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Car Crash and Pet Statistics

A Golden Retriever sticking his head out of the car window. The image has a text, which says, "There are about 43.3 million households in the United States with pets, and around 84% of dog owners travel with their dogs unrestrained."
An image with a text that says, "In 2013, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that 172,000 children were injured in traffic crashes. There's a good chance that pets were in these vehicles, too.
A text saying, "An unrestrained dog in the car can be projected forward 40 times their weight if the vehicle crashes at a speed of 25mph, making it lethal for the passenger and the pet," with the dog inside the car as a background of the picture.
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Million U.S. Households Own Pets
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Percent of Owners Travel With Unrestraint Dogs
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Million Car Crashes Occurred in 2013
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Thousand Traffic Crash Injury Cases Involved Unrestraint Pets
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