"\nI have lived in the area my entire 50yrs of life.I am disabled & do not drive.Today,being unusally warm I decided to walk up to Buttercup Farms Store,which I have done hundreds of times.I own an 8lb Shorkie,which I have a Slowton carrier for him.I walk there with him on a lease then put him in the carrier,it's like a large sling pocketbook.I shopped & many people in the store,more then 4 pet my pup,spoke to me & then an older gentleman from behind the deli counter told me I can't have the pup in the store with me.I said,\"I have been shopping here my entire life,my family knows the owners as we lived up on Hawkins Rd where I grew up.\"I said I would immediately get on line to pay for my items which I would be using my SNAP benefits(food stamps).I went back around to see if the other line was shorter & a young man,told me I was in violation & had to leave the store immediately with my pup.I told him the other gentleman,said I could pay for my items.He told me NO,YOU CANT! I asked,to speak to the manager,which he then claimed, he is the store manager.He told me in a loud stern voice,\"Go put him in your car\"! Nasty, loud, mean! I started to get emotional,I told him I'm disabled, can't drive so & walk here.I'm only buying a few items as I have to carry them & walk back home.I can't buy many items only necessary or light ones!! I attempted to go back to the other line to pay when he just grabbed my bag out of my hands! I said,Excuse me that's my bag\"!He said,\"I will EMPTY it\"! He did gave it back to me & I left really embarrassed,harassed, upset,felt discriminated against. This person who claims to manage Buttercup Farms, I failed to get his name due to me being upset,he is not very tall, blue eyes with a beard. He maybe was 25 yrs old I'm guessing. My pup, Anakin is my emotional support dog & I take him everywhere even to the doctor. Not once ever in 3 yrs has anyone, anywhere told me to leave immediately, this includes pharmacies, doctor offices, honestly, every & any store you could think of! In the Slowton carrier only him face & head are exposed.He is not walking around,he is completely confined. I feel, I was treated extremely unfairly, unnecessary to treat me this way! I should have been allowed to at least pay for my items. I have shopped there all summer with my pup & this never happened before. I am still shaking & upset that I was treated in this way! I will never shop there again, neither will my family, friend's & the disabled community I am heavily involved in!"
