Do You Transport Your Dog in the Car Trunk? The Danger Waiting There Is Huge!
You got a dog and started traveling with it, and transporting it in the trunk of your car seemed like the most practical solution. It may seem logical at first. However, traveling in the trunk exposes your dog to enormous danger.
Many articles on the internet say that a dog needs enough space during transport so it can stretch and lie comfortably. Because of this, many owners believe that placing their dog in the trunk is a good way to provide that desired space.
What those articles usually do not mention is the danger waiting for your pet in the trunk. Unfortunately, even today many experts still recommend transporting dogs there.
The trunk of a car has two main purposes. The first is to carry luggage and the second is to protect passengers sitting in the rear seats. In a rear-end collision, the trunk acts as a deformation zone that absorbs the impact energy of the car crashing into you. If your dog is in the trunk at that moment, its chances of survival are almost zero. The dog hits the hard parts of the vehicle and is exposed to extreme forces.
What happens in a frontal collision? The dog is not in the deformation zone, but its body stops against the rigid back of the rear seats, which cannot absorb the energy.
In both cases enormous g-forces act on the dog’s body, causing severe internal injuries that are often fatal.
Today there are much safer and more comfortable ways to transport dogs in cars, so there is no need to risk the life of your beloved pet.
A man’s best friend does not belong in the trunk.