Keyser_Soze Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Florida bill would ban dogs from sticking their heads out car windows WWW.USATODAY.COM If passed, drivers who let dogs sit in their lap or put their heads out vehicle windows in Florida would receive a moving violation. Quote A bill filed on Friday by Broward County Democratic state Sen. Lauren Book would prohibit dogs from putting their heads out of car windows. The measure includes various animal-welfare regulations: penalizing cat declawing, banning certain animal testing, prohibiting rabbit sales before Easter and requiring the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to post an online registry of convicted animal abuses. According to the bill, drivers wouldn't be allowed to hold a dog in their lap, and dogs wouldn't be allowed to put their head or any other body part outside a car window. The bill calls for pets to be restrained with a harness, seat belt, or if possible, to be held by a passenger. If a dog is being transported in the bed of a truck, they must be restrained by using a crate that is safely secured and large enough to allow the dog to turn around normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Surprised to see something reasonable coming from Floriduh. Letting dogs stick their heads out the window is apparently terrible for their eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Jason said: Letting dogs stick their heads out the window is apparently terrible for their eyes. Yeah this seems like mostly a good thing. I met a dog owner when I was younger and the dog had sunglasses because I guess a bee flew into the dog's eye when it had it's head out the window or something and lost its eye. Also, it always seemed unsafe to me to have a dog on your lap, sticking it's head out the window while you're driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 I had a wasp fly into my mouth one time while jet skiing, apparently it just died when it my teeth though. /first world problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 I agree with being on your lap while driving part, and no dog should in the back of a flat bed truck for great distances in travel. But no heads out the window is too far for me as a dog owner of 40yrs. My first golden would ride with my in the front seat of my ‘08 Escape on the passenger side. He would either sit in the seat head out the window/looking out the windshield. mostly it was a combo of ass in seat, front legs on ground, and resting his head on the windowsill sniffing the air. He did occasionally rest his head on my lap while driving as well, but not often. I now put my back seats down in my car and they love moving from one window to the next in the back. Putting your head out in a moving car is like a dogs right of passage. Get them goggles if you want (we’ve thought about it) but I’m overall not a fan of the bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Good bill. When I travel with the dogs (and toys and clothes and etc and etc all in the van!) they’re in a crate in the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 This article made me sad, only because it reminded me of when I used to take my dog out to my sister’s place and my dog would start crying in the back seat because her place is in the same direction as the vet and he assumed we were going there. I miss having a beagle. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 33 minutes ago, MarSolo said: This article made me sad, only because it reminded me of when I used to take my dog out to my sister’s place and my dog would start crying in the back seat because her place is in the same direction as the vet and he assumed we were going there. I miss having a beagle. Beagle solidarity. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPCyric Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 On 2/25/2023 at 10:30 AM, Kal-El814 said: Beagle solidarity. @Chairslinger This bill is good I know someone who's dog fell out of the window and got ran over by their back tire (luckily survived but it was very lucky). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Good, it’s not good for them. Next pass a bill banning idiots from jogging with their dogs. Also not good for the dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Mine hates it when I roll the window down. I just tell her she should stop farting so much during drives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 I know from first hand experience that Florida has a lot of Karen-y old dog types Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominous Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Saw a dog die from falling out of a window once. People are stupid. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 My dog always wears a harness and is wearing a seatbelt whenever he's in the car with me. If I get in an accident, I don't want him ejected from the car, nor do I want him to become a 50 lb projectile inside the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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