Hotel Stripped of Franchise After Turning Away Family With Service Dog for Epileptic Boy (Video)

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13. And it doesn't help when people claim their pets are service animals

I have a female relative who has claimed her yappy little pets are service dogs. They are not - they are completely untrained and uncontrolled. She's actually put more than one of her pets to sleep because they were biters but she continually carries them with her everywhere, makes a scene if they are not allowed in places that prohibit pets - and worst of all damages the reputation of legitimate service animals as she goes.

For the protection of legitimate service animals, they should have some ID. And idiots like my relative should have penalties for trying to falsely claim that status - equivalent to parking in a handicapped spot without the proper permits!