[nagdu] Wal-Mart policy on animals makes odd

[dmgina]

You know,
this is so unfair to all of us.
I will keep watching though.
I just don't need to be pulled over because of a pet.
Thanks for sharing.

--Dar
www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/5779
Every saint has a past
every sinner has a future

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ginger Kutsch" <gingerkutsch at yahoo.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 1:21 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Wal-Mart policy on animals makes odd


> FYI. The following opinion/letter was recently published in the Bowling 
> Green Daily News at:
> http://bgdailynews.com:80/articles/2008/10/16/opinion/letters/letter2.tx
>
> Wal-Mart policy on animals makes odd
>
>
>
> My name is Bob Talley an I am a Wal-Mart employee. Our store manager made 
> us aware of a current change in Wal-Mart policy covering service animals 
> and comfort animals.
>
> It has long been understood that a service dog for the blind and deaf are 
> welcome anywhere the public is allowed. It has been the addition of what 
> is called a comfort animal that has us scratching our heads.
>
> Wal-Mart policy now says if a customer enters our store with any animal 
> that the customer claims to be their service/comfort animal, we must let 
> them enter.
>
> I asked our store manager, Thuan Trin, exactly what that covered. His 
> reply was "any animal."
>
> I ask him if a customer walked in with a dog, cat, boa, goat or a zebra 
> and claimed it was a service animal, they were allowed in. His answer was, 
> "yes absolutely."
>
> I and many of my fellow associates and customers don't understand how this 
> is allowed. Our Wal-Mart (store No. 0299) is a supercenter, which has a 
> full grocery store.
>
> Please help us understand why this is allowed and how this does not go 
> against state and federal health codes and public safety.
>
> Bob Talley
>
> Bowling Green
>
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