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Originally Posted by Sharonmarlow  They say the reason they don't give the names of the companies is:
1) the companies were not violating any safety laws - ironically- because there aren't any!
2) they don't want to discourage people from not restraining their dogs AT ALL in the car. While the seatbelts might not actually do anything to save a dog in the event of an accident, they can at least prevent an accident from occurring caused by the pet distracting the driver. |
That last reason for calling it a "safety harness" is misleading. One would tend to automatically think anything called a "safety harness" would keep our dogs from flying around in the car as our seatbelts do. Instead, they are "safe" only because they restrain the dog? That's not much safety help in a violent collision.
Golly, a hardshell carrier seatbelted in place restrains the dog from distracting a driver, keeps it safe from the airbag - AND keeps doggie from flying around inside the car during a sudden stop or collision.