During my brief journalism career many years ago, I did a story on a woman who was thrown out of a Wal-Mart for shopping with her service dog, an Akita that was trained to recognize a seizure and protect its owner.
What's funny is that the way the ADA is written, this sign isn't far off. If you call an animal a service animal and it's not disruptive, a public accommodation can neither prohibit the animal nor demand documentation. No vest needed. If you have a teacup chihuahua that keeps you calm during panic attacks, feel free to take him wherever you go as long as he's well-behaved.
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Things I see a lot: silica gel "do not eat"; hair dryer labels; inside the bus "do not drill"; Wal-mart sign about IDs; coffee machine with "2" cup sizes; employees must "wash hands"; that failblog post.
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During my brief journalism career many years ago, I did a story on a woman who was thrown out of a Wal-Mart for shopping with her service dog, an Akita that was trained to recognize a seizure and protect its owner.
What's funny is that the way the ADA is written, this sign isn't far off. If you call an animal a service animal and it's not disruptive, a public accommodation can neither prohibit the animal nor demand documentation. No vest needed. If you have a teacup chihuahua that keeps you calm during panic attacks, feel free to take him wherever you go as long as he's well-behaved.
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