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First I'll say that the author of this article is living proof that oppinions are like A$$holes, Everybody has one, and some really stink.
So does yours Gary B.
Elen admitted she was wrong not to have fully read the contract. She didn't "dump the dog" as you put it, she found it a good home. Face it, Mutts and Moms could have handled this better and saved alot of face. But instead they sent a clear message that their contract is more important than the welfare of the animal.
The fact that their website is no longer up and their phone is going unanswered speaks volumes to anyone who's ever owned a dog. I'm quite sure that Elen has done more for and donated more to the welfare of animals than you ever will.

One other thing you didn't consider is that if Mutts & Moms are so well qualified to place a dog. Why didn't they take into consideration that placing a terrior in a home with established cats has at best a 25% chance of sucess? Or is it that they did take this into consideration and figured they'd get the dog back and be able to double the adoption fee because the dog had been adopted by Elen. Remember, even though they claim to be Non-profit, don't be so half-witted to think that they don't earn a living from it, to think otherwise is ignorant.

I agree with the above posts. I don't agree with the author of this article, seems he has much resentment toward celebrities.

From what it seems, Ellen tried to do the right thing. That she should have read it, yes. Mutts and Moms screwed up by sending in police to retrieve a dog and aggravating a situation. Why? Why not having the hairdresser and the family fill out the necessary paperwork, submit to an interview and home visit like anyone else that wants to adopt and maybe have Ellen pay a fine.

As it is, I think Mutts and Moms are doing all of this due to the fact that she is a celebrity. So what, now every celebrity is like Michael Vick and is going to torture and kill animals? She took care of this dog in every way possible!

She found it a good home, this dog was living better than many children in our world!! And yet he is removed from the home and returned to a shelter! How does this make sense, because it doesn't at all!

Mutts and Moms tried to make an example out of Ellen due to her celebrity status because so many other celebrities are out of control and they screwed up!!!
Plain and simple. Their actions speak volumes!

Silverbear: I completely agree with your take on this. Mutts and Moms would have to be morons to think that a small dog would actually have an easy time adjusting to a house occupied by pre-existing cats.

Everyone has bills to pay, including Mutts and Moms. They probably hoped that they WOULD have to take this dog back! They probably dreamed of the incredible publicity for their cause! The re-adoption of "Ellen's Doggie" would have put them on the map!

It is a shame that they chose to put the best interest of the pooch on the far back burner, and publically humiliate Ellen just because she was a celebrity. Shame on them. And- call the POLICE!? I think CA cops have better things to do with their time. C'Mon!

They wanted publicity.....and now they have it. Lumps and all.

Ellen is wrong. Iggy belongs with adults. She needs to go on the air and tell her fans to stop making threats. She owes the shelter an apology.

The shelter owners, and the writer of this article, both appear to be idiots. There are thousands of dogs destroyed every week because there are not enough people who want to adopt. Arbitrary rules (no children under 14 in the potential adopting family) don't help. There are certainly families with children under 14 which are capable of adopting; there are certainly families with no children who shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a dog. The people I know who are best with animals are those who grew up with them. I would imagine if you took a survey of vets, most would say they had pets prior to the age of 14.....

Bravo! I agree with your article completely.

Silverbear -- Mutts and Moms website and phone are down because of idiots like you who started hounding and threatening them after Ellen Degeneres urged pressure on them. Also, Ellen Degeneres has a history of "adopting" and then dumping dogs: http://www.nypost.com/seven/10222007/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm

Once Degeneres played hardball there was nothing Mutts and Moms could do except take Iggy back. Adoptions are based on trust. The minute Mutts and Moms couldn't trust Degeneres it was all over. Mutts and Moms is not a shelter, they are a private adoption agency. Like every other private adoption agency, they have their rules for a reason. Nobody is in rescue work to make a profit, or "earn a living" from it. Rescuers are lucky to break even -- and most of the time we don't. Or maybe you don't even have any pets and don't know what vet bills, medicine and food cost?

Oh, and Jilla, maybe Mutts and Moms called the police because TMZ was there getting all the photos of the meeting. Wonder who called them . . . .hmmm -- could it have been Degeneres out to pressure Mutts and Moms into getting her way?

Mutts and Moms is a private rescue group that is more than capable of taking care of their animals -- if the "poor Ellen" crowd would go find more useful things to do with their time. You all seem to know what constitutes a good home, so why not band together and find some for county shelter animals -- with or without children.