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To enter the supermarket with my cat in the carrier

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Carrotcake93 · 15/09/2023 15:40

We're going to the vet to get his annual vaccinations and I have to go to the supermarket next door to buy two things quickly. I don't know if they will let me get in with the cat in his carrier.

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Thighdentitycrisis · 15/09/2023 18:46

No ! My cat

AliOlis · 15/09/2023 18:48

BrontëParsonage · 15/09/2023 18:27

@Marwoodsbigbreak none of the big name supermarkets permit dogs in store, except service dogs. Also, as the parent of a blind child who does not yet have a Guide Dog (LONG waiting list), I honestly think it is morally bankrupt of people who have no need to rely on their dogs as assistance pets to take advantage by sneaking their dogs into food stores under the guise of them being support animals. It’s a bit like the fuckers who park in disabled spaces without having a legit Blue Badge, because, you know, they’ll only be five minutes. Leave them at home!

Completely agree.

TregunaMekoides · 15/09/2023 18:55

I wouldn't have a problem. I've given up with trying to have a meal in a pub or restaurant without a dog at the next table. This seems to be a fairly recent thing but I hate it because I'm allergic to them and it ruins my meal. If that's ok then why not cats in carriers in supermarkets? I don't really see the difference.

TregunaMekoides · 15/09/2023 18:59

This is tangential but was at the beautician's recently - very small salon, just 4 chairs - having a lash treatment and a woman came in for a pedicure and brought her dog. He was lovely and very good but he was very big and I started sneezing almost immediately which meant my treatment couldn't carry on.
When did it become ok to take dogs everywhere with you? This is a new thing and I don't get it. I like dogs but I don't want them next to me while I'm having a meal out or in a beauty salon when I'm undergoing a treatment.

melj1213 · 15/09/2023 19:19

YABU, I hate the rise of people deciding their want to bring animals into stores trumps the rights of workers not to have to deal with animals in their workplace. Service animals are highly trained, your run of the mill pet is not and is more likely to cause a commotion. If somewhere is animal friendly then I more often than not avoid it - I have pets but mine stay at home, I don't need to bring them shopping or out for coffee etc.

I work in a supermarket and one of the people I work with has severe allergies to cats (I have cats and she once picked up my uniform jacket that had cat hairs on it and had a reaction) so someone bringing in a cat could cause a reaction that could end her up in hospital. It's not fair to shop staff to bring animals into their workplace because it is more convenient for you.

MrsBinx · 15/09/2023 19:20

God some people are so precious 🙄 I’d rather a cat in a carrier than someone’s gross toddler sneezing and wiping snot all over everything.

viques · 15/09/2023 19:26

Judging by the number of people who think it is fine to put their toddler, and older children , and their filthy shoes in the shopping space of supermarket trollies a cat in a basket would be a very minor hazard.

Checkcurtains · 15/09/2023 19:27

I definitely wouldn't do this. It must be so stressful for the poor cat - all the noises, people and smells

Iheartmysmart · 15/09/2023 19:31

Someone brings their cat into the shop where I work on a Saturday quite regularly. She’s in a carrier but if we’re not busy we shut the doors and she comes out for a cuddle.

When DS was at school his cat would often walk in with him and sit in the classroom until break time then she’d come home. Then she’d go and meet him at the end of the day. Goodness knows how she knew what the time was.

AliOlis · 15/09/2023 19:34

Iheartmysmart · 15/09/2023 19:31

Someone brings their cat into the shop where I work on a Saturday quite regularly. She’s in a carrier but if we’re not busy we shut the doors and she comes out for a cuddle.

When DS was at school his cat would often walk in with him and sit in the classroom until break time then she’d come home. Then she’d go and meet him at the end of the day. Goodness knows how she knew what the time was.

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popgoesperfection · 15/09/2023 19:41

I was having a coffee in a small coffee shop the other day and a lady came in for a cuppa with her cat in a carrier. I didn't even bat an eye 🤷🏻‍♀️

eggsontoastnbeans · 15/09/2023 19:45

Awww yes I'm sure it will be fine. I've never ever had any of my cats pee when I've taken them shopping. They love it!

HoldOnMiGenna · 15/09/2023 19:54

I have no idea how the common expectation of behaviour past one's own doorstep has got so low that many people are aggrieved that people find it anti social that others take dogs ( and now, fucking cats) to places where people eat, drink, buy clothes and food.
It doesn't take much imagination to know that the majority of people do not want to buy clothes that frownsy dogs have brushed up against, nor do retail workers want to clean up shit and piss when one of these beasts have an accident. And worse still in a pub where people eat.
Why are these people so nasty and selfish? People pay loads of money to travel on planes and are sat next to people for hours, no viable way to escape with their farting and heavy breathing " support animals"....and I don't mean guide dogs.
As somebody who travels for both pleasure and family obligation, this entitlement does seem to be " Western" and " non POC" in the air.
But it's all sorts who refuse to properly and non infringingly socialise their beasts on land.

FijiSea · 15/09/2023 20:13

Totally agree @melj1213 👏

Hibiscrubbed · 15/09/2023 20:44

HoldOnMiGenna · 15/09/2023 19:54

I have no idea how the common expectation of behaviour past one's own doorstep has got so low that many people are aggrieved that people find it anti social that others take dogs ( and now, fucking cats) to places where people eat, drink, buy clothes and food.
It doesn't take much imagination to know that the majority of people do not want to buy clothes that frownsy dogs have brushed up against, nor do retail workers want to clean up shit and piss when one of these beasts have an accident. And worse still in a pub where people eat.
Why are these people so nasty and selfish? People pay loads of money to travel on planes and are sat next to people for hours, no viable way to escape with their farting and heavy breathing " support animals"....and I don't mean guide dogs.
As somebody who travels for both pleasure and family obligation, this entitlement does seem to be " Western" and " non POC" in the air.
But it's all sorts who refuse to properly and non infringingly socialise their beasts on land.

😂😂😂

AliOlis · 15/09/2023 20:46

eggsontoastnbeans · 15/09/2023 19:45

Awww yes I'm sure it will be fine. I've never ever had any of my cats pee when I've taken them shopping. They love it!

Oh, well. Once your moggies are happy 🙄

Marwoodsbigbreak · 15/09/2023 20:49

BrontëParsonage · 15/09/2023 18:27

@Marwoodsbigbreak none of the big name supermarkets permit dogs in store, except service dogs. Also, as the parent of a blind child who does not yet have a Guide Dog (LONG waiting list), I honestly think it is morally bankrupt of people who have no need to rely on their dogs as assistance pets to take advantage by sneaking their dogs into food stores under the guise of them being support animals. It’s a bit like the fuckers who park in disabled spaces without having a legit Blue Badge, because, you know, they’ll only be five minutes. Leave them at home!

And yet my local, very large Tesco has dogs in it pretty much every time I go in. Ditto M and S which has a big Food Hall. You can say dogs aren’t allowed as often as you like, the reality is, they are being allowed, along with other animals as evidenced by this thread.

TakeMe2Insanity · 15/09/2023 20:49

I’ve done this it’s such a non issue. Walked into pick up a couple of items. The only thing that threw people was that I was talking to the kitten and shushing him gently and they thought I had a baby in a bag!!

Ankerdam · 15/09/2023 20:54

You've either driven to the vets and thus can leave him in the car while you shop, or you live close enough to walk in which case take him home first and walk back to the shop. I'm really not sure why this seems logistically challenging enough for a thread.

borninthe80esss · 15/09/2023 21:05

Letitgonowgr · 15/09/2023 15:45

Jesus I wouldn’t even think about it! Just go in!

Same.

rainbowunicorn · 15/09/2023 21:07

Redebs · 15/09/2023 17:39

You do know that cats carry diseases that can be passed to humans, don't you?

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You do know that human children can carry disease that can be passed on to other humans, don't you?

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Carrotcake93 · 15/09/2023 21:10

Update: At the end I entered the supermarket with my cat without asking anybody.
People looked at him because, to be honest, I have a really beautiful 5kg white cat that watched everything very calmly and curious, which brought smiles from clients and workers! So nothing to be worried 😂

And to those who said to leave the cat at reception, it seems much more unreasonable to me than entering the supermarket with him. The receptionists have to deal with a lot of work and clients with other animals, plus they are not required or even allowed to take care of a pet, even for 5 minutes. At least I see it this way

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TheYearOfSmallThings · 15/09/2023 21:12

I want to see this cat now!

KittyKingdom · 15/09/2023 21:19

Superfood · 15/09/2023 16:35

That's so revolting.

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Our Coop has a cat too. They’ve had to put a sign up asking people not to feed it everyone loves it so much.

WetBandits · 15/09/2023 21:31

Carrotcake93 · 15/09/2023 21:10

Update: At the end I entered the supermarket with my cat without asking anybody.
People looked at him because, to be honest, I have a really beautiful 5kg white cat that watched everything very calmly and curious, which brought smiles from clients and workers! So nothing to be worried 😂

And to those who said to leave the cat at reception, it seems much more unreasonable to me than entering the supermarket with him. The receptionists have to deal with a lot of work and clients with other animals, plus they are not required or even allowed to take care of a pet, even for 5 minutes. At least I see it this way

And let me guess…he didn’t shit in the freezer? A totally uneventful shopping trip, by all accounts? As I thought! I hope he enjoyed his little adventure to the supermarket Grin