Time for dogs to pay their way

 When I began writing this blog I was familiar with many kinds of bad animal behavior, but one thing I didn't expect was the number of animals forcing their way onto human public transit. We've seen
a possum in New York City and a dog in Sweden,
a ferret in England,
a dog in Italy,
and even pigeons in Sweden - and elsewhere - who are deliberately taking the subway.

These are all cases where the animals appear to have made their transportation choice on their own, leaving out say snakes that escaped when being carried in carriers, who might well have preferred a taxi.

Dogs are in the majority on the list above, and now we've got another: a Jack Russell terrier in England, this time with the video above. As The Telegraph tells it:

Once on-board the Southeastern service to London King's Cross, Frankie quickly found a window seat - much to the surprise of his fellow commuters.

The intrepid hound had already made his way 1.6 miles to the train station after sneaking out of his front door as his owner left for work.

However, after half-an-hour as a stowaway, Frankie's freedom was eventually cut short when he was scooped up just minutes from King's Cross by train manager Richard Cheeseman.

Once on-board the Southeastern service to London King's Cross, Frankie quickly found a window seat - much to the surprise of his fellow commuters.

The intrepid hound had already made his way 1.6 miles to the train station after sneaking out of his front door as his owner left for work.

However, after half-an-hour as a stowaway, Frankie's freedom was eventually cut short when he was scooped up just minutes from King's Cross by train manager Richard Cheeseman.

As usual, everyone else goes to a lot of trouble, but the dog gets off without even paying for the ride:

Mrs Abbott and her 22-year-old daughter Stephanie spent £59 to buy tickets to collect their beloved pet. Frankie was excused from paying the £17.80 usually needed to buy a ticket for his journey.

At this point, dogs on trains have become so commonplace that I'm not sure I should blog about the next one. Is it even news anymore? And if it isn't, shouldn't such regular customers be required to pay the fare?