A pet taxi is safer.
A sudden stop and cat or dog in the glove compartment will go FLYING! Need I mention vet bills after the accident?
I completely agree. My cats now travel everywhere in pet taxis, ever since Bear escaped outside the vet's office and we had to lure him out from under a dumpster in the Lucky's parking lot with a can of tuna... but that's a story for another time.
I did let my cats out when I was driving from LA to Seattle, because 11 hours per day in a carrier was just too long. Amazingly all four behaved just fine, and for the most part stayed in the back of the Jeep inside the open carriers.
"A sudden stop and cat or dog in the glove compartment will go FLYING! Need I mention vet bills after the accident?"
No offence, but..What the hell do yall hunt with hounds small nuff to fit in the glove box?