Can pets join their owners in stores? Here's what you should know
LOS ANGELES -- Whether perusing the aisles at Costco or grabbing a few things at Target, you most likely have come across a customer walking alongside his or her dog or perhaps pushing the animal around in a shopping cart.
It's a familiar sight in Southern California. One that might prompt the average shopper to ask: Is that pet allowed to be in the store?
If it's a service animal, the answer is yes.
Though California law prohibits dogs in facilities that sell packaged food, service dogs are exempt, according to the . Under federal law, these same animals are
