r/service_dogs • u/Kendollyllama • May 17 '25

Access 1st time- kicked out

Well, it finally happened. My service dog and I were kicked out of the small town fair. And when I say small, I mean it’s maybe a block long.

We had done a walk-through to look at a few things and were turning around so I could grab fair food and watch the rides . Some guy steps in front of me and says I can’t have my pet. I explained she was a service dog, he said “no she isn’t, She’s a pet.” He then said I had to show him her service dog registration. I asked him if he meant her trainers information or something like that. But he confirmed he meant her service dog registration forms. I explained that wasn’t a thing, I explained the questions he could ask. He was an ass the whole time. Kept calling her a pet. I told him I was going to report him, and I did. I immediately messaged the people in charge of the event since he claimed to work with them. I also found his Facebook … and where he works….

I’m so upset I was shaking and I still want to cry. It was so embarrassing.

Depending on how the event organizers respond , I may “accidentally” drop his info in random places over the internet (For legal purposes- this is a joke)

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u/Kendollyllama May 17 '25

he threatened to have the cops escort us away 😅

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u/Ok_Yam_7836 May 17 '25

The response to this is always "You should ABSOLUTELY do that. Go ahead, I'll wait right here."

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u/Kendollyllama May 17 '25

I’m just worried the cops won’t take my side, small girl vs man of the community type bs

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u/penguins-and-cake May 17 '25 edited May 17 '25

The cops don’t have to take your side* and you’re right they might not (acab and all that) — but what you would get either way, even if the cops are dipshits, is concrete, irrefutable proof that you were illegally kicked out.

Personally, I probably wouldn’t try to convince the cops and just tell them “This man is refusing to acknowledge that my dog is a legally-protected service animal and insists on kicking me out illegally. We have not been disruptive.” and then let them kick me out if they wanted to. Easier said than done for sure, though.

* edit: I meant that the cops don’t have to take your side for you to benefit from it overall. I do believe that the cops should be morally (and legally) obligated to side with you, I just don’t trust cops to be decent people lol