SHOPPER QUESTIONED FOR HAVING HER SERVICE DOG IN TARGET BECAUSE THE STORE SELLS FOOD

A fellow customer tried to verbally intimidate a woman grocery shopping in Target with her service dog. The customer said the dog may not be clean enough to be in the store.

In the viral TikTok video, Katie explains that the woman randomly walked up to her in Target and started questioning her about her service dog.

“Are you worried about like his hair and things getting into the food? Like, are you allowed to bring him into places that sell food like that?” the woman asked. “Like, does he get bathed every day? Like how am I supposed to know that he’s clean?”

Businesses, non-profits, and state and local governments that are open to the public must allow service animals “to go most places where the public can go” even if they have a “no pets” policy, per the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Later in the video, as the woman continues to harass her about the dog, Katie tells her that the dog is a “life-saving medical device.” She continues, “Just ’cause he’s a dog doesn’t mean he’s just a dog.”

Despite Katie’s patience, the woman went off to find a manager. 

In the meantime, she followed Katie around the store. Katie ended up leaving without her groceries because of how stressed the situation made her.

The video has garnered well over five million views and tens of thousands of comments.“You were FAR TOO NICE. I’d have absolutely LOST IT,” a commenter wrote.