PET inside VONS Grocery Store

I don't have anything against pets. I do have pets on my own but people bringing pets at the grocery store is a big NO NO. Don't you agree with me? I was at the grocery store today doing some grocery shopping in VONS Grocery store this is one Safeway Sister company. Anyway, while I was next in line in the cash register there was one woman carrying her puppy with her. Most people that go to the grocery store usually buy food. Right? Some may just be checking prices and it's so rare for people to go to the grocery store just for fun. I myself did bought some vegges and other food to eat for dinner. Back to this woman who brought her puppy at the grocery store. Okay. The cashier was petting the puppy!!!! I was thinking this cashier is petting the puppy and is going to touch my food?! I don't want to think overboard but I am almost there. I don't hate animals/pets just to make this clear. Okay? Since the cashier is not washing her hand nor use a sanitizer then touching my food that I bought at the store I felt that I have all my rights to asked her questions. I don't want to sound rude nor mean to her, I just want some answer. So, I asked her, "Isn't it against the US Health Code to bring pets in the store that sells food unless the it's a service animal?" You may wonder what she responded to me. She said. When we asked questions about the animal that was brought in the store we get in trouble. I have a few minutes of conversations with the cashier just to asked a few questions. She mentioned to me that there's really a fine line for people bringing their pets in the store and there's no very clear answer. I was about to tell her. HELLO does the management check the goverment website at all or see the brouchure in their office about the Health and Safety of people who buy food in the store? But I decided not to. She said that they don't want to ask question at all because they get into trouble. There's some management issue in this store. This is the second time I saw pets in the store in VONS. I was thinking just for fun I should try to bring my kitty in the store and see how these people react.

Some of you who read this post may not like what I said or may agree with me. But what I am saying is that it's really not sanitary for people who buy food in the store and pets is all over in the grocery store then cashier's are petting them and then touching your food. Who knows what kind of disease these other pets carry you know or someone might be allergic with pet's hair. Or I don't want any pet hair on my produce. I have pet on my own but as a courtesy to other people I don't bring them into the store that sells food. This is just not sanitary.