If you’re a pet parent and use crates and carriers when traveling with your beloved furry friend, you’ll definitely want to read on to find out the results of Center for Pet Safety’s recent crash test study. Subaru called the results “promising and shocking” in a company press release and when you hear the results you’ll understand why.
To start with the shocking part, the study found that most products tested actually failed. Part of Center for Pet Safety’s reason for performing its pet crate and carrier crash tests, which were funded by Subaru of America, was to see how these products REALLY perform in collision situations. The fact is that there are currently no set guidelines or testing protocols when it comes to these products and many make claims that they’ve been tested for travel safety. However, Center for Pet Safety’s study seems to tell a different story.
Let’s start with the winners, which did indeed maintain their structural integrity and prove to keep test-dog dummies safe when put through simulated accidents:
2015 TOP PERFORMING PET CRATE
Gunner Kennels G1 Intermediate with 8’ Tie Down Straps
*Called best crate by a large margin
2015 TOP PERFORMING PET CARRIERS
PetEgo Forma Frame Jet Set Carrier with ISOFIX-Latch Connection
Sleepypod Mobile Pet Bed with PPRS Handilock
*Tied for first place
Now here are the products that didn’t do so well to say the least.
Of the six crates that were tested, these products failed:
- MIM Safe's Variocage Single
- Roto Mold's Ruff Tough Kennel
- 4pets' Proline Milan
Of the eight carriers that were tested, these products failed:
- Snoozer Roll Around Travel Dog Carrier Backpack 4-in-1
- PetBuckle Auto Kennel Restraint
- Petmate Vari Kennel plastic carrier
- Petmate Compass dog carrier
- Kurgo Wander carrier
- PetEgo Pet Tube
And so you know the extent to which product claims can be misleading, the CEO of Center for Pet Safety, Lindsey Wolko, told CBS (without disclosing the exact product name), "One carrier made very egregious claims saying the product was crash tested up to 30 pounds, 30 miles per hour. That product failed at 20 pounds, and the stitching was just not crash-worthy at all."
Ultimately CPS hopes to use their recent study to establish standards for pet crate and carrier testing and the organization would one day like to offer a certification for products that pass its tests.
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