On Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:26:45 +1000, Dave Smith >
wrote:

>On Fri, 11 Jun 2021 19:11:29 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>
>>It was happening here for a while but I haven't seen it much lately.
>>Maybe it is the pandemic and the whackos with phony service dogs have
>>locked themselves down.
>>
>>We had an incident at our art festival a couple years ago. I was working
>>the wine bar when I saw two young boys walking a dog. Actually, the dog
>>was walking them. It had a harness and Serve Dog patch on it. It was on
>>a long, long lead and out of control and I immediately realized it was
>>no service dog. It turned out to be the "service dog" of the younger
>>brother of a young artist. The kid was autaustic or something.We had a
>>serious complaint from another artist who claimed to be violently
>>allergic to dogs. We adopted a policy that we would admit only certified
>>service dogs.
>>
>>Even that can be an issue because there are outfits online who sell
>>certificates. There is always a sale on, so for $149.95 you can get the
>>whole deal, the leash, harness, Service Dog patch, and a certificate
>>that you can fill in for yourself.
>>
>>Apparently the province of British Columbia has passed a law dealing
>>with service animals. They have to be trained for a specific task and
>>then certified by the authourities. There is a hefty fine for trying to
>>pass off a service animal as being certified if it is not. I heard
>>recently that airlines have taken action to deny a lot of "service animals"
>
>Dave can never handle when someone has an advantage or a benefit that
>he doesn't have. It awakens the green-eyed monster in him.
Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
--
Bruce