19.06.2025, 10:19

With near 30 days left in the active phase of this campaign, it feels like the right moment to reflect and say a heartfelt thank you.

Thanks to your engagement, we’ve successfully activated over 1,000 people around the simple but powerful idea that fairness for dog owners on trains matters. That’s no small feat - especially given how little public awareness or media attention this issue tends to receive.

To put it in perspective: we represent roughly 0.1% of dog owners in Germany. We don’t believe that reflects the true level of frustration many feel. The fact that dog owners are still expected to pay €30 or more for a single train journey with their companions to travel in cramped, muzzled conditions - entirely at the mercy of inconsistent policies and other passengers - is deeply unfair and frankly, an unkind system that needs change.

We’ve reached out to hundreds of organisations, contacted media outlets and done our best to stir up conversation on social media. But truthfully, the steam for continued outreach has run out. With only a month left, we’ll begin preparing the final submission of this petition and leave the rest in the hands of fate (or perhaps, the next campaigner who picks up the cause).

Massive thanks to everyone who signed, commented, made suggestions and shared the petition. Your voices have shaped this campaign.

As a final gesture, the comments section will be transferred to a searchable database - so that journalists, researchers and interested parties can better understand the shared concerns, lived experiences and common frustrations behind the signatures.

Maybe this isn’t the end — just the first chapter. 🐾