On a daily basis , at this Starbucks location at 6516 Platte Avenue West Hills California…read moreconstantly and consistently ignores FDA health code regulations that ban non-service animals (Ie.pets) from entering the inside of their food and drink establishment. Only actual service animals are permited inside Starbuck or any food and drink establishment that prepares, serves food and beverages.
Emotional support animals are also not permitted inside any establishment that makes, prepares food , and serves Beverages. I have personally witnessed people bringing their large, medium and small pets inside this Starbucks location. As small as some pets may be I personally witnessed people setting their pets on top of the counter when paying for their drinks and their food, and on top of the counter where food and beverages are placed for people to pick up when ready. Furthermore they allow people in the outdoor eating and drinking patio area where pet owners will and do let their animals urinate and defecate in, and around, in close proximity to the eating and drinking, patio area, and around other business establishments, as well as putting their unleashed dogs on top of chairs and tables were other patrons will unwittingly soon be sitting, eating food and drinking beverages after they leave. I've also witnessed a couple, that had a very large dog that was drooling and slobbering profusely, use a rag that they carried with them to wipe their dogs dripping, slobbering, drool, then place that rag on the table.
I'm sorry, but I have a beautiful dog of my own, I love her so much and treat her as family, and I just love dogs in general, but I don't let my dog urinate or defecate on anyone else's property, or in public places. It's downright disrespectful, and unsanitary, as well as offensive to some, who rightfully are bothered by seeing that happen where they are trying to enjoy their food and beverages.
And despite Starbucks own policy that states that dogs are not to be permitted on the chairs or tables, must be on a leash at all times, well behaved, and remain on the ground, they turn a blind eye, and fail to enforce their own policy, not to mention actual health regulations that they are responsible to uphold.
It is up to Starbucks management and personnel to enforce their own rules regarding pets inside its stores and in the outdoor patio areas. This establishment, at this address, miserably fails in this regard.
The people in the photo below let their little dog defecate and urinate about three to four feet away from where I was sitting, then picked up their little dog and put it on top of the table where the little dog proceeded to sit and scratch itself. Then they put it into a little dog bed, still on top of the table. Sorry but that is totally disgusting and unsanitary. Soon after they left, some other people came and set their food and beverages down, right on top of the spot where the dog was scratching itself and sitting with its fresh poop butt on the table before the lady put it into the little dog bed. Noone had wiped down the table before these people came and put their food down. That is disgusting and completely unacceptable.
Starbucks personnel and management just turn a blind eye, and won't do anything about it.