Apparently, Santa has lost his Christmas spirit. At least the Santa and elf helper at The Shops in Mission Viejo, Calif., have. Showing less yuletide cheer than the duo from "A Christmas Story," this North Pole team turned away a little autistic girl and her service dog Pup-cake. Santa suffers from pitbull phobia, it seems. Here's more on special needs kids and service dogs. Article discusses and how Santa Claus impacts children's Bad Santa rejects autistic child and service dog
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