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Tenn. lawmaker says dogs need seatbelts
WKRN ^ | 03/01/2011 | WKRN

Posted on 03/01/2011 12:30:24 PM PST by The Magical Mischief Tour

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To: jagusafr

If nothing annoys you more than that, you’ve got a pretty good, stress free life.


41 posted on 03/01/2011 1:46:43 PM PST by beandog
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

I live in TN - to build a house in my county you don’t even have to submit blueprints so now I have to strap in my dog?

Mine don’t wander around the car - they lie down on the back seat. What a goofy idea.


42 posted on 03/01/2011 1:46:47 PM PST by 30Moves
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To: swain_forkbeard

After the attempt to put a cat in a belt, you would be driving to the ER to get stitched up. Send the bill to the stupid politican that thinks the law is great..


43 posted on 03/01/2011 1:46:47 PM PST by goat granny
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To: Joe 6-pack

Yep, right here in Cookeville, TN. The dog jumps out, tail wagging, bouncing around like he wants to play. Cop squeals like a girl and grabs his gun, then shoots the dog. Right there on the dash cameral.


44 posted on 03/01/2011 1:56:48 PM PST by jdub (A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

Hmm, no mention of his party, so I have to assume he is a D. Let me guess, it will be a passive enforcement only, never to be legal for a primary reason for a law enforcement stop.


45 posted on 03/01/2011 2:00:51 PM PST by CSM (Keeper of the "Dave Ramsey Fan" ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: CSM
Nope. Guess again.

Under a bill sponsored by Rep. Jim Cobb, dogs or other animals must be restrained while in the interior of a motor vehicle in motion. According to the Spring City Republican, not only can it be distracting for drivers to have a pet roaming around a vehicle, it could be potentially dangerous for them.

46 posted on 03/01/2011 2:07:07 PM PST by PalmettoMason (It's easy being a menace to society when WAY OVER half the population is happy being sheep.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Have they tested that device? To me it looks badly designed. I don’t see any support for the rear half of the dog. The dog’s rear body will be thrown forward, putting a lot of stress on his underarm tendons and bones, and also his neck. He’ll end up strangled and with injured front legs. They need to design a booster seat, like a child’s booster seat, that will accommodate a dog’s shape.


47 posted on 03/01/2011 2:09:32 PM PST by giotto
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To: PalmettoMason

Doh, you got me. Oh well, a progressive nannystater is a progressive nannystater.


48 posted on 03/01/2011 2:12:37 PM PST by CSM (Keeper of the "Dave Ramsey Fan" ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: giotto
Have they tested that device?

My dog jumped out of the window once.

It would prevent that, anyway. Maybe.

49 posted on 03/01/2011 2:15:44 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun." -- Barry Soetoro, June 11, 2008)
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To: jagusafr
Virtually. Okay....I got it.

Funny thing is....I can relate. But just when you think you've seen it all...something comes along you've never thought of.

Been there, done that.

I've worked with patients in hospitals for over 20 yrs...About the time you think you've seen everything.....You are mistaken.

I could tell you stories...as I'm quite sure you could tell me a story or two.

Best FRegards,

50 posted on 03/01/2011 2:19:27 PM PST by Osage Orange (MOLON LABE)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

My small dogs have always rode in a car seat like the one above.

The seat is held down by the seat belt, and the dog is strapped to the seat belt via his collar/body harness.

-PJ

51 posted on 03/01/2011 2:23:29 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (In a democracy, you negotiate from the floor of the legislature, not from hideouts and bullhorns.)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

Same with Police dogs?

How about cats?

Were are the seat belts on school buses?


52 posted on 03/01/2011 2:24:33 PM PST by Gator113 (I'll be voting for Sarah Palin, Liberty, our Constitution and American Exceptionalism.)
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To: swain_forkbeard

If I lived there I would be tempted to take my cat to his office and turn her loose. He obviously has all of the really important stuff taken care of and could use his spare time to play the popular game called Catch the Cat! Wonder if I should warn him that it often takes longer than playing a round of golf. NAH!


53 posted on 03/01/2011 2:26:53 PM PST by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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To: Political Junkie Too

My dogs are always seatbelted in the car. Anyone who has seen what happens to a dog in an auto accident knows a seatbelt can save their lives, too. I do it because I love my dogs.


54 posted on 03/01/2011 2:29:21 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: beandog

A small animal loose in the car (lapdog or housecat) can be big trouble if it chooses to burrow under the brake, clutch, and/or accelerator pedals. A pet carrier, or a leash short enough and tied far back enough that the pet cannot reach this area, should be more than sufficient.


55 posted on 03/01/2011 2:53:26 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Hawk)
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To: CSM

He’s just a Dem in a RINO suit.


56 posted on 03/01/2011 2:55:40 PM PST by PalmettoMason (It's easy being a menace to society when WAY OVER half the population is happy being sheep.)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

What’s next Obamacare for dogs?


57 posted on 03/01/2011 3:28:11 PM PST by dervish (I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself)
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To: dervish

No, collective bargaining rights.


58 posted on 03/01/2011 8:03:41 PM PST by maro (One term is enough)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

Tenn. Lawmakers need legislative seat belts to prevent them from hitting the windshield of overregulation.


59 posted on 03/01/2011 8:23:05 PM PST by Chickensoup (“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stomping on a human face — forever.” Orwell)
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To: CSM

Not all nanny-statists are Democrats.


60 posted on 03/01/2011 10:31:31 PM PST by Immerito (Reading Through the Bible in 90 Days)
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