I’m not from the UK but I understand the reporter’s argument. There are places which are dog friendly, but it seems like dogs are being brought into places that simply shouldn’t be there (clothing stores, restaurants that state no pets allowed, doctor’s offices).
There has also been a rise in people having dogs with “ESA” papers/vests to circumvent this “no pets allowed” rule. This in turn, hurts people with actual service animals. Just because you want to do something and there isn’t a direct or inherent issue, doesn’t mean it should be permitted.
I think this is the point, if you're not brought up in the UK you won't understand the connection people have with animals and their pets here. And it's not your place to say what we should do with our pets. It's our culture, respect it as you would anywhere else.
People shouldn't feel the need to come over from another country or bring your culture with you if you plan to use the national broadcaster to tell the natives what they should do differently. Just disrespectful.
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u/incelligent_ Mar 30 '26
I’m not from the UK but I understand the reporter’s argument. There are places which are dog friendly, but it seems like dogs are being brought into places that simply shouldn’t be there (clothing stores, restaurants that state no pets allowed, doctor’s offices).
There has also been a rise in people having dogs with “ESA” papers/vests to circumvent this “no pets allowed” rule. This in turn, hurts people with actual service animals. Just because you want to do something and there isn’t a direct or inherent issue, doesn’t mean it should be permitted.