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French rail operator SNCF fined after train killed cat hiding on tracks (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by BlackRose to c/news@beehaw.org

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Passengers Georgia and her 15-year-old daughter Melaina said their pet escaped from its travel bag and disappeared under a high-speed train as it prepared to leave Paris for Bordeaux, in south-western France, with 800 passengers onboard.

After 20 minutes of them trying to persuade staff to rescue it, the train departed, killing the cat.

“We saw him sliced in half,” Melaina told the animal rights association 30 Million Friends at the time. “They told us it wasn’t their problem, that it was just a cat and that we should have had it on a leash.”

SNCF offered the cat’s owners a free ticket to Bordeaux in compensation.

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[–] Zekromaster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago

The free SNCF Ticket to Bordeaux as compensation sounds like a fucking joke.

[–] uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Wow. Heartless.

[–] YouShutYoMouf@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Am I an asshole for agreeing with the train station?

There were 800 people on the train. Who knows if one of them was traveling to have (or perform) a life saving medical procedure. Someone may have been rushing home to say final goodbyes to a passing loved one. There are any number of reasons 800 people should not wait indefinitely while authorities remove a pet cat from under a train. The owners let it escape. It's unfortunate, but actions have consequences.

I'm open to changing my mind if anyone wants to argue the other side.

[–] BlackRose 1 points 1 year ago

I think they could have tried something during the 20 minutes untill departure.