Proposed law would let Hawaiians dine with pets

AP ^ | Wednesday, February 18, 2004

[presidio9]

Cpl. Rita Levergood and her husband disagree whether four-legged members of their family should be able to join them out to dinner. The state, however, is clear: It's against the law.

A state senator's proposal going before a Department of Health committee this week would make it easier for animal lovers like Levergood to dine out with the pets they say are like family.

[JesseHousman]

Cpl. Rita Levergood and her husband...

Two Hawaiian imbeciles who would have to be straitjacketed and shoved into a padded cell if they dined on three-finger poi that had been pureed from their faithful pooch!

[VRWCmember]

When I first started reading the title I thought it might be, "Proposed law would let Hawaiians marry their pets." Cordially,

It's only a small slide down the slippery slope. First they're taking them out to dinner. Then they're kissing them goodnight. Then they're sleeping with them. Sooner or later they'll want to marry them.

[doberville]

Ah yes.

But - it is still FINE DINING Surrender Monkey style - with faithful Fido - or is that Phydeaux - at his feet and mercifully free of drooling, sticky-handeded unruly Rugrats!!

Vive la fromage!!

[DJtex]

I thought, at first, that this was a story about Korean cuisine.

Same here. I lived in Maui a few years back. The County Dog Pound was on a country road between the two big towns of Kahului and Kihei. They had an outdoor cage with a one-way door for after-hours drop-offs of strays or unwanted pets. It was discovered that the locals, mostly Filipinos, treated this as an animal pick-up point. The Sheriff said that they gave the term: "Wokking the dog." a whole new meaning.

[July 4th]

Yup, that's correct. In France, it's quite common for someone to go eat out on their own, and on several occasions I've seen people eating alone with their dogs sleeping at their feet. I mind that much less than I do some snot-nosed 10-year-old whining to mommy because he doesn't like the menu.

[CajunConservative]

I wouldn't want to bring my dog to a Filipino restaurant. When I lived there the Filipino's were trying to overturn the law against eating dog. They said it discriminated against their culture. That was in '91-'94 in Maui.

[alwaysconservative]

There are responsible and irresponsible parents, as well as responsible and irresponsible pet owners. Britain also is very dog-friendly, especially in pubs.

[cinFLA]

"Proposed law would let Hawaiians dineSan Franciscans marry with pets"

My first thought on seein the headline.

[Ichneumon]

When I first started reading the title I thought it might be, "Proposed law would let Hawaiians marry their pets."

I actually misread it as "Proposed law would let Hawaiians dine on pets."

[LizardQueen]

Our Lab is the Ferocious Farter. It's been so bad at times that she's gotten up and moved because she couldn't stand the smell (even though it came from her). She's moved the bar for "Silent but Deadly" very very high.

LQ

[RightWhale]

Any kind of highly processed carbs with sugar content will do it for my mutt. She gets embarassed, gets that uh-oh look.

[oldironsides]

Sipping wine and enjoying the moment and you glance over and see a Boxer licking his privates. Completes the evening. My daughter has a female lab that drools steadily if she watches someone eat. The egg white slime reaches 7 or 8" at times. Leaving Fido at home would be kind to all.

[doberville]

Yes indeed. In fact, instead of smoking vs/ non-smoking, I wish there were NO CHILDREN sections.

Ditto on planes. Oh, boy. The stories I could tell. . .

[LizardQueen]

Actually, I've recently thought of opening up a "doggie diner", someplace where owners can come with their pets. Unfortunately it's illegal here too.

I in no waythink that all restaurants should be forced to admit animals. Most wouldn't want to, for the reason you mentioned.
But for dog owners who understand and can deal with the privates-licking, butt-sniffing, drooling, and farting it would be nice to have a place to go out with the furkid. An outdoor bar and grill type place would be a lot of fun.

The cat people would either need to deal with it or open their own place ::grin::

LQ

[mewzilla]

A few weeks ago we walked out of a restaurant after I had been in the ladies' room with an employee who used the facilites and didn't wash her hands before she left. And people are worried about dog germs...

[Contra]

When they say "fried lice" they're not kidding . . . . . .

[MarkDel]

Pets are allowed...children are not...yeah, that pretty much sums up the French.

I'll make a deal with you dog owners. You guys are allowed to bring your dog wherever you like, legally, but the first time it tries to bite me or my children, I am legally allowed to whip out my Glock and blow off its freaking head...deal?

I'm not even going to attempt to argue hygeine issues, privacy issues or anything else that should be painfully obvious to you people, because if I have learned anything at all over the years, it's that the only people more unreasonable than Environmentalists are extreme Animal lovers, so I know attempts at rational discussion are pointless.

When I hear that you can bring a dog into a public place, but not a human child...all I can think of is that it sounds like a Monty Python skit instead of reality.

[CholeraJoe]

I have two labs who sit and watch me eat. They usually whine and drool alot. I wouldn't dream of taking them to a restaurant.

[mvpel]

At Bill's Cafe on Willow Street in San Jose, there was never much of a problem with the dogs sitting next to their owners on the patio, until the city caught wind of it.

[Simcha7]

Shalom!

I agree with you.

My Shih Tzu is better behaved than most "kids" I know.

My husband and I were traveling through New Hampshire in 1996, it was a very hot summer day, we were exhausted and needed to eat and have a cold soda.

The only place that we could find was a very nice Jewish Deli, I asked the waitresses if we could bring in our Puppy as it was way too Hot to leave her in the car (which we NEVER would leave her in the car anyway).

They agreed to let her sit with us...Not a Problem.

Everyone was very accomodating, and we gave the waitress a very nice tip.