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First off, FUCK UBER... but I don't see Uber being at any sort of fault here unless their policy is no animals, which it obviously isn't because Uber Pet exists. Only possibly by not routing service animal rides through Uber Pet exclusively since those drivers are already expecting animals.
Do we really want to say that in order to participate in rideshare driving at all that you must allow animals in your private vehicle?
Uber drivers use their own vehicles, they are not Uber's property or responsibility. If an owner doesn't want animals in their vehicle, they cannot and should not be forced to. A lot of people don't want animals in their vehicles, trained or not. They may be worried about damage from things like claws to the fabrics, etc. and don't want to deal with that possibility, whereas the Uber Pet drivers are prepared for that.
And this doesn't even get into the bastards that lie about their pets and "emotional support" animals being service animals causing problems for those that actually do need the assistance. There's no penalty for lying about it, and no verification system to filter those out.
I'm assuming you are describing the driver's pov from the context of the USA.
Do the drivers really use their own cars? Where I'm from drivers usually rent the cars or have a profit sharing agreement with a fleet management company.
That does happen, usually that's more how traditional cabs operate, and even then in many places they own the cab and contract to a company for fares.
The vast majority of rideshare drivers in the US use their own vehicle.