Service dogs are for the blind. It is long overdue for consequences for those who lack integrity. (The same goes for those using handicapped parking spaces illegitimately.) Those of us who are concerned about this must voice our opinions and take action. I have seen this also and find it unacceptable. What about stores selling food? Dogs do not have the same hygiene as humans. I have approached employees and managers. Their response is they cannot ask anyone to leave. Notice that their are signs posted at the entrances of many of these stores. If no one is going to enforce, thru are meaningless. What about people with allergies? I have approached the people with dogs. They laugh and walk away. They ask , “What business is it of mine? “
I believe there was a referendum on last year’s ballot that resulted in this. I began to notice the dogs in the stores this year.
I believe we must call the Dept. of Agriculture. I tried the local Dept. of Health. How can a store selling food permit animals also?
There are many issues here. First, people who do not own dogs have rights also. Dog owners , please keep your dogs on your private property, or leashed on community property, and let the dogs do their business in such places. I do not care to encounter your dogs sitting on chairs I use to dine (saw at Toojay’s in Spanish Springs). I do not care to look down when I walk around the Squares; so I do not trip on your dogs. When I am weeding on my property, or my grandkids come and play in my yard, I do not want to think your dog has done its business there. You may have decided to own a dog, but we don’t for various reasons. Each person has rights.
As we can readily see in our country, this lack of integrity has Large scale ramifications.
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