Our Movement

The Bergan Product Development Team discovered two major problems while assessing market gaps for pet travel solutions. Although the practice of fastening adults and children are universally accepted, an alarming majority of pets freely roam within moving vehicles as though the laws of physics do not apply to them. As few as 2% of pet owners restrain their pets as they do themselves while traveling. It is little wonder that unrestrained pets cause more than 30,000 accidents each year. Independent lab tests revealed that few pet safety harnesses could withstand 10% of the forces generated from sudden stops or accidents.

To tackle the first issue, Bergan worked with independent laboratories to establish the Pet Safety Durability Test Standard V9DT B2009.1. Bergan committed to only develop affordable pet safety harnesses that meet or exceed real world durability requirements.

After two years of development, Bergan presented their harness to the ASPCA® for consideration under the ASPCA® Collection brand. It proved fitting that Bergan’s mission of producing a responsibly built product be introduced with a respected expert in pet safety. Generative meetings between the ASPCA® and Bergan led to a solution to the second issue, changing pet travel habits. Paws to Click became the movement to support responsible and safe pet travel. The Paws to Click campaign is an invitation to every pet owner to raise awareness that responsible pet travel is only one click away. Individual, private and public supporters are invited to join the Paws to Click movement. Together we can make a difference and promote responsible pet travel.

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