Avoid taking dogs on Virtu ferries in the heat

robpw2 ViP

Member since 07 July 2014

robpw2ViP11 August 2015 07:51:54

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i know that its the only route into malta for many of you but please think twice about taking your family pet onboard when its incredibly hot -

tearnet ViP

Member since 19 June 2011

tearnetViP12 August 2015 10:20:12

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robpw2 wrote:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150811/local/dog-dies-from-heat-stress-on-board-sicily-catamaran.580136

i know that its the only route into malta for many of you but please think twice about taking your family pet onboard when its incredibly hot -

We take our dog on the virtu ferry all the time ( at least 8 times a year ) never had a problem. The dog stays in the car and the car deck is open at the front and seems cool to me when we return to the car.

The temporary ferry that is in use at the moment is a passenger ferry and I presume has kennels as dogs are not allowed in the passenger areas. This I guess is the area of concern and the kennels are situated in an聽 enclosed area that聽 has no free flow of air.

Terry

Pig Ear Active member

Member since 13 February 2014

Pig EarActive member13 August 2015 20:27:00

that's very worrying for me as we're due to use the ferry as foot passengers in just over two weeks and our dog would not cope with being confined like in that story. They had assured me that they had air conditioned kennels which although I appreciate the replacement doesn't, there is no way I'm putting my dog at risk.