The Fantastic General Store has a ‘no pets in the store policy,’ unless of course the creature in question is a service animal. I don’t mind animals, so long as they are well behaved, but not all pets are. Most of us have dealt with snarling, yappy little dogs, who don’t seem to know their own size, or curious cats who climb all over things they shouldn’t. We have our share of more exotic pets in the area too. It’s a problem cleaning up after someone’s dog or cat in the snack aisle. No one wants to buy food that’s been near where an animal has done their business. Now can you imagine cleaning up after a dragon? The sheer size of the mess alone is going to be a problem, let alone the contents. The people who own these disruptive animals are worse. They blatantly ignored the rules, so their unicorn probably hasn’t been trained to follow rules either. The owner likely isn’t going to clean up after their phoenix, so we employees have to. Ever wonder why a product isn’t on the shelves, even though we have it in the back? It’s probably because a customer decided to make more work for us, like letting their pet make a mess. I can sympathize if an animal is going to be stuck out in the pumpkin coach on a hot day. But why bring Puss in Boots along, when it was obvious the day is going to be hot? My point, don’t bring pets into the Fantastic General Store. The rule exists for a reason.