The cat, Tux, was left behind in a Lyft after the driver left the destination before the passenger could remove her from the backseat.
A Lyft passenger lived every pet owner’s worst nightmare this weekend after a driver drove off with his cat. The two were eventually reunited, but not beforeto Twitter by Palash Pandey. According to his account, Pandey lost his cat Tux on the way to a
veterinarian appointment. As Pandey went to leave the vehicle, his driver, Daniel, apparently left the scene before Pandey could remove Tux and his carrier from the backseat. Pandey tried contacting the driver via the Lyft app before calling 911 and being transferred to 311. Then, he did what anyone in this day and age would do: Posted“@AskLyft My Lyft driver drove off with my pet cat still in the car,” Pandey tweeted on September 30.
the ride if he had known Tux was a passenger. Nevertheless, Tux was located by Lyft’s own investigators days later just“We’re so happy to report that Tux has been reunited with her owner and we are focused on ensuring Tux has everything she needs right now, including covering all of her veterinary bills,” A Lyft spokesperson told Gizmodo in an email. “We are actively working with all involved to fully understand the situation - to help prevent it from happening again.
local users to put up fliers around the area announcing Tux’s disappearance. Likewise, the company sent out a notification on the Lyft app, asking users if they had seen Tux while redirecting them tothe driver or the ride-sharing company. While Lyft seemingly put a good-hearted campaign forward to find Tux, the issue speaks to a broader issue with gig workers in the first place.
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