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[Nevernose]

33. When did ppl start bringing dogs everywhere?

Many of the people I see are clearly abusing the law. They paid their $25 online for a “service animal” scarf and MAYBE some bullshit paperwork from a quack.

Not only do I love dogs (“dog people” know what I’m talking about), not only have I owned them my entire life, assist with several rescue groups, and currently own 3-5 (depending on how you count), I’ve actually been told that I could use an emotional support dog. I could bring it everywhere. It would make my life way cooler.

But I don’t. Because I’m not an asshole. Because it’s not worth affecting, in some way, every single person I come across in a day. People are allergic, people are phobic, people have bad histories with dogs, people might just hate them, people might oppose them on religious grounds (e.g., some Muslims), some people might just not want an animal that eats its own poop and smells kind of funny and transmits parasitic worms fairly frequently to be walking through the produce section of the supermarket.

People these days, though, seem to have even stopped the pretense of fake therapy certifications. They just take their dog for a walk wherever they please.