It's okay to have dogs in grocery stores. amirite?

It's a legal issue. Federal and state health codes generally prohibit live animals from entering areas where food is sold or prepared to prevent the spread of disease and contamination.

by Anonymous 4 hours ago

So dead animals are okay in stores but alive aren't? The point of cooking food is to get rid of germ growth

by Anonymous 3 hours ago

Dead animals aren't typically sold with hair still attached. I'm not worried about germs, I'm worried about a high shedding dog's fluff landing on my deli meat.

by Mundane-Wishbone 3 hours ago

And the "messes they DO leave behind"

by Anonymous 3 hours ago

That's fair. I don't think there is a significant risk of that happening.

by Anonymous 2 hours ago

It's definitely a risk. I have 3 dogs who are trained to stay out of the kitchen, but hair still ends up in the kitchen. Hair travels through air and on surfaces. I saw you mention people with allergies could "mask up" or take an allergy pill, but there would potentially be dog hair on any item they bring home with them contaminating their home and groceries. You know how often people drop things in a store and put them back on a shelf? It happens, but with your proposed idea those items would now have a glob of dog hair attached.

by Mundane-Wishbone 2 hours ago

Do you think hypoallergenic dogs should be allowed?

by Anonymous 2 hours ago

No. How would that be enforced?

by Mundane-Wishbone 2 hours ago

Do you plan to cook your dog?

by Anonymous 1 hour ago

In my state it isnt legal. And, yes, dead animals are ok in the grocery store bc they are there to be sold for food, and have undergone safety measures to ensure they are as safe as possible. Pets have not. And no, pet owners dont have the right to have them there either. If the law says it isnt acceptable, it isnt. If you dont like the laws, get them changed.

by Anonymous 1 hour ago

I'm trying to change y'all's opinions!! Then we change the law!

by Anonymous 1 hour ago

Good luck, you have an uphill battle, rightfully so.

by Remarkable-Item8044 1 hour ago

And there's the straw man

by Anonymous 58 minutes ago

There are places for everything, and inside a grocery store is not a place for random dogs.

by Anonymous 57 minutes ago

Why not?

by Anonymous 32 minutes ago

So I might agree with you if all dogs were well trained. But so many are not. They will inevitably jump on people, trip people and cause them to fall, pee on products of the store. Service dogs have to be allowed to be ADA compliant and are well trained so they do not have the above problems.

by Aware-Code-5892 17 minutes ago