Japan airport gets dog toilets Posted by Anita Froneman on 13 February 2020 Travelling with pets can be a gruelling experience. Sometimes, pet owners have to wait for hours in an airport with no easily accessible place for their animals to do their business. Now, a Japanese airport has built ‘canine bathrooms’. Osaka International Airport, also known as Itami airport, decided to introduce the canine facility after receiving requests from passengers with pets and from airline officials complaining of accidents on their aircraft, according to Japan Times. The dog bathrooms officially opened today, 13 February. However, there will be designated operating hours, daily from 5:30 am to 10 pm. Japan’s first airport (Osaka International Airport) bathroom for dogs features self-cleaning ‘pee pole’. pic.twitter.com/5uWvtJlSc0 — 247 News TODAY (@247NewsTODAY) February 12, 2020 ‘We hope (the introduction) will lead to stress reduction by allowing dogs, along with their owners, to go to the toilet before boarding,’ said Kansai Airports in a statement. Some other airports have already built similar facilities, like the ‘Service Animal Relief Area’ at the Atlanta airport in the US. Image: Twitter/Jeffrey Rowland Related Posts Cape Town’s sustainability: Leading the way in environmental initiatives 1 June 2023 As National Environmental Month commences in South Africa, Cape Town stands proudly at the forefront... read more Kapama to host Safari Guide of the Year Awards 2023 1 June 2023 Kapama Private Game Reserve near Hoedspruit will host this year’s Safari Guide of the Year... read more Blood Lions relaunches for public viewing on YouTube 1 June 2023 Award-winning documentary feature film Blood Lions has been relaunched on YouTube for public viewing, creating... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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