Family kicked out of Smashburger because of boy's service dog: 'I am going to make a big deal about it'

[ContraPagan]

Originally Posted by Floorist

I see dogs in the carts at Walmart all the time. They have a sign on the door that says no pets in carts. But some people feel like they are "special". The employees are afraid to confront them. Telling a customer that they are breaking rules can get them fired. The majority are just pets too, and not service dogs.

That's a failure on the management to learn ACA stipulations, and then to train their employees regarding those same stipulations - specifically, that service dogs are not allowed in shopping carts, or on public or restaurant seating. They must do their jobs with 4 paws on the floor, or be carried/worn in a harness like a baby carrier if they have to be close enough to smell their human's odor if they are an alert dog.

The only people who would be getting offended by being politely asked legally allowed questions, or being told their dogs are where they shouldn't be, are the folks who aren't supposed to have dogs with them anyway. People who get their dogs from an agency are trained in the rights and responsibilities that come with using a service animal.

[KNPV PSD]

Originally Posted by phinneas j. whoopee

Im familiar with those rules and they need to be changed. Fact is you can go online and get a little vest for your pet and take it wherever you like and nobody can legally challenge you on it. I know a few people that do that including one whose dog is poorly trained and borderline psycho. She called him her service dog and I told her no you have a dog that needs a service human!
This service animal thing has gotten wayyy out of control. Even the semi legitimate ones, like the one in this thread... are you telling me a dog is the only way to monitor this childs blood sugar? Doubtful.
Its the snowflake effect, so common today. Everyone wants to make themselves special. Look out everybody, make way for our diabetic girl and her dog... bet she gets the whole family head of line priviledges at Disneyland too.
Its not fair to people with real disabilities.
At the very least implement a certification process with trainers and require a physicians recommendation for owners like handicapped plates for the DMV.
Then they have an ID card with their picture and the dogs-(or monkey, or pony, or armadillo) picture qualifying them. It should not say what the disability is or what the dog does just that an authority recognizes their need and the monkey/parrot/moose, whatever, is qualified to do it.
Anything wrong with this?
Okay its official.

So you know some cheats? Okay, does that mean we should toss out the people operating under the law just because some folks with ethical deficiencies circumvent the law?


And the kid should use an alternate method of getting help with his medical condition? How about those dang blind folks? They can use a cane! What jerks for subjecting everyone else to their dog...I guess you will volunteer to issue the licenses on who can and cannot use something to help them with their medical condition?


I agree with you the system needs to be changed...it does not do enough to help the disabled and allows the cheats to cheat with impunity.


Only dogs and miniature horses can be a service animal.


Make it so