Hiking Karen lectures couple for bringing emotional support dog on hiking trail with no dogs allowed, starts debate about service animals: 'Karen is in the right'

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Nov 28, 2024 6:00 PM EST

While it is never an easy topic to talk about, there are some places that dogs simply shouldn't be—even if they're considered to be some kind of service animal. Although sometimes it is just a matter of personal preference, there can be good reasons not to allow dogs in certain places even when they're outdoors. 

However, that never stops some dog owners from taking their pets where they please. This can be a contentious thing no matter what, but it becomes an extra level of controversy when people assign their canine friends as emotional support animals. This was the crux of the issue in a recent video, in which a woman on a hiking trail was branded a Karen for pointing out to a couple with an emotional support dog that it was not allowed on the path they were on. Some people were angry at her insistence, but others believed that she had a point.

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    I Meme Therefore I A... @ImMeme0 Subscribe We don't hate Karens enough. Watch as one tries to lecture and stop a person with a service dog from enjoying a walk in Fort Collins.
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    Viltrumite @Viltrumo.2d Replying to @ImMemeO Screw your emotional support animal. I'm with Karen on this one.
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    PATCO @prime_patco. 2d Replying to @ImMemeO Where is your proof this is a service animal and not just another "emotional support dog"? These people are acting like a_h_les themselves. You leap to conclusions here. Maybe you have an issue with older people? .:
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    KapStar3000 @KapStar3000 • 17h Replying to @ImMemeO People with dogs are often the dumb ones in that relationship
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    MRG @MRG11212 • 11h Replying to @ImMemeO The disturbance to the other animals? I have a 80lb dog that chases the same squirrel that lives in a nest in our tree. It's been over 3 months.
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    Lee (Greater) ❤ @shortmagsmle. 2d Replying to @ImMemeO Almost every "service dog" I've encountered is owned by a middle-aged woman who thinks she's the queen of England of a POG veteran who once sprained his ankle in the motor pool and is pretending to be Audie Murphy
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    Dr. Sydney Watson @SydneyLWatson Follow Replying to @ImMemeO This woman isn't being a "Karen"
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    Remark... → Follow @ProudBearkatBen Replying to @ImMemeO Hard disagree *if* she's correct and it's posted that dogs aren't allowed on the trail then she's 100% right to call them on that. If you don't like the rules then there's probably a process to change it but otherwise they should be followed. Besides most of these "service" animals are bulls anyways.
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    pika ^-^ @p1kA4A.1d Replying to @ImMemeO she is correct ChatGPT 40 > dogs are legally permitted anywhere that visitors can go. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE се However, there are specific circumstances where service animals may be restricted to protect park resources or for safety reasons. For instance, certain areas may be closed to dogs based on wildlife activity and nesting. AMERICAN TRAILS In such cases, park authorities may designate certain zones as off-limits to all dogs, including service animal
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    CORPORATE Wagie Capital @WagieCapital .2d Replying to @ImMemeO So many people ab e this "service animal" loophole that it has become a complete joke
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    JulietisLurking @JulietsLurking ⚫ 2d Replying to @ImMemeO Or just don't take your dog with you places it isn't allowed stop feeling entitled to do whatever you want all the time.
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    Jon Collins ❤ Follow @JonCollins11316 Replying to @lmMemeO If it's a true service dog I 100% agree, the law allows this. The problem is people that know the law are taking advantage by saying their dog is a service dog when it's not. My neighbor openly admitted to doing this and went as far as to say "they're not allowed to ask you for proof so I can bring him anywhere”. I love dogs (and hate Karens) so it's a fine line but it's also not always clear cut.
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    Just Brad Hobbs in B'... @windrdr_hobbs Follow Replying to @ImMemeO "we're gonna move on" Excellent response. Don't feed the Karens.
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    infdivinfcom @infdivinfcom1.2d Replying to @lmMemeO service dogs are different because they aren't going to run off chasing things the kid's right..federal law trumps local or state she's a dingbat
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    Allie @Cluffalo 1d Nah, there's a vibe shift happening with Karens People are realizing that high trust societies are built by the people willing to look a little prudish in order to enforce rules and norms You need a certain quantity of Karens to sustain an enjoy a polite society
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    Allie Beth Stuckey ❤ @conservmillen Follow No. Society needs the right Karens. Karens like this are the sentinels of civilization, the enforcer of the rules that keep nice things nice
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    rudy betrayed @rudy_betrayed. 2d No-dog trails on wildlife preserves are to prevent your dog from on everything which prevents the wildlife from returning. We use these trails to see rare birds and deer and rabbits and sh. When people bring their dog, those animals disappear. Karen is in the right
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    Aloe Yoroi @AloeYoroi 1d Off topic but the first signs of gentrification are higher levels of dog sh around your neighborhood and local parks
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    Danny Phantom @trey_wing6 • 19h That's actually the furthest thing from a Karen I've seen
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    Josh Peterson@jdpeterson · 2d I live in Fort Collins. There are enough dog friendly trails that they didn't have to go on the one that forbid dogs. Also, there are enough people that scam the "service dog" claim that she probably saw through it without saying it. Yes, hate Karens. But this isn't it.
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    Ellen Pasternack @pastasnack_e. 2d I don't know who's right in this situation, but it's very telling that the first response of the people with the dog, repeated multiple times, is "do you own this park?". As if there's no reason for an individual to have a stake in a community asset unless they own it privately.
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