Over 50 percent of Americans have pets and one in five say they have traveled with a pet on their lap. To promote the safety of our beloved furry friends, Subaru is funding crash tests conducted by the Center for Pet Safety (CPS), which will include results regarding best practices for safely securing pets in cars and crate size guidelines.
CPS will analyze the operational integrity of crates and carriers, and investigate crate connection options for those who travel with pets. This new round of testing is a continuation of work that started back in 2013, when CPS studied pet travel harnesses and discovered failures that could result in serious injury to pets and vehicle occupants, as well as vast differences in performance between several brands.
Now CPS plans to evaluate another commonly used class of pet safety products and will once again recruit the help of MGA Research Corporation, a testing lab contracted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to conduct tests using highly realistic large and small crash test dogs.
In addition to identifying best practices for transporting pets by car and potential quality issues with known crates and carriers, CPS also wants to devise a solid set of performance standards for crates and carriers. All findings from the study will be released later this summer and we’ll keep you posted with details. Subscribe to our blog to stay up to date!
