An autistic man has launched a legal battle against Sainsbury's after he was asked to leave their store because he was with his assistance cat Chloe.
Ian Fenn, 51, says Chloe is a 'lifeline' for him by helping him reduce his sensory overload, and he is challenging Sainsbury's over their decision to allow assistance dogs but not cats. He is taking the supermarket giant to court over disability discrimination.
Sainsbury's argue that cats pose a hygiene risk in the supermarket, and they "have to put customer and colleague safety and maintaining our high food hygiene standards first.”
