Wilko has given permission for dog owners to bring their pets into shops from today as part of a nationwide change. However, some shoppers are upset with the alteration as it became clear that leads were not compulsory in the 248 stores across the UK.
The rollout has been made to over two-thirds of Wilko’s home and garden stores and will allow pets to browse all areas of participating stores, except for food aisles.
One disappointed Wilko customer even said she would be boycotting the business as a result, while Wilko responded by saying “many customers think of pets as family members”.
The disgruntled customer wrote: “This is no good for my child that has anaphylaxis reactions to animal dander and saliva.“Service dogs have their place in stores and we can avoid them and monitor, they are well behaved etc..
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