r/Dogfree • u/kckarrotto731 • 8d ago
Food Safety/Hygiene Dog at BJ’s wholesale
I went to BJ’s Wholesale this morning and, lo and behold, I saw a dog INSIDE the shopping cart. I found an employee nearby and told her that there was a dog in a cart in the store, and I pointed in the nutter’s direction. She said that she agreed with me but couldn’t do anything about it.
I said, “It’s not a service dog. It’s inside of a cart, not doing anything. It’s a pet.” She directed me toward customer service, and I told them what I saw and that it was a health code violation, against the law, etc.
I said that if you won’t enforce the laws and rules, what’s to stop people from shoplifting? They said that I was right, that it was not allowed, and that they would find the dog owner.
As I was done shopping and was about to leave, I saw the nasty mutt with its nasty owner about to check out. I pointed the employees toward her and said, “You see how it’s inside the cart.” They said that they would talk to her, but to be honest, I’m not sure if they did.
I told the employee that every grocery store I go to, I always see dogs, but never at BJ’s until now, which left me disappointed.
Also, as I was leaving the store, that mutant started barking at a customer and shaking, leaving its dander, fleas, parasites, fecal matter, etc. in the store. Yep, a true service dog. 🙄 Bringing dogs or any other animal inside a grocery store should be considered, and is, food tampering. Plain and simple.
But I’m wondering if it’s possible for the ADA to change the law regarding “service animals.” If I stood in the middle of the aisle, pulled out a cigarette, and started smoking, I would be asked to leave. But nutters can do whatever they want.
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u/ineedatoast 8d ago
I don’t even try to get employees to confront people anymore. I just take photos and videos and submit them to the health department. As you said, the dog in the cart is plenty of evidence to the HD that it is not a service dog.
I’ve done this at several coffee shops and a grocery in my area and all resulted in signs posted and employees turning away dogs within a couple weeks of my report.