CBMom01
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- Jun 9, 2015
These are all very good points.I'm not here to discuss what someone should and shouldn't do with respects to their service dog. I cannot make that determination nor could one legally discriminate against someone with a service animal unless it falls under ADA rules.
FWIW service animals go to zoos all the time, the presence of other animals itself does not prohibit a person from having access to a place. You probably have a zoo near you, you may want to check out the rules. For mine (which yes has the animals you listed) states you just need to stop by Guest Relations for further instructions about service animals. Barking inside a room is unlikely to even disturb animals on AK's property. I'm not sure where you're going with a presumed overriding of training as you have no idea what any particular presumed service dog is trained for.
FWIW you do not need to professionally train your service animal per ADA rules and people can and do train their own.
FWIW what you suggest about a pet friendly location violates ADA laws. You cannot relegate a person with a service animal to a specified room or area.
Your opinion may be that AKL is not the most appropriate location for a service animal but legally you cannot deny a person access nor a room if they have a service animal.
I was under the impression that most people here on this thread have the going assumption this dog was likely not a service animal and thus comments were more along the lines of this. But I did personally think Disney should have done better in the event this was a service animal there could have been real issues should the owner have been inside.
In any case respectfully your comments show another example of issues with people's assumptions regarding service animals.
Also, people outsude the door talking to the dog and getting its attention (and passing things under the door I think!) probably made thing worse. Who knows if the dog would have settled down if left alone.