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There was a time when no pet was welcome in restaurants.

Nowadays, its quite the opposite.

BringFidoestimatesthat there are around 78,873 dog-friendly restaurants in the United States.

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Many more are friendly toservice animals, but some people, unfortunately, take advantage of that.

One couple brought theirservice petto a restaurant, but it soon became clear that the animal is not well-behaved.

When the dog began jumping on one of the servers, another decided to intervene.

Couple walking a dog with a fake service dog vest on a city sidewalk.

She knew the restaurants rights regarding service animals, so, she wasnt afraid tocall outthe couple.

They make an important distinction that aservice animalis not a pet.

A No pets policy on its own is completely legal, but it doesnt allow exclusion of service animals.

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Under the Fair Housing Act, onlypeople with disabilitiescan have pets if their landlord has a No pet policy.

Some U.S. states have passed laws thatpenalizepeople taking advantage of the service animal laws.

Punishments vary from $25 to $1,000 fines to community service and even jail time.

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Just like the author argued, unruly fake service animals create a false stereotype that all service animals misbehave.

Image credits:Anastassia Anufrieva (not the actual image)

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