Barking Up The Wrong Tree

Should You Drive With A Dog In Your Lap?

People who drive with their dog in their lap deserve to be fined in my opinion, no question.

Why then, is California suddenly debating whether or not this should happen?  Bill Maze, an assemblyman in Visalia, opened the ‘idea’ after he saw a woman driving with THREE dogs on her lap.

You get fined for using a mobile while driving, you get fined for eating or drinking whilst driving, so why not for driving with a dog on your lap?  It is irresponsible and could cause an accident.  Besides which, if you cared about your dog, why are they on your lap anyway?  Wouldn’t they be safer either in a dog harness, which we wrote about in March, or in a carrier?  Being on your lap won’t keep them safe.  Idiots.

Apparently, the bill has been passed to the State Senate to pass it as law.  Once passed, drivers will be charged $35 for having a dog on their lap.