links for 2007-10-17
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Ellen admitted to not reading the fine print during a pet rescue and is now trying to make things right. This made me very sad and I hope the two girls get their dog back.
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OMG…that made me so sad too…I feel so sorry for her, and the two girls!
I do hope the girls get their dog back. I understand the reason why the rescue took the dog back, but I don’t agree with it at all. They just took the dog without even stopping to consider whether he was in a good home, and isn’t that the important thing? Isn’t that what a rescue is for, to give animals loving homes?
I don’t get it. Asshats.
HOW IN THE HELL IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?
Those poor little girls. They should give them their dog back.
Betches.
Update: http://tv.yahoo.com/contributor/33469/news/urn:newsml:tv.eonline.com:20071016:6e982e8c4080_4044_b941_cec226782721__ER:11495
They say they’re not giving the dog back because the girls, at ages 11 and 12, are too young. They only allow their dogs to go into homes where the children are 14 and over.
And these rescue people wonder why they have a hard time finding homes for their animals and wonder why everyone goes to pet stores to get their pets. Our dog is a Katrina rescue from the New Orleans area and my son was 12 when we all moved in together. He turns 14 in December, but if anyone tried to take our dog away it would be over my dead body.
I feel so sorry for those little girls.
Not a good way to start my day.
This is really sad. I understand taking the dog back. I don’t understand not giving a dog to a family with children who are under 14. I hope that the family can go ahead and adopt the do anyway.
That is so wrong on so many levels. #1 I bet they dont’ call all the new owners to see how the animals are doing. I bet they just did it because it was Ellen. #2 why remove a happy dog? To prove a point?? It makes me so angry.
I love Ellen and when she started crying, my heart broke it was horrible
I think the owners are being real asshats about not giving the dog back. I saw an article last night where one of the owners said they “wouldn’t be bullied around by the Ellens of the world.” WHATEVER! Bully = Arnold Schwarzenegger. Ellen? Crying? Asking you nicely to give the dog back? Not a bully. Don’t be jerks — let the girls have the dog back. It’s not like they’re 7 and 6. 11 and 12 is close enough to 14. Putzes!
I heard about this just this morning and it made me so mad. This so-called rescue group would rather that innocent dog be in a cage than with a loving family? This just doesn’t make any sense. I get that they want people to go through the proper procedure to adopt an animal, but couldnt’ they have done their background checks or whatever while letting the dog stay with his family?
The shelter should totally give the dog back to those girls. It is so sad. And I felt terrible for Ellen after seeing the footage of the beginning of her show and how she broke down.
They only allow their dogs to go into homes where the children are 14 and over.
I’m never heard of shelter that only placed dogs in homes where the children are over 14. On E! this morning, someone speculated that — and this goes along with the comment about the owners “not wanting to be bullied by the Ellens of the world” — it’s a Hollywood thing, read: don’t give anyone special treatment regardless of how much money or influence they have. Sucks for the kids, and for the dog.
Posted on this today myself. I’m sorry, I understand that Ellen didn’t read the “fine print” but honestly, should there be “fine print” on a dog adoption?
These “rescues” are (seemingly) all a bit out of control with the amount a power they try to exert over who is allowed a dog and who is not, and the conditions, etc. etc. etc.
If only they took half as good care when they placed children in foster homes and adoptions.
What a mess. The purpose of rescuing a pet and adopting it is to find it a loving home. Ellen claims to have done so but the agency was quick to snatch Iggy back. The agency should have been a bit more patient. I just hope Iggy finds a great home. He’s so adorable and is a celebrity pooch now.