Abstract: This invention is a method and apparatus for insuring safety of dogs and other animals in automotive vehicles and the like wherein the method comprises equipping the animal with a specially designed harness which can be used as a leash harness with a built in leash, and wherein the method provides for appropriate loops on the harness to be held by automotive seat belts of various types or by a special belt fastened to the rear of pickup trucks. The harness encompasses the animal's body in at least two places between the legs and has an opening for the head with a chest strap provided. The leash is joined to the portions which surround the animal's body and can be adjusted so as to provide and form safety loops to be held by an ordinary seat belt or the like.