![]() ![]() Midwest Wire Kennel with Reinforced Cage Support SystemĬonnection Notations: Centrally Located Gunner Reinforced Connection StrapsĪ connection kit (4 anchor straps included in the kit) was purchased with the Gunner Kennel and was used to secure the crate to the connections in the simulated cargo area per manufacturer instructions.Midwest Wire Kennel with Rubber Anchor Straps.Product Selection for the 2015 Crate Study If this information has been helpful to you, please consider a donation so we can further our research to help you protect your pet. Determine top performing crate brand(s).ĭownload the 2015 Crate Crashworthiness Study Summary Report (pdf) here.Collect performance data necessary to support a formal test protocol and ratings guidelines for pet travel crates.Examine connection options to help educate pet owners.Examine the safety, structural integrity and crashworthiness of “value” crates.Independently evaluate the current-state travel crate products that claim “testing”, “crash testing” or “crash protection” and cost less than $1,000.00 (US).Plastic Crates have been defined as “Carriers” and that summary report can be found here. For this effort value crates are defined as typically costing under $150.00 and do not make claims of “testing”, “crash testing” or “crash protection”. ![]() Only crates valued under a purchase price of $1,000.00 (cost of product plus shipping) were considered for this study.Īdditionally, understanding that product cost is a purchasing factor for pet owners, CPS also performed investigative testing on “value” crates that are commonly used for pet travel to determine if they could be adapted to achieve improved structural integrity and crash protection. In 2015 Center for Pet Safety and Subaru of America renewed a partnership with the intent to study the crashworthiness of pet travel crates that claimed “testing”, “crash testing” or “crash protection”. 2015 Crate Study Results Follow this link to find the CPS Certified Products: CPS Certified Products ![]()
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