A pub owner has sparked a huge debate on social media over letting dogs in venues.
Gary Usher, a renowned chef from the North West, got people talking with his last stance over welcoming dogs in his pub.
When Gary replied to a fan who asked whether his new gastropub was "dog friendly", he replied: "Of course."
But he was met with a backlash, Birmingham Live reports.
One person said: "No thanks. Too many people thinking dogs in pubs is a good idea. Dogs are not people and shouldn’t be treated as such."
Gary responded saying: "If you don’t like dogs in pubs I’d swerve coming to one of ours then. Dogs will be treated like royalty and I will probably most commonly be found rolling around the floor with them."
The MEN reports cafe owner Barry Ashley said: "I have 3 cafes, I allow dogs in. I have barred humans but never a dog. What if dogs had their own Twitter what a great place that would be? The only thing they would be slagging off would be squirrels."
Another added: "The majority of people in the country eat with dogs or cats in the room. I can’t talk though because I don’t like it if people let kids scream in a restaurant. (But I don’t stare or moan.)"
Lynda Ross tweeted: "I was in a pub where a dog ran up to me, urinated on the floor and the owner thought it was hilarious. Not the dog's fault but owners need to take responsibility."
Another said said he'd "rather be starving and crawl to the next normal restaurant". Gary said: "Didn't realise liking dogs was so controversial. Chris would rather starve".
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