{"id":1907,"date":"2013-03-07T23:26:47","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T23:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.net\/blog\/?p=1907"},"modified":"2013-03-07T23:26:47","modified_gmt":"2013-03-07T23:26:47","slug":"popular-pet-car-restraints-fail-in-safety-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/popular-pet-car-restraints-fail-in-safety-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular pet car restraints fail in safety test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Dog-Solvitharness-B.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1909\" title=\"Dog-Solvitharness-B\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Dog-Solvitharness-B-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Subaru teamed up with the nonprofit Center for Pet Safety to test four popular brands of pet car restraints, finding that none conferred protection in a 30 mph crash that used crash dummy dogs, and the devices may actually cause serious harm or death to pets or drivers. Further testing is planned, and researchers are working to develop standards for the restraints.<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/r.smartbrief.com\/resp\/emtMCertqOCiePzWCidncUCicNSWEL?format=standard\" target=\"_blank\">MediaPost Communications\/Marketing Daily<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Subaru of America Inc. is partnering with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centerforpetsafety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Center for Pet Safety<\/a> to fund testing of car safety\u00a0 restraints for pets.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, there are no performance standards or test protocols in the U.S.\u00a0 for pet travel products. Although many manufacturers claim to test their\u00a0 products, without test standards, these claims cannot be substantiated. Subaru\u00a0 and the Center for Pet Safety will create standards for testing restraints,\u00a0 while announcing those that perform best.<\/p>\n<p>The center, a non-profit research and advocacy organization based in\u00a0 Washington, is dedicated to companion animal and consumer safety.<\/p>\n<p>The Center for Pet Safety conducted a pilot study which showed that the\u00a0 majority of pet safety restraints currently on the market do not provide\u00a0 acceptable protection in a crash situation, says Michael McHale, Subaru&#8217;s\u00a0 director of corporate communications.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As many of our owners have dogs, we feel it&#8217;s our responsibility to help\u00a0 them keep their pets as safe as possible when they journey with us,&#8221; McHale says\u00a0 in a release.<\/p>\n<p>The center conducted rigorous crash testing on commonly available pet safety\u00a0 restraints using realistic, specially designed crash test dogs, not live\u00a0 animals. A 55-pound crash dummy dog was used to see how the seatbelts would hold\u00a0 up in a collision at 30 miles per hour, patterning the same motor vehicle safety\u00a0 standards used to test child seats.<\/p>\n<p>Of the four popular dog car harness brands, none held up in the tests. All of\u00a0 them demonstrated that they either could lead to plausibly serious or fatal\u00a0 injuries for not only the canine but the driver too.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers in Subaru\u2019s home state of New Jersey are the first to consider the\u00a0 requirement of pet restraints when riding in vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The center has received requests from all over the world from manufacturers\u00a0 who want guidance on developing a safer harness, says Lindsey Wolko, the founder\u00a0 and CEO of the Center for Pet Safety, which is not affiliated with the pet\u00a0 product industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough this partnership, we can finally conduct additional testing to help\u00a0 develop a suitable standard, provide the needed knowledge-base to manufacturers,\u00a0 as well as determine the top performers,&#8221; Wolko says in a release.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediapost.com\/publications\/article\/194956\/subaru-funds-pet-safety-restraint-testing.html#ixzz2MtpCJIxJ\">https:\/\/www.mediapost.com\/publications\/article\/194956\/subaru-funds-pet-safety-restraint-testing.html#ixzz2MtpCJIxJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subaru teamed up with the nonprofit Center for Pet Safety to test four popular brands of pet car restraints, finding that none conferred protection in a 30 mph crash that used crash dummy dogs, and the devices may actually cause serious harm or death to pets or drivers. 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