Hi Everyone: Most of the readers of the FML will recall Rene Down's serious car accident a few years ago. Fortunately, Renee and the majority of her ferrets came through the accident with minor injuries and probably more emotional trauma than anything. One ferret, Gandolf one of Renee's DMK rescues did not survive. As a result of this situation and in honor of Gandolf, I re-evaluated how I traveled with my ferrets, also my other pets. My animals are now always in the back seat (unless I need the front seat room for the number I am transporting - or I have another driver and I am holding them in a sack to watch them. I avoid the front seat because of the airbags. (Having written that maybe I should ride in the back seat when holding a ferret!) Once their carriers are placed in the required location, they are bungeed (bungee cords) into place from a variety of directions. I also try to have doors facing inward so no one is thrown out of the vehicle if the car door is thrust open or a cage is damaged so the doors open. It often looks like a spider has taken up resident in my little white Vibe. I don't have all the answers and there may be concepts I have not thought of here, but I try to focus on their safety first, comfort (temps and air flow), second and my convenience last. I can hang pillow cases over carriers or in the windows to help block the hot sun. I also throw towels or larger blankets over them to keep them warm and blocked from the strong winds we get here in NY during the winter. If the kids are not buried in their sleep sacks a burst of winter air in the teens is quite a shock from a toaster ride in the heated car. And there always seems to be wind in the vet parking lot! My goal is not tot ell you how to travel with your pets, but rather, to ask you to take time to evaluate the considerations you do have for them. Happy trails to all. Cathy Feed rescued animals in two clicks http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3 LJ [Posted in FML 7158]