...except this lady and her monkey:

http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/708770.html

Springfield woman's lawsuit alleges discrimination against her monkey

SPRINGFIELD | A southwest Missouri woman has sued Wal-Mart, local health
officials and Cox Health Systems, claiming they discriminated against her
and her monkey named Richard.

Debby Rose of Springfield said in the lawsuit that the 10-year-old bonnet
macaque helps curb a social anxiety disorder that can cause her to have
panic attacks in public.

The suit contends the Springfield-Greene County Health Department lacked the
authority to decide that Richard is not a service animal under the Americans
with Disabilities Act.

Health officials in 2006 sent letters to restaurants and grocery stores,
advising them not to let Rose in with the monkey.

Rose also alleges she was denied access to Cox Health Systems facilities.

The three entities declined to comment on the lawsuit.

| The Associated Press

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