- SANTA FE, N.M.
(Reuters) - The city of Santa Fe may soon require pet owners to restrain
their dogs, cats and ferrets in special pet seats or with seat belts while
traveling in a moving vehicle.
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- The ordinance, endorsed by the city's public safety committee,
would also require that "animals in open beds of trucks and cars be
tethered or restrained enough so the animal can't fly out the window,"
said Kate Rindy, executive director of the Santa Fe Animal Shelter, who
helped develop the proposed law.
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- Rindy said dog seat belts as well as portable pet carriers
would fit the bill, as would someone merely "holding a pet in their
lap," she said. "Just like people need to be safe, so do animals."
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- There are special restraints on the market selling for
about $20 to $30 to attach an animal to a seat belt.
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- The pet restraint law in vehicles is part of a larger
animal measure that tackles regulations for items such as spaying and neutering
pets.
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- The city council will vote on the ordinance within the
month, Rindy said.
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