Do you shit where you eat?
Well, if you happened to be in the Pavilions market this afternoon, one needed a pooper-scooper to get through the fruit and vegetable aisle.
A dog crapped on the floor. The owner left it behind. Guests in the market stepped into the shit and dragged it all over the floor. Pavilions workers had to clean up the crap and scrape up the floor, and said it was not the first time.
Only service animals are allowed in supermarkets, but in West Hollywood, it is common to see irresponsible pet owners bringing one or more dogs into the market. The reasons dogs are not allowed in grocery stores are due to health and safety issues related to the preparation of food.
In the State of California, dogs (other than service animals) are prohibited from entering grocery stores, certified farmers’ markets, and other food facilities. Violations can result in fines. First offenses may result in a written warning, while subsequent violations can lead to fines ranging from $250 to $1,000.
California Health and Safety Code Section 114259.5 explicitly states that “customers shall not bring any live animals into any food facility.”
Parasites that can be transmitted from dogs to humans:
Roundworms: Dogs, especially puppies, can shed roundworm eggs in their feces, and humans can become infected by ingesting these eggs.
Hookworms: Hookworm larvae can penetrate human skin, often through bare feet in contaminated areas.
Tapeworms: While less common, humans can potentially get tapeworms by ingesting infected fleas.
Giardia: Humans can contract Giardia from dogs, often through contaminated water or feces.
Scabies: Mites that cause scabies in dogs can also affect humans through contact.
Enforcement of these common-sense health laws is important to both customers and the employees who must clean up after these dogs and their owners. Something needs to be done to make sure our supermarkets are for people. No human would be allowed to take a crap in the food aisle.
The doggy-poop ordinance would place clear signage on all markets in the city and restrict cashiers from ringing up customers who have their dogs with them inside the market.
? Continue to Part 2 of A Tail of Three Shitties — where the sidewalk stench spreads and neighbors push back.
Thousands of responsible dog owners in this city painted BAAD with broad brushes here.
Bans don’t work but maybe work together with us and find a way to make the punishment fit the new statute.
I am pretty sure the store can identify the offender.
PS Don’t ever go to Paris your brain might explode.
Twice in the past few months, as I dined indoors, folks were seated indoors next to me who had brought their dogs in with them. Dogs are in Whole Foods on Fairfax and SMB all the time. Some customers bring in more than one dog with either one being as large or larger than they themselves. Many dog owners like to sue if they are asked to produce paperwork. Talk to the folks that work at the grocery store, they tell me that cleaning up dog urine and feces is more common than you’d wanna know.
Dog owners should be REQUIRED to produce a “service dog” license just like a disabled doc for parking. This is a nasty, disgusting habit that went over board because it was UNREGULATED. The entitlement of some dog owners is worse than the dogs sh*ting in the store.
I’m a dog dad, NO DOG NEEDS TO BE IN THE GROCERY STORE.
I agree 100% & I love dogs!
As a rule I won’t purchase items from the bottom shelves in the aisles knowing with some certainty male dogs are lifting their leg there.
If a dog owner says his dog is a service animal, legally the store has to accept that; the patron cannot be asked for proof. And “proof” is easily obtained on the internet. I saw a woman at Pavilions put her dog ON THE EARS OF CORN while she made her choices. A young woman at Pavilions had her dog on a long leash and was blocking the aisle. When i said something to her about it she claimed that this was a service animal and she needed it to remind her when it was time to take her medication.… Read more »
Just another law that is not enforced. Service animals, TRUE service animals, should be required to wear a permit just like handicap stickers are needed to park at handicap spots. This has gotten so out of control it’s ridiculous. Pets do not belong in supermarkets or in restaurants.
Those permits are easily purchased online.
I know people who freely admit to doing it.
All of LA is lawless. No one cares about anything. Dogs are always in every grocery store. Shoplifting right out in the open.
This is the product of one-party rule. The D Party has destroyed our major cities. They just keep adding more poor people to the country every year……who will vote for someone else’s money.
There is no enforcement because there is no “service dog” certifiable proof required. Get use to it people!