If you walk through your local Publix, you may have noticed a new sign reminding customers to keep their furry friends at home if they wish to shop.
If you walk through your local Publix, you may have noticed a new sign reminding customers to keep their furry friends at home if they wish to shop.
Recently, these signs have been popping up in more Publix stores, saying that pets, including emotional support animals, are not allowed to enter.
While service animals are allowed, they must be under the control of their owners and the store asked that people keep them away from carts or baskets for sanitation purposes.
I used to take my dog into Lowe's just to help socialize him, but during the pandemic absolutely everyone did that and it was a nightmare of lunging animals.
People who do this don't give a shit about signs or admit making people uncomfortable. People who bring their non service dogs to stores are just assholes and a sign won't fix it
Some shitheels have been bringing their dogs into non-dog spaces under the guise of being "an emotional support animal".
While there are some very specific instances where emotional support animals are a thing (PTSD, severe anxiety disorders, etc.) it did not become widespread until Karens started using it as loophole to bring their dogs into grocery stores, restaurants, and many other places where dogs werent allowed before.
Severe anxiety and PTSD can qualify as disabilities, and therefore can have a service animal.
A service animal is trained to perform a specific task that allows a person with a disability to perform normal daily activities. For PTSD and anxiety this action can be (but isn't limited to) detecting the onset of a panic attack and providing direct physical stimulation/grounding.
An emotional support animal is one that isn't trained for a task and whose presence makes the person with a disabling condition better (e.g. someone with anxiety is generally less anxious with their cat around).
ESA's are not protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (or equivalent in most other countries) while service animals are.
Also, a service animal can be any type of dog. Yes, even a pug can be a service animal if it is trained to do a task. No, training does not have to be done by an expensive service.
My trader joes had a breaking point where shitty Karens and their dogs were getting yelled at by hipsters, while a Hawaiian shirt manager tried to defuse the situation.
I've gotten several old Karen's upset at me for telling them their shitty little purse dogs are not allowed. Every single one of them says it's a support animal or something along those lines. They're not fucking blind. These horrible cunts thing their groomed shih Tzu riding in their cart is an emotional support animal. Cuz they need to pet it when people point out what a cunt they are or something. Humanity doesn't deserve to keep going at this rate.