Portable protective shield device for protecting pet animals against attack

A portable protective shield device for protecting a pet animal against a sudden attack, the portable protective shield device comprising:

• a pet protective shield capable of being actuated from a ready position to a protective position, the pet protective shield comprising at least one shielding member that, upon actuation, expands to form a shield around the pet:
• a hallow baton having a handle at one end and at least one opening at the other end, wherein said hollow baton houses the pet protective shield in ready state;
• a central longitudinal member mounted inside the hollow baton and extending longitudinally from the handle of the hollow baton to the ast one opening of the hollow baton for supporting the pet protective shield, wherein the at least one opening of the hollow baton is covered by an end cap;
• a sliding member mounted on the central longitudinal member and configured to slide along a length the central longitudinal member, wherein one end of the at least one shielding member is attached to said sliding member and other end of the at least one shielding member is freely located in a region of the at least one opening of the hollow baton in the ready position;
• an actuating mechanism that surrounds the central longitudinal member for actuating the at least one sliding member and the shielding member, wherein the at least one fielding member comprises a plurality of longitudinal wire-like elements, wherein the longitudinal wire-like elements are curved and include outward protruding portions, such that the longitudinal wire -like elements are biased against an inner surface of the hollow baton and the outward protruding portions exert a radial force on the inner surface of the hollow baton in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction, and wherein the longitudinal wire -like elements are configured to exert an axial force on the end cap in the ready position.