70% of pet owners are unaware of the laws concerning car travel in Spain

[Darren]

The DGT teamed up with RACE to try and promote how important it is to restrain your pet in your vehicles. Not only do you add to the risk factor of getting injured in an accident if you do not secure your pet you also run the risk of being stopped by the police and issued with a €100 fine.

The Suggested methods are:

If you have a "Toy" sized dog or cat then have it in a pet carrier and place the carrier on the floor wedged between the back of the front seat and the front of the back seats.

For all other dogs it is strongly suggested to have the dog in the boot if possible also with a dog guard in place and harnessed securely. This method is of course only available to those of us who have an estate or hatchback type vehicle otherwise the use of a double harness on the back seat is recommended.

Further information can be found here: Su seguridad parte de ti

[Sammy]

My little boy sits on my knee when I am driving!

[crispy]

We have the boys harnessed on the back seat but we have just bought a guard so we can now harness them in the boot, well we are hoping we can haven't tired it yet. Thanks for the info Darren you see so many dogs in the front of the car on the drivers lap here it is amazing especially when they have their heads hanging out of the window I would worry that they jumped out. That would be the dogs not the drivers...

[crispy]

My little boy sits on my knee when I am driving!

see my reply lady

[The Capitans Wench]

Mine stays in her cage on back seat or if car has back seat passengers she goes in the boot with parcel shelf off. She is used to this method and travels much better that way anyway. I think that possibly the cage should be restrained in some manner.

[Sammy]

see my reply lady

He lies down on my knee and is a good boy

[Sammy]

Mine stays in her cage on back seat or if car has back seat passengers she goes in the boot with parcel shelf off. She is used to this method and travels much better that way anyway. I think that possibly the cage should be restrained in some manner.

Unless she is with me!

[The Capitans Wench]

aye well hmmmm :-) no comment

[Darren]

Mine stays in her cage on back seat or if car has back seat passengers she goes in the boot with parcel shelf off. She is used to this method and travels much better that way anyway. I think that possibly the cage should be restrained in some manner.

The problem with cages that are not restrained is when your vehicle is stopped violently everything travels forward and so not only could you be hit in the back of your seat by a dog but a dirty big cage as well. I'd imagine that may even be worse than just having the animal roam around the cabin of the car.