This is something I have not seen in all my time in Britain, although I suspect that someone does do a similar kind of business, although on a less public scale. In Moscow, you can order a special taxi to transfer your four-legged friend, with or without you by their side. The drivers are experienced in animal transportation and have completed a special canine handling course, to better assist the dog and its owner. You can also use the service to be taken to or from the airport, as well as to deliver the goods from the vet clinic.
The prices are rather “democratic”, so to say: to go from A to B within Moscow city, regardless of time in transfer, will cost the dog owner 1200RUB, approx. 30EUR. If the driver has to wait for you, the price will increase to 1500RUB for transportation, plus 250RUB for every hour of waiting, i.e. 1750RUB, or 43.5EUR.
The taxis have a climate control system inside, which is an indispensable feature to use in the notorious Moscow traffic jams. In this photo the taxi stands in the line of cars in Sretenka Street. After every journey the taxi is disinfected, to ensure the high level of service for subsequent passengers.
The former unimate I met in the evening of the same day as I took this photo told me it’s good for people to live in Moscow, if they have money. I don’t know about people, but for some dogs in Moscow dog’s life is certainly a great fun.
