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No pets where people put their food

Absolute kudos to Ms. Lindsey for her comments on fake service dogs. The state does indeed need a law that requires registration and qualification of service dogs, with penalties for violation.

There also should be a law that prohibits bringing animals other than service animals into an establishment that sells or serves food products. Nothing is much more disgusting than an animal in a grocery store or, worse yet, in a grocery cart.

Not long ago I was screamed at by a lady who overheard me comment to my wife about a dog in a grocery cart. She assured me loudly that he was very clean. I don’t doubt it. He was also very cute. I don’t dislike animals at all. I just have an issue with them putting their butts where people put their groceries.

This story was originally published January 5, 2018 at 3:22 PM with the headline "No pets where people put their food."

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