VOTE: Are you uncomfortable with eating in restaurants while pets are present?
A legal take and how the people feel...
There's recent chatter around Mzansi surrounding how people feel about eating at a restaurant while pets hang out- with their owners of course.
Currently, the law and pet-friendly restaurants are not PAW-fect.
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According to the Food stuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act of 1972, an animal is not to be kept or permitted in a room or area where food is handled, except for guide or service dogs.
However, Linda Matshoza, head of legal services for Law for All and Bettie Leedo, says that the law above leaves room for 'ambiguity' because the word 'handled' stated in the Act doesn't state any specific area.
While many East Coasters took to Facebook to express their various thoughts, Stacey and J Sbu are eager to find out more.
TUNE IN AT 15:00 today for the verdict
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