Lotte Mart under fire for turning away guide dog in training
A guide dog in training, learning to assist people with visual disabilities, rests on the floor at Lotte Mart's Jamsil outlet, Sunday, in this photo captured from social media. YonhapBy Bahk Eun-jiLotte Mart, one of the nation's biggest discount store chains, has been under fire, even facing threats of a boycott, after an employee refused to allow a guide dog in training to enter one of its outlets.On Sunday, a woman was taking the trainee guide dog to Lotte Mart's Jamsil branch in southeastern Seoul. But the manager and employees of the store refused to let them enter.The incident became widely known after another shopper there posted photos of the dog sitting inside the store on social media.In the post on Instagram, the user wrote, “The employees raised their voices, and blamed the woman who brought the dog, saying she was not even a disabled person. The woman broke into tears and the dog looked threatened.”The user added, “I don't know the details, but did the employees have to yell at customers and the dog like that? The dog was allowed to enter the building in
Dec 1, 2020By Bahk Eun-ji
