Most of us who own pets wish we could take them everywhere. Obviously, we can't — for safety and health reasons, most public spaces don't allow pets.
Anyone who rides public transportation often enough knows that (unfortunately) pets aren't usually allowed to ride along. On the off chance you can bring a pet on a bus or train, it probably needs to be in a special carrier in order to keep it from disturbing other passengers.
Of course, there are special situations — like for this dog, Eclipse, who takes the bus by herself. In general though, bringing animals onto a bus is typically not only frowned upon but against the rules.
Well, sometimes rules are made to be broken.
A man in Brazil recently decided it was worth it to risk breaking the rules after he found a puppy abandoned in a cardboard box.
He grabbed the cardboard box, closed it up, and got on the bus, hoping nobody would notice.
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Another passenger, Camila Muracchini, saw the man get on the bus with his cardboard box, but she didn't say anything.
Eventually, the box made a noise that sounded like a bark, and it drew the attention of the bus driver.
Camila wrote about what happened in a Facebook post, which immediately went viral.
To date, the post has over 35,000 reactions and over 8,500 shares.
Camila explained that while she was going to work one day, she came across the man with the cardboard box.
When he got on the bus, the box was moving a lot — Camila was worried about what could be in there, but then she heard a bark.
The man looked around, nervous that the bus driver would make him get off for bringing an animal onto the bus.
Eventually, the driver approached him and asked, "It's a dog in there?"
The man quietly responded that, yes, it was a puppy, and he had found it abandoned outside.
He explained that he just wanted to take the puppy home.
Then the bus driver walked away. Nobody said anything, and it became clear that everyone wanted to support this man's efforts to bring the puppy home.
When the bus got started again, he sat down and put the box on his lap, petting and playing with the little pup.
Camila explained that it was obvious from the moment he started petting the dog that the two of them were meant to find each other.
The dog acted like he'd known the man for years.
Finally, Camila wrote that the entire encounter made her believe that there are still good people in the world.
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