Doggie Restrooms Come to O'Hare and Midway
Pet restrooms mandated by federal guidelines
Wednesday, Jul 21, 2010 | Updated 7:30 AM CDT
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 16: A dog pauses during the RSPCA Million Paws Walk at Sydney Olympic Park on May 16, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. The Million Paws Walk is an annual fundraising event for the animal welfare organisation. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
O'hare and Midway Airports now have restrooms for pooches, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.
They're called "animal relief areas" and amount to patches of ground where a pet can do their business before getting on a plane. O'hare has two of them outside terminals 1 and 5 and Midway has one. City Aviation Department spokeswoman Karen Pride told the Sun-Times the areas are covered with grass, wood chips or gravel.
The areas bring the airports into compliance with new federal guidelines for passengers traveling with pets by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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