Sep 12, 2008 4:58 pm US/Eastern
Products Try To Keep Pets Buckled Up & Safe
BALTIMORE (WJZ) ―
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This year, the government estimates nearly 2 million people will be injured in automobile crashes worldwide. Some of those injured were hit by their unrestrained pets traveling with them in their cars.
This year, the government estimates nearly 2 million people will be injured in automobile crashes worldwide.
As
Mike Schuh reports, some of those injured were hit by their unrestrained pets traveling with them in their cars.
When you think of a dog traveling in a car, unrestrained pets come to mind. Statistics show 98 percent of pets ride that way. On the road, that's unsafe.
But a group called Bark-Buckle Up hopes to change that.
"You can harness them, buckle them up into the seatbelt, use a kennel, use a car seat. There's all kinds of products out there. You just need to use them and use them correctly," said Christina Selter, Bark-Buckle Up.
In an accident, a dog, cat or other pet becomes a missile.
"A pet flying through the vehicle can break a neck. They can hit a child, they can go through a window. A window breaks, they can jump out into traffic and cause a second accident," said Selter.
You can secure your pets with a pet buckle. There's also the harness system that doubles as a life preserver.
"If they're having to deal with an aggressive pet, a scared pet, an injured pet, they have to call Animal Control. That takes time. There's traffic, it's five o'clock. Now you have another hour into the accident. Their job is to get in and to get you, so it's best to have the pet secured," said Selter.
A pet safety day demonstration featuring about 20 pet safety products will be held Saturday at Koons Volvo on Reisterstown Road about a mile outside of the Beltway.
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