Animal Discrimination

[Washingbasquait]

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?

Horses are welcome in a local cafe car park near to where we keep ours , and the local pubs don’t mind the em in their beer gardens either

For some reason, people are too scared to challenge

Our butcher has an window that he opens to serve people who stop by on their horses.

Surely it is an Only Fools and Horses reference.

When I was young I worked for a very eccentric lady who let her pony walk through the kitchen to reach the garden.

The pub I occasionally visit on horseback has a photo in the bar of the local MFH on his horse inside the bar, he's ducking to avoid the beams. Must have been tight through the door....

😂

I was in B&M the other day and a man walked in with an African Grey perched on his shoulder. It was very well behaved, but maybe some parrots are more mischievous?

Thing is, nobody has a problem with proper service dogs. It's all the idiots with bog standard pet dogs in the shops. I mean really, why the fuck does your dog need to walk round John Lewis?

Excellent wordplay

I think my dogs would ring animal rescue if I brought them to john lewis.

This is exactly how I feel. Why would I want to buy clothing or soft furnishings that some dog has brushed against or slobbered on or even sat on? I don't care what dog owners say, all dogs fucking stink so why should I pay good money for something that's got dog reek all over it🤨

The pubs here offer water and hay for horses, how else do you get home blind drunk if you aren't on your horse who knows the way?

Because he can't cycle

For some reason, people are too scared to challenge

Probably because of the grief they get if they do challenge. I’m sick to the back teeth of people claiming to have assistance dogs that come into my business, a lot are very clearly untrained. Even the official guidance states there’s no legal requirement for an assistance dog to be trained under the 2010 Equality Act. Businesses can’t refuse these pretend assistance dogs even if there’s cultural or religious reasons or someone has an allergy to the dog. If someone says it’s an assistance dog then it has to be taken at face value and basically to hell what everyone thinks. I’ve had “assistance” dogs come in in prams, people have tried to put them on my seating and I’ve lost count of the number of times they’ve fouled in my premises, the worst part is you can’t even charge for the clean up! I’ve been threatened with court action twice for telling them to leave after the dogs fouled, one also attacked a working guide dog. Well behaved assistance dogs are more than welcome.

I have dogs, I’m a dog lover but they don’t need to be everywhere. There really needs to be some sort of law put in place for determining a legitimate assistance dog.

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/guidance/assistance-dogs-guide-businesses-and-service-providers

You can still be prosecuted for being drunk in charge of a horse if you're riding on a public road or bridleway. They have to prove drunk though as I don't think the legal limits for cars apply (I can't think of any examples where it's been tested).

I was once in a W H Smith at Holborn in London where a woman was walking around the shop with a parrot on her shoulder. Parrot was very well behaved.

Ohhh it has happened, in Bradford I have read a few, this was NYorks:
https://www.nickfreemansolicitors.co.uk/court-appearance-for-being-drunk-in-charge-of-a-horse/
We use the bridleway, the road would be reckless endangerment of an animal if your so wasted you slump to the side and fall asleep (I have genuinely seen this on more than 1 ocassion)

another one! https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/32867186/labourer-drunk-charge-horse-law/

Its very much the same sort of chap who does this 😂

I have a friend whose cat was the first feline to travel on Concorde. He used to refer to her as his ‘supersonic pussy.’

As the old song goes:
oh give me a home where the buffalo roam….
….and I’ll show you a house with a very messy carpet.

It’s not just service animals in John Lewis!

Pets shops allowing pets seems pretty reasonable to me!

Several pubs in my world too. Also a very nice cafe!

A friend of mine used to ride her horse to the pub, she said it was the best pub transport as she could get shit faced and the horse would still get her home 😂