Costa
Rica:
New
Transit
Law
Requires
Seats
For
Pets
The
new
regulation
established
by
the
National
Association
of
Animal
Protection
(ANPA)
and
Legislative
Assembly
of
Costa
Rica
regulated
by
the
new
transit
law,
that
prohibits
the
transportation
of
any
loose
animals
inside
the
vehicles
and
requires
the
drivers
to
use
special
chairs
for
their
pets.

The
manager
of
DoG
Steale,
Karin
Woof,
said
that
many
Costa
Rican
companies
have
made
special
chair
for
different
pets.
"In
this
case
for
animals
that
are
bigger
such
as
cats
and
dogs,
our
company
has
development
seats
that
hang
thanks
to
series
of
adjustable
straps
in
different
sizes
and
designs."
These
chairs
are
eligible
for
animals
up
to
20
pounds.
It
has
a
padded
surface
so
that
the
passenger
will
be
comfortable
and
it
has
its
own
relaxation
music
system
so
pets
can
travel
'stress
free'.
In
the
case
of
smaller
animals
like
turtles,
snakes,
rabbits,
etc;
other
companies
have
designed
special
security
belts
that
allow
securing
the
animals
to
the
seats,
without
distracting
the
driver.
The
General
Director
of
the
Traffic
Police
of
Costa
Rica
told
stated
that
the
drivers
who
disrespect
this
law
and
do
not
have
the
necessary
precautions
with
their
pets
will
have
to
pay
a
fine
of
200,000
colones.
The
above
is a
SPOOF
news
report,
a
parody.
It
is
entirely
fictitious.