My son has a service dog and this has been a known issue for quite a while (at least here in Ontario). Its even to the point where we are only issued a single vest for her (the service dog). When it wears out we have to turn it back into the Lions Foundation Dog Guides office before we can receive a new one. We are unable to have a second one (which would be handy when the weather is sloppy) as they are very concerned about people using them in unethical ways. Just to be clear, I'm not complaining as both our service dog and the Lions Foundations Dog Guide centre have been wonderful.
Its a sad state of affairs that people would try to do this sort of thing. When we go out to dinner/stay in a hotel we always call ahead and inform them that we have a service dog to make sure there will be no surprises. I can't imagine why anyone would try to game the system in this way and frankly if I see a fake one I would give them a piece of my mind.
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