Later, Attenborough went on Twitter and called out ScotRail for not intervening during his grisly train ride. Along with his message, he included a couple of pictures of him in his humiliating environment and specifically tweeted at the Scottish transport secretary, Michael Matheson.
In one of the pictures, his guide dog, Sam, is seen sitting on the ground, squashed by people on all sides. Attenborough was quick to point out that the reason it’s so important for blind or visually impaired people to get a seat is to prevent feeling of disorientation.
Besides making that point, he also stated that he was extremely worried about the safety of Sam, who could’ve had his paws or tail injured by people stepping on him as they got on and off the train.
It’s important for any blind or visually impaired people to be seated when on moving transport as the movement of the train can be very disorienting, I also like to be seated so that my dog is safely out of the way so that his tail or paws don’t accidentally get stood on by other passengers.
“It’s difficult to hold on, to keep my balance when having to stand on a moving train, and also hold onto my dog at the same time to ensure that he is okay in situations like this too.
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