2013 Harness Ease of Use Study

A key component of the 2013 Harness Study, conducted by Center for Pet Safety, is ease of use of pet travel harnesses.

Ease of use is an important observation effort to understand what works and, more importantly, what doesn’t work when it comes to using products.

During the summer of 2013, Center for Pet Safety engaged some of our friends at Fairfax Pets on Wheels to help us gather feedback on ease of use. The information gathered was shared with several manufacturers to assist in their research and development, and improve their product design or instructions.

About Fairfax Pets on Wheels (FPOW)

Fairfax Pets On Wheels connects pets with people living in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Through their all-volunteer program, they donate more than 8,000 hours of pet visitation annually.

You can learn more about FPOW at fpow.org.

To understand more about Ease of Use, please watch this fun video, created especially for CPS by Robin Burkett of Pawprints Photography.

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