A horse surprised customers at a McDonald's restaurant and that's not because horsemeat was found in the burgers. A woman actually brought her pony into the restaurant after the staff refused to serve her at the drive-thru. The horse wound up defecating on the floor.
A security camera shows a woman and her daughter bringing their horse into the McDonald's restaurant in Whitefield, Greater Manchester , UK after they were denied service at the drive-thru and told to tie the animal up due to health and safety reasons.
The animal defecated on the floor, causing distress to customers. Police were called to the scene.
The Greater Manchester Police's Whitefield Division released a statement about the issue, saying
CCTV showed the woman and her daughter taking their pet into the restaurant after they were told they had to tie it up.
But then customers in the restaurant looked on in astonishment as the animal "ended up doing his business on the floor."
The woman was issued with a fine after the incident at the branch on Bury New Road in Whitefield, Greater Manchester, last Saturday.
Police were called to the scene.
McDonald's said the horse had caused "distress" to customers in the restaurant and insisted they could not serve the rider at the drive-through for "health and safety" reasons.
A statement issued by Greater Manchester Police's Whitefield Division read: "On Saturday, July 20, police from Whitefield received a call from McDonald's on Fountain Place regarding a woman on horse using the drive thru.
"The staff refused to serve the women due to company policy. The women then took the horse into the restaurant who ended up doing his business on the floor. The sight and smell of this caused obvious distress and upset to customers trying to eat, as well as staff members. "
"Officers arrived at the location and woman was issued a Fixed Penalty notice for causing alarm & distress to other customers and staff."
A McDonald's spokeswoman also confirmed the incident and said, "The health and safety of our customers and staff is our top priority and for this reason we are unable to serve pedestrians, bicycle riders or customers on horseback through the drive-thru."
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