Uber Technologies Inc. today launched a new service in selected U.S. markets that will allow users to book vehicles that will also happily carry pets.

Called Uber Pet, the service allows users to book a car that’s guaranteed to allow pets with a small additional surcharge of between $3 to $5 per trip.

Currently, Uber has no policies regarding pets other than drivers are legally obliged to provide support for service animals. For Uber users, that means transporting their pets has been difficult previously since some drivers will take pets and others won’t. Although dogs and cats are the obvious choices for the service, any pet can be transported under the service.

For Uber drivers, the service is optional and drivers can opt in or out of providing Uber Pet rides. Of the surcharge fee, Uber said drivers would get the majority of it, making it possibly appealing for some drivers looking to earn more money while also helping cover any additional cleaning costs.

Uber Pet follows a number of recent changes and product launches from Uber. The company merged its Uber Food app into its general Uber app in September, giving users a one-stop shop for most Uber services, the same app on which Uber Pet bookings will be available. On Oct. 3 Uber announced Uber Works in Chicago, a new on-demand labor hiring app that matches people looking for shift work with companies that need temporary employees.

The new Uber Pet services will be available starting Oct. 16 in Austin, Denver, Nashville, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Tampa Bay. Uber Pet is currently available in some of the South American and European markets Uber serves.

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