March 15th, 2010
Polly Want A Cracker?
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While I am not a frequent WM shopper, I will occasionally pick up a roll of paper towels or Windex there. In our WM it is often easier to cut through the produce/food department to get to cleaning supplies since the main aisle is often clogged up with fatties looking at super deals on chips or clothes for their 10 kids. Well, as I was walking through produce one day, I heard a “squawk!”. I turned around to see a man with a parrot on his shoulder (no harness or anything, just on his shoulder), and bird poop down his back. I was in somewhat shock, wondering how exactly this man even got his parrot into the store. That’s when I saw him pluck a grape out of the bagged grapes, and hand it to the parrot. The bird ate most of the grape, but flung part of it to the floor. Then the man handed it another grape, which it partially ate flung onto the floor, and another which it didn’t even eat, it just kind of chewed on, flung it and it landed on a pile of apples. Then the bird pooped right on the floor and really started squawking. By that time, he had caught the attention of quite a few other shoppers, and a store employee approached him and asked him to leave immediately. He then began shouting about how they could not legally make him leave, since this was his SERVICE PARROT! He must’ve been prepared for this sort of situation, because he reached in his pocket and pulled out some sheet of paper he was explaining was a copy of the law regarding service animals, and that they had to allow him to have his bird. The employee told him service animal or not, he had to leave or they would report him for theft of the grapes. He picked the bird off his shoulder, sat it down on the produce stand, and started walking out. The employee chased after him, and told him he couldn’t leave the bird there. He turned around and said “you said I had to leave, not my bird!”. The employee told him she was calling security if he didn’t take his bird and immediately leave. He picked up his bird, and told her he was going to the cops to report them for discrimination since he needed his service animal, and they were not allowing him to have it with him. It was by FAR one of the most ridiculous things I have ever seen. I felt bad for the poor parrot too, with an owner like that, who knows what kind of things that poor bird is subjected to on a day to day basis. And what medical reason could you possibly have that you need a service parrot for? Parrots are intelligent, but I have never heard of one being a service animal. That was a load of crap he told people to get into a store with his bird (I did some research out of pure curiosity after that, and I guess if you say it’s a service animal, a store can’t ask any further questions and must allow it in). I have a parrot myself, and he may occasionally in the summer ride down on my shoulder (in a harness for his safety) to the OUTDOOR flea market since he likes people. But good god, I would never dream of bringing him into a store, let alone a store that sells food!
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Yes, parrots, screaming children and people who can’t wipe themselves don’t make for a pleasant shopping trip. I just think the writers of these stories need change their writing style. No one cares to read your excuse for being in walmart despite how horrible you think it is- just get to the damn point.
Just sayin’….
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March 15th, 2010
It should also be noted that grapes are poisonous to dogs, so if a REAL service animal, like say, a Lab for a blind guy, came in and the dog ate that grape up off the floor (these dogs are generally trained not to eat things off the floor, but slips happen), parrot guy could have a lawsuit on his hands.
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March 15th, 2010
It’s also irresponsible to feed your parrot foods right off of the produce stand, without them having been washed or whatnot. Pesticides, people? That kind of crap is not safe for birds.
Also, involving the bird in a big drama scene is likely to stress the bird out. If you can’t train your bird to wear a harness/poop suit, then you shouldn’t take him out. Period. Also, don’t take him to stores which are most likely crowded.
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TODD_that is a hoot!! LMAO
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erg…im guilty of bringing my bird to walmart… but i went no where near the food and he doesnt poop on me, he does this chirpy thing when he has to poop so i bring him promptly somewhere he can relieve himself. anyways i wasnt about to leave my bird in my car in 100 degree weather, wasnt going to happen. id rather get kicked out of walmart for using the ATM with him than have the cops called on me for animal cruelty. but yea this guy was probably some loon that shouldnt have animals in the first place.
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March 16th, 2010
It’s been made to crap in public (no modesty), refused a grape, which is not good for itself several times, and to basically be abandoned by its owner when its owner didn’t get its way.
The owner is the birdbrain and more of an animal than the animal, who is more intelligent. Therefore, the real birdbrain needs to be removed from this equation.
If the owner only cares about stupid laws and how to break them, then he needs to be removed himself due to animal cruelty, intended abandonment, and to also to prove the stupidity of himself.
I wouldn’t let him in charge of an ant, less alone himself.
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March 16th, 2010
be a responsible pet owner and leave the damn bird at home if you cant take care of it in public. if its hot outside the bird shouldnt be taken out anyway maybe this bird calms the owner down but did he or she think that maybe it might be stressing to customers and employees if its squawking and pooping in the store
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March 17th, 2010
I work for my local Wal Mart, as a chashier and I occasinally have to cover the door for our People greeters break or lunch. We have been instructed that if a customer walks in with a ” service animal” that neither our People Greeters’ nor we as associates can make the decision as to weather an animal qualifies as a “service animal” and are not allowed to stop them, because of the People with Disibilities Act. We are to contact a member of management, and only they are able to make that call.
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March 22nd, 2010
This is my first time posting so I wanted to take a moment and say hello to everyone!
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March 24th, 2010
Grapes are toxic to parrots and dogs. Great job.
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March 29th, 2010
“the whole service animal thing exept for seeing eye dogs and dogs that help deafs and para pelegics and stuff is a crock!just another excuse for people that want attention to have their way”
How about service animals that detect seizures? if your seizures are frequent or dangerous enough you can enlist the services of a seizure sensing animal who will bark and get attention from others and inform you that you need to seek help. But i guess that’s a “crock” as you put it. I guess they just are so desperate for attention they pretend to have seizures. You are super Cool.
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March 29th, 2010
Sounds to me like Walmart’s staff needs to be better trained in the service animal laws. Although with the way most of Walmart’s customers are, it may not have been effective, the employee could have quoted the portion of the law that says that the service animal must behave properly or the management has the right to make the owner remove the animal from the premises.
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April 17th, 2010
Hey
Really glad to get into this forum
It’s what I am looking for.
Hope to know more member here.
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April 28th, 2010
the tag says ‘funny story’. are you kidding me? funny? okay, whatever. and Holly, i know what you mean about rolling your eyes, i rolled my eyes SEVERAL times when i was reading YOUR comments.
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June 10th, 2010
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June 12th, 2010
It is a shame of the degrading of Walmart, but it is true. It departed from Sam’s intentions and went by the way of non-USA made items to almost junk, and some pictures of people who frequent this store is the sign of how far they have dropped in appreciation. I do have concerns with this parrot, all I can do is wish and pray for the best. We can give our two cents about others and how they treat their pets, in this case birds, but maybe not even to the face of those who have them. Question at hand, we can report a person who is abusing their children, is there a location or agency for abusing pets? (Birds) we do not know the persons name, address, or anything about them, how do we do this? But we are not here to promote or degrade anyone or anything, we are here to help each other by the way of advice and suggestions with our pets; which are like members of our family’s. So let’s get on with the job at hand and help each other.
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June 14th, 2010
themehmeh: Thank you for bringing this up! I have seizures and I actually have a service cat. I only take her if I am going out in public alone and I never take my other cat (who is just a pet). I’ve had a couple of incidents in public where people complained because they claimed they were allergic and argued that I wasn’t allowed to have Annabelle in a public building. But she has a little orange jacket that she wears that says “service animal” clearly in black and she is always harnessed. She jumps up and puts her paws on my face when she senses I am going to have a seizure. This gives me time to get to a safe place so that I do not fall onto a hard surface where I could possibly be injured, and I can also often let someone know what is going to happen in advance so that they can call emergency services.
And believe me, I could definitely do without the “attention”!
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June 22nd, 2010
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June 27th, 2010
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July 6th, 2010
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