Ellen Degeneres & Pet Adoption*Update post #16*

[lizbud]

As one wise person once said, "You will only defend something if you know it is wrong."

I am going along reading all the comments & I read that sentence & stop.

It makes no sense at all. What is this supposed to mean?

[Catsnclay]

Well I am really confused about all of this!


First, the Mutts & Moms: apparently their contract says that they will not adopt out to children under 14. WHY???? The Humane Society doesn't have a problem with kids.

Does their contract state anything about having other pets? Like cats???? We all know that mixing cats & dogs takes a very LONG time to do, but yet there doesn't seem to be a problem with the cats, only the kids

We have adopted all of our cats from various places, and NONE of them has ever called us to see how the cat was fitting in.

Sometimes I wonder if these contracts are just for show.......

I also wonder if this whole thing is being played out because it IS a "high profile" person. If this happened to you or me, do you really think they would have burst into our home, police & attorney in tow just to reclaim a dog??????

I think not.......... Just give the dog back to the girls that have grown to love & care for him, and get on with life. Ok, so now you got your name & orginazation in the news, you got your 15 minutes of fame, so do the right thing.


End of story.

[CathyBogart]

Because M&M is NOT the humane society! They are a private organization and they can adopt or not adopt to whomever the choose. The individuals in the rescue pull these dogs from wherever they get them and spend their time, energy, effort, and love getting them ready to be adopted.

Besides (even though this doesn't really matter) their policies only said that they don't adopt TOY breeds out to children under 14. This is not an uncommon rule for rescues to have.

The rescue we adopted Star from still calls periodically (over a decade later) because her foster mom loved her SO MUCH. We're always delighted to hear from her. I think it's a mark of a great woman that she still cares for the dog she invested so much love into.

Iggy is in a FOREVER home now. As Ellen herself said, this is all about the dog, really, and he has been placed.

As for their 15 minutes of fame...does M&M even EXIST anymore? All of their websites are down, they may very well have been driven out of existence.

M&M gave this family the chance to go through the adoption process, and the family refused. They had every right to reclaim THEIR DOG.

[Pam]

Because M&M is NOT the humane society! They are a private organization and they can adopt or not adopt to whomever the choose.

That's it in a nutshell. It doesn't matter what people think of their contract. The fact remains it is their contract. People don't like it - - they can go elsewhere. God knows there are thousands of homeless dogs in shelters everywhere out there looking for good homes.

[dukedogsmom]

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...5072iggy1.html

[RICHARD]

This is what cracks me up about the whole story.

People who love pets sometimes take extra special precautions, do not hesitate to spend thousands of dollars to treat and care for them.

They buy them the best food, treats and toys.

But yet we all have a problem with a rescue that takes that extra step to assure the safety and well being of an animal.

Could those same "Humane" groups only care that an animal is spayed/neutered then adopted?

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Like CB just stated-

They are a private organization and they can adopt or not adopt to whomever the choose.


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I can see where any agency would not adopt a small breed of animal to a family with kids under the age of 14.

Had something happened to the dog while in the care of the 'new' family would we be so nonchalant then?

Let's change the story and have Ellen start crying about the dog she adopted, gave away and then was run over because some teen left the gate open?

We'd blame her because she broke the rules of the rescue and she didn't follow the contract.


But, that's the way us pet lovers are.


The local news played some of the messages left on the M&M website.

I do not blame them for taking down the websites.

Also, Ellen's publicist called the rescue and threatened them with turning the story over to the media if the dog was not returned to the family.

Good going, jackass.


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I am watching the Dog Whisperer and he is getting a dog and cat to live together....

Pretty incredible.