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YO F TRANSPORTATION ; W E WH O AR E TRAVELIN G O N PUBLI C TRANSPORTATION , AR E ; NO WBEIN G EXPOSE D T O ANIMALS , SITTIN G BESID E U S AN D ON^ OU R CLOTHES , - AN D I N OU R FACES , HOWLIN G AN D MAKIN G FUSS , FO R TH E ^ DURATIO N O F TH E TRI P WHIL E W E AR E TRAVELING , AN D ^ 1 SCENTIN G OU R SEATS , AN D OU R CLOTHE S AN D OU R BAGGAG ^ AN D TH E WORKER S O F TH E TRANSPORTATIO N , AR E HAVIN G T D HANDL E TH E ANIMA LPEOPL E AN D AL LO F THEIR , FLEAS , AN D EXCRETION S FRO M TH E ANIMAL S AN D ANIMAL S AR E NO TCAGED , THE YAR E I N TOTES , AN D PURSES , AN D OU TO F CAGE S RUNNIN G I N TH E AIRPORT S U N LEASHED , AN D THER E I S N O ON E T O OVERSE E TH E ENFORCEMEN TO F THI S PERMISSIVENES S WIT H THES E ANIMALS

. W E D O NO TAL LEA

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. YO U AN D YOUR S WH O OVERSE E OU R TRANSPORTATION

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. W E WER E NO T GIVE N A N OPERTUNIT YT O VOTE , AS T O WHETHE R W E APPROV E O R NO TO F BEIN G EXPOSE D T O ANIMAL S SITTIN G WIT H U S AN D O N US , WHIL E USIN G PUBLI C TRANSPORTATION

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. I A M ASENIO R CITIZEN , AN D I HA D T O G O T O TH E BAC KO F TH E BUS , BECAUS E APERSO N WIT H HE R ANIMA LI N HE R ARMS , HA D A SEA TBESID E TH E ONL

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. AN D I TREALL YMUS TB E BA D WHE N A MAJO R NETWORK

. DI D ASPECIA LO N TH E PROBLEM S O F THIS

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. W E D O NO TLIKE T O BE FORCE D T O SI TBESID E ANIMAL S , I TI S WRON G AN D A N ENVASION , T O FORC E ANIMAL S O N PASSENGERS

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. AN D THE YSCEN TEVERYTHIN G THATTHE YAR E O N O R I N

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