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Subaru Wants to Help Drivers Keep Their Pets Safe

Subaru has found that more than half of their customers are pet owners, with over 69% of them owning at least one dog. Judging by these numbers, the company has recently announced they will once again support pet safety and crash testing of pet safety products in a new campaign working along with Center for Pet Safety.
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To help promote the safety of man’s best friend, Subaru will fund CPS’s testing of pet crates and small carriers in crash situations. Designed by the non-profit research and consumer advocacy organization, the study will include an investigation of box connection options for pet owners who travel with their pets, as well as examine crate and carrier structural integrity. The data necessary to formulate testing and case performance standards will then gathered and made public.

As we said, Subaru’s initiative continues the automaker’s work that began in 2013 with the testing by CPS of pet harnesses. According to the company, the resulting Harness Crashworthiness Study uncovered major differences in performance of popular pet restraints.

They found that traveling along with your pet under certain conditions could cause catastrophic failure. Severe injury to both the pet and the vehicle passengers are at risk, which is why they decided to continue the program.

The goal of the previous study was to come up with a first survey of the sort and to raise awareness of the issue. The results were published last year and can be viewed online. After the new study ends, the same thing will happen with the results.

"We want to make pet parents aware of proper safety measures they can take to help protect their pets. Following the previous study with CPS, we were delighted to support this next stage in testing," said Michael McHale, Subaru's director of corporate communications.

Further details can be consulted in the press release we listed below but feel free to tell us about your personal experiences involving pets and cars if there are any.

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