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"Seat belts for pets?"

Pet restraints offer several advantages - "Pet Safety is key to a happy RVing"...

Pet safety belts
Photo courtesy barkbuckleup.com 
"Seat belts protect millions of people every day," said Christina Selter, nationally recognized pet safety advocate and founder of Bark Buckle UP. She buckles up her dog Betty, even if she's just driving to the supermarket.

"In the event of an accident, an unrestrained pet can escape and be hit by another vehicle, cause another collision, or attack emergency crews trying to reach an injured party. It only takes a few minutes to safeguard your pet and by properly securing them, you are protecting yourself, your passengers, and your pet from injury, not to mention protecting other drivers and first responders trying to help."

American families consider their pets to be part of their family and take them along on Halloween so here are a few pet safety tips:

"It's just simply a law of physics," states Selter. When driving 35 mph, a 60-pound unrestrained dog will have an impact force of 2,700 pounds. "Imagine a baby elephant riding in your back seat, slamming into your car seat, windshield or passenger." Even if the animal survives, it can impede the progress of first responders who need every moment to safely care for accident victims.

Pet restraints offer several advantages -- they help protect pets in the event of a collision; keep pets from running loose and distracting the driver; and prevent pets from escaping the car through an open window or door.

BarkBuckleUP.com was formed to advocate safe pet travel solutions. They have become experts in recommending pet equipment that helps protect pets and people during travel. Pet Safety is key to a happy RVing.

Seat belts for pets in your RV?

What do you think?  Read RoTi readers' comments below and add your own opinion ...

READERS' COMMENTS
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Yorkie MomAn absolute must! My 3.5 lb. Yorkie survived solely because of the grace of God and because she was harnessed into her Snoozer Pet Products "Lookout Seat". You run your car seatbelt through loops in the back of the dog seat, and then you harness your dog in with the provided harness. She had 3" of foam to pad her when we were struck by a DUI driver at over 85 mph on a CA hwy and hit a guardrail. This was in a small car. Not a scratch one on her! If you love your dog, restrain him in the backseat. If you don't want to do that, see to it he's given to a truly loving home where the people will bother to do what's best for him. These seats also prevent driver distraction, and my girl loves being higher so she can see out the window with no motion sickness.
Debbie LSeat belts for dogs are a great thing. We have used them for more than 10 years. The dogs know when they get in the truck it is time to get them on. They sit and shake paws to get the harnass on. They do not get out of the truck unless we want them to. We lost one dog in an accident and have used the seat belts ever since. We had another accident and both dogs were okay because they were in the truck not running down the highway. Great investment!
John AI can't even get the kids to wear seat belts in the RV some of the time. Pets? Probably easier than the kids. Good idea really.
AndronWhy do some RV parks charge extra for a dog? Assuming that the owner cleans up after their pet, there are no appreciable maintenance costs to the park if you have a pet on a leash or inside your RV. I like the seat belt idea.
KiwiWhy shouldn't passengers in buses be required to wear seat belts, just like you have to in aircraft. In my experience, a truck and an RV will not pull up as quickly as a motorcar. Its for that reason we allow a little extra space between the vehicle in front and ours. If it came to a vehicle verses RV crash, I'd rather be sitting in my RV thank you very much. Pets? Never even thought of it.
JenWe are planning on some cross country RVing with our two, 6 yr old, golden retrievers. They have never been out before in an RV. They are well behaved so hope they will adjust? But seat belts? Never thought of this.

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