Ellen DeGeneres' Doggone Nightmare

121. kristi (#30), you are (obviously) hostile & angry--but what do the problems in your workplace have to do with ellen giving her dog a home with a loving family?

Posted at 6:54PM on Oct 15th 2007 by kbd

122. I voted wrong, should have read more carefully. A contract is a contract, crying child or not. The dog should have been returned by Ellen and the family should have put in an application to adopt the dog. It's that SIMPLE. Also, keep in mind, dogs are not 'one size fits all' and the best match needs to be found...for everyones sake.

Posted at 6:55PM on Oct 15th 2007 by Me

123. Hi my name is Ruby and is Iggy is my dog. The adoption people said they were just coming 4 a house inspection. My parents did fill out an application. Well they lied!!!!. I am 12 just about to turn 13 and they dont want to place iggy with children. Iggy is 4 months he should be with children!!!!! I have anothere dog and they would play all the time. I ggy got at least 5 walks a day. He was taken care of very well. He was part of my family and i miss him :(

Posted at 7:16PM on Oct 15th 2007 by Ruby

124. A note to those who take the adoption agency's side, on the grounds that rules must be followed: I looked at the adoption form. It requires that a person agree to make at least a $250.00 dollar, and also requires that the person sign something saying the donation is voluntary and not a purchase of the dog. This is sheer b-s, and probably constitutes a violation of agencies resuce/non-profit rules, as well as fraud. It certainly would invalidate any contract signed under that threat.

The application also suggests very strongly that people buy equipment form the woman's store. She may care for animals, but she is running a questionable business here, and making rash decisions to the harm of this dog as well.

Shame on her. I hope the authorities crack down on her.

Posted at 7:05PM on Oct 15th 2007 by Francis

125. Let's all email "Moms and Mutts" and tell them to return the dog to that little girl ASAP! Their website says their email is: pawboutique@yahoo.com

Posted at 7:07PM on Oct 15th 2007 by DD

126. Re #108 --

The family did not enter into a contract. If ellen violated a contract (it isn't clear she did) the agency has a right to sue Ellen, but not to steal the dog back form a family that never had a contract with the agency.

Posted at 7:06PM on Oct 15th 2007 by Francis

127. Mutts and Mom should be relegated to the dog house. They really screwed the pooch.

Posted at 7:07PM on Oct 15th 2007 by Meowch

128. To those who question Ellen's love of animals - remember her Amex commercial with all of the different animals? Very clever - E asking the raccoon if she didn't think the rimmed eyes were too much?? FUNNY.
On the Bio page of Amex's print ads where it asks the celebrity who they would most like to work with - Ellen's response was ANIMALS.
So I highly doubt she would have given the dog over to someone who was not able to love and care for it.
That shelter needs to give the dog back.

Posted at 7:50PM on Oct 15th 2007 by Bend the damn rules already

129. This is why so many dogs end up being gassed at the pound. These rescue groups are insane and they are driving more and more people to just open the paper or find a site on the internet. Most people would rather spend $1000 on a puppy instead of going through all the crap these agencies want to put them through. I have a rescue chihuahua. I love her, but it would have been easier to adopt a freaking kid. Groups like this Mutts and Moms are pathetic. Their website says they don't get any assistance from the government, so I guess that'll be coming down now since they called the police to rip a puppy away from a child. There should be laws in place to protect animals from these lunatics. This all comes down to that adoption fee. If the mother is willing to pay for a dog that Ellen already paid for then she'll get it back. Whoever said Mutts and Nutts is right. This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of.

Posted at 7:15PM on Oct 15th 2007 by Izzy

130. Give the dog back to the poor kid!!!

Ellen & Portia gave them $600.00 for the dog and ya lknow what sometimes things don't work out---welcome to life!!!! They gave the dog to a loving family...to rip a little dog out of a little girls hands like that is horrid I think the ONLY thing Ellen and Portia are wrong about is using that looser agency...y'all are pissed her and Portia are good people and nothing Michael Vick!!!

Posted at 7:19PM on Oct 15th 2007 by Kat

131. I think everyone should email the MuttsandMoms organization about their practices and offer to boycott them and anyone associated with them. Also, I think what they did is cruel and abusive to both the animal and the child. The cops should have gotten them for child abuse and cruetly to animals. I personally know about this dog and it is NOT one of those that nips or bites (therefore not placeable with children) and it was in a good loving home well cared for and very much loved. With enough pressure by email etc. they might consider giving the dog back. Let's go people put your efforts behind getting Ruby her dog back. TYVM

Posted at 7:43PM on Oct 15th 2007 by CinderYella-Labrador

132. Most all private pet adoption agencies require the person to whom the animal was originally adopted to ask permission from the agency if any change of owner occurs. There are very good reasons for this. I am a fosterer for cats and kittens, and I have the same rule. People who get my kittens must sign an agreement with many questions and info required. They are told very specifically that if they can't keep the cat, they must return it to me. Period. Really ugly things happen to animals in some people's hands. If you were the agency, you would agree with this policy.

Posted at 7:19PM on Oct 15th 2007 by Lilarose

133. Everyone should write to complain about this! Here is the email for the shelter that took this dog:

pawboutique@yahoo.com

Posted at 7:22PM on Oct 15th 2007 by LI

134. Anyone defending the agency's decision to take a puppy away from a child who obviously loved him very much really needs to sit down and take a deep look into your heart. Yeah, maybe Ellen broke a rule, but who really cares? Why is no one considering the well being of the dog? Puppies bond with children very quickly and what's best for Iggy is to be with Ruby. Period. A genuine lover of animals would know that. Sounds to me like Mutts and Moms is run by a bunch of glory hounds who enjoy patting themselves on the back for 'rescuing' animals. But resucing animals isn't about rules and contracts. It's about doing everything possible to make sure the dog or cat is loved and cared for. If that's what this agency was really about then there's no way they'd have had the police rip a puppy away from a little girl who loves him.

Posted at 7:24PM on Oct 15th 2007 by Izzy

135. Ruby, we all support you. The woman at Muuts and Nutts is truly an idiot of she doesn't realize that a 12-year old girl in a good family is probably the best possible place for a dog. Some people take their self-appointed job as "protector of animals" so seriously that they lose sight of what is best for the animal. She thinks a cage is better?!!!

Posted at 7:28PM on Oct 15th 2007 by Jim