Safety FAIL
January 12, 2010 at 10:41 pm 5 comments
The Pet Emergency Evacuation Jacket may be the most ridiculous safety-related gadget I’ve seen. Some genius decided that a combination pet coat and emergency kit was a brilliant idea because, of course – the smartest thing you can possibly do in a flood, fire, tornado or earthquake is grab a panicked animal and bundle it into a bulky, space age strait jacket.
Made from a nifty silver fabric that’s touted as “the same material used by Japan’s world-class firefighters”, the jacket has in integrated leash and carry handle. It’s packed with a muzzle, food bowl, poop bags, a radio, water bags, energy bars, aromatherapy oils and a stylish rain hat and booties. You’ll have to supply your own personal flotation device, parachute and GPS unit. Canine and feline versions are available.
A real bargain at $503 (with shipping).
Entry filed under: pets, safety. Tags: unrestrained consumerism.
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perri | January 13, 2010 at 2:16 am
Some things should be illegal to market. This is one.
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James | January 13, 2010 at 8:45 am
$500! Unreal that they think you would want to drop that much coin on something so silly. If the thing floated I could see it being useful on a boat maybe, but you could pack all that stuff in a little bundle in the outside pocket of your own backpack and not burden the poor animal with the stress.
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retrieverman | January 13, 2010 at 8:55 am
Gosh that photo reminds me of this film:
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H. Houlahan | January 13, 2010 at 9:22 am
I will totally be stopping and diligently picking up the poop while evacuating ahead of the cloud of nuclear fallout from Beaver Valley.
(It won’t be the dog shitting himself, though.)
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Kari | January 13, 2010 at 10:40 am
terrible. who would spend the money on that thing?