ever encountered this situation?
Carpool to dogs?"Carpool got a kitten, and the driver asked me to sit in front because its owner bought it three seats." "Family, who knows, carpool to fight dogs." On social platforms, many passengers said that they carpool with their pets, and even treat them worse than dogs.
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In an interview with Zhongxin Financial Reporter, some hitchhikers said that they had taken cats to ride, but they were placed in the flight box, and they communicated with the driver in advance, and there was no overcharge. Some passengers said that they had fought the cat, and the driver said that a friend let him bring it, and the cat peed on the car, and the smell was very large.
Some netizens said that if I fight a cute cat, I may not be able to resist "committing crimes" and harassing "passengers". Some netizens imitated the driver's tone and said: Please do not touch other passengers casually.
Some platforms stipulate: not prohibited, but it is best to communicate in advanceAccording to the relevant provisions of the Postal Law of the People's Republic of China and the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Postal Law of the People's Republic of China, it is forbidden to send all kinds of live animals, so pet mailing needs to be checked by professional means such as aviation, railways, and passenger cars.
However, consignment is expensive, and some shipping companies also require pets to have quarantine certificates, etc., which is cumbersome. Therefore, low-priced, easy-to-use hitchhikers have become the first choice for many pet owners.
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So, can hitchhikers take pet orders?
According to Yan Bing, a senior partner at Jiuhe Law Firm, operational taxis or ride-hailing companies are not logistics or mailing companies. It is not suitable for carrying pets alone, let alone transporting pets by carpooling. Therefore, whether it is the shipper who places the order for the pet or the operator who undertakes the splicing, there is a certain fault in itself.
After consulting a number of platforms that carry out hitchhiking business, the reporter found that although some platforms mentioned that it is not recommended to use hitchhikers to check pets, they did not explicitly prohibit the operation of this business.
For example, Didi customer service said: if you need to travel with a pet, please fill in the remarks truthfully when issuing the order, the owner can see the relevant remarks when receiving the order, in order not to affect your travel plan, please confirm with the owner in time after receiving the order whether you can bring pets, if the owner has no objection, you can carry it normally.
There is also an online ride-hailing platform that said that it is not recommended to let pets sit alone in the car, that is, use a hitchhiker to check in pets, because there are many accidents, and the owner includes pet consignment when receiving the carpool slip, and the platform is not recommended.
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What are the risks? Who is responsible?Some hitchhiker platform industry insiders pointed out, "Now no platform can achieve real-time monitoring of pet consignment, if you have to take a ride, it is still recommended to ride with a pet, so that it is convenient to take care." ”
Allowing pets to carpool alone may also be risky for the pets themselves, because there may be various unexpected situations on the hitchhiker, and some pets may have a "stress" reaction.
For hitchhiking to fight pets, from the passenger's point of view, some passengers said that it doesn't matter, as long as it can ensure safety; But some passengers said that they could not accept it, because they were afraid of dogs, what if they were bitten?
In this regard, Yan Bing believes that if the pet causes injury to other carpool passengers during transportation, based on the relativity of the transportation service contract, the driver and the transportation platform should first bear the liability for compensation, and the pet owner or shipper may bear the same liability as its fault.
In addition, if the pet injures the driver, the pet owner or shipper and the driver shall be liable for their respective faults.
Yan Bing suggested that if there is indeed a need to check in pets separately, in line with the principle of being responsible for yourself and others, it is still appropriate to choose a separate operation tool for pets (such as placing them in a pet crate).
Can you accept carpooling to pets?