Barking Mad

Welcome to Barking Mad

Representing responsible, loving pet owners.
Join Barking Mad today.

Are you a responsible dog owner who likes to take your dog with you?

Would you like to use public transport with your well-behaved pet?

Are you renting and treated as a second-class tenant because of your companion animal?

Do you want more dog beaches and swimming areas?

Barking Mad is for you. We lobby for fair access to beaches, parks, transport and accommodation. Our goal is to end the discrimination of responsible pet owners and to ensure equitable and shared access to community resources. If you want change, please join.

A few of our current campaigns:

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National: pets on public transport.

National: strata laws and design for pets.

Qld, NSW & Victoria: beach & park access.

Ending 'no pets allowed' when renting in NSW.

Raising awareness of the health benefits of pets.

Queensland: Stop the 'one dog per family' laws.

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"The RSPCA believes that dogs play an important part in the lives of their owners and families. We would like dog owners to have the opportunity to include their dog in activities which may involve travel on public transport provided that the dog involved could deal with this sort of situation and it could be managed in such as way so as to not impact on other transport users." RSPCA Australia.

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New Member Comments:

I've just moved to this country and bought a tiny pet chihuahua. I was taken totally by surprise by the bus conductor who refused to take my dog and me back home. Is this correct, as I have no other transport? Many thanks and keep up the great campaign! J.A.

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Designate an area (ie half) of the beach to be dog friendly as not everyone wants their bottom sniffed and we need to respect that. Z.G.

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I can't believe how restrictive Australia is about pets! But I do think there are far too many pet owners who won't pick up and let their dogs annoy people; this makes it harder for responsible owners. M.C.

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I would dearly love to take my dog on a bus or a tram. I can only take him on a train and as we don't have a car it makes socialising very difficult and we often have to leave our dog at home. Melbourne member

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