Animal Discrimination

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As we know, dogs are allowed in John Lewis now, because they have a keen interest in homeware and soft furnishings.

But what about other animals? Why aren’t they allowed? For example, a well trained helper monkey, or maybe a snake? I’d argue a snake is probably less intrusive than a dog, especially a very big, slow moving, obvious one.

My chinchilla has a voucher for free coffee and cake in the cafe but can’t get into the cafe to get the free coffee and cake.

AIBU?

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My cats fancy a spin round John Lewis to try out the sofas.

Most dogs in shops and cafes aren’t service dogs for the blind or deaf. They’re ’emotional support animals’ which isn’t a service dog.

Sorry wrong thread!

I want to take my ferret into John Lewis. In fact I am going to insist. I suffer from a deficiency of iron in my blood and it is imperative that I take my ferritin.

Sorry.

You're not telling me that the dogs I frequently see in Pets at Home are service trained?!

I saw a bloke walking around Tesco the other day with two massive blue macaws on his shoulders. I don't know if they're allowed but no one was approaching to tell him otherwise.

And in the town I grew up in there was a woman who went everywhere with her snake round her neck. I remember watching her getting a pick n mix in woollies just casually petting this huge snake.

Might take my pony to John Lewis for a laugh, see how long it takes them to notice she's a Shetland not a dog.

Lots of pubs in Derbyshire have tie up points for horses. Lots more are happy for you to take your horse they just don't have a tie up, even some suburban ones.

I know a couple that have even had horses inside.

I have also taken my horse into a garden centre before!

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There used to be a man in SE London who took his ferrets out and about on little leads.

I had the misfortune to sit next to him and them on the bus once - they do pong rather a lot.

I don't live rurally so not many horses at the pub where I live 😀

It's quite common to ride to the pub and tie up. We're also banned from Mc Donalds, they made it a rile to say 'vehicles only' in the drive through. Dunno why, it was en route to a nice hack.

Easy solve for John Lewis, any animal you have identified as a dog. Their policy is inclusive.

Actually, I saw something on tv about horses not allowed at the drive through. I think it was a coffee place rather than mcdonalds.

Easy to confuse McDonald's take away for McDonald's farm maybe?
Both full of shit...

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Well, the thing about dogs is that people overlook them.

Most cats are to small to nick the decent stuff, same for parrots and a pony or horse would just run away. I do think though, that a chinchilla would be good as distraction if their human fancied some shopping without paying!
But a dog? That can be trained to fetch no end of stuff - John Lewis obviously need the publicity!

Is your pony house-trained?

That isn’t the rule in John Lewis though. OP isn’t talking about places that only allow service animals.

I actually served a customer with a snake round her neck. She made it a big deal that she has a snake.

We all need Nifflers! Excellent thieves and so small they are hardly noticed.

Are they not allowed or are you just assuming?

I've seen people taking cats out on leads, I've seen people with snakes in public, and there used to be a chap around Hampstead / Highgate / Camden who used to go cycling with his two parrots.

As long as the animal is under control I don't really care.

She is actually yeah, she comes in the house all the time in the summer when we leave the side door open.

My local pub is the Horse and Hound but weirdly, neither are welcome. False advertising imo.

Actually, I’d say it’s the opposite. There are plenty of places that say no dogs but I’ve never seen anywhere that says no chinchillas!