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By any standard, Gary Johnson’s letter was absurd (“Unlikely to catch disease from a dog,” Star-Advertiser, Jan. 29).
As one of the despised 15 percent allergic to pets, it usually takes me 15-30 minutes to take the elevator down or up because getting stuck in the elevator with a pet would probably kill me, and every pet owner insists I should leave the elevator rather than oblige them to wait for an empty one.
Pet dander continues to impact that 15 percent long after the pet has departed.
Whereas Johnson insists children pose a greater risk than dogs for the spread of disease, what child wipes his or her feculent butt on a restaurant seat or table, or grocery-store counter?
It is just plain stupid to bring any animal into a building, most especially any place where there is food.
Rico Leffanta
Kakaako
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