Does anyone else think Ellen was being ridiculous?

Question

When I first saw her on her show, I was feeling so bad for her, the dog and that little girl. However, when I heard more about the case..how she signed a contract explicitly stated that she could not give the dog away and how she threatend the dog company that if they did not return the dog to that little girl they were going to go to the media and that would be really bad for business.
How could that business have known that that dog was okay? They did exactly what the contract said they would do. Also, she knew that if she went public that they were going to recieve death threats. I thought she was better than this. Am I missing something here? Is there anyone out there that feels the same way I do?

Answer 1

I can understand her being upset but I think she went a bit overboard with cancelling shows and such.She should have honored her contract with the animal shelter and maybe she could have worked it out with the shelter to let the family take the dog. Adoption agencies have those rules for a reason. They need to make sure the family they release the animal to is fit to take the animal so it won't end up neglected or worse.

Answer 2

Both Ellen and the Rescue were wrong.

Ellen should have read what she wrote...

BUT the Rescue did NOT have the best thing at heart for the dog when they ripped him away from the family without a thought to the feelings of the dog who was bonded to the family or the family.

They should have gone over there and interviewed the family, made them go through the same screening process as everyone else who adopts through their organization. Then decided if it was a fit home or not. They could have even made it a probation to see how the family handled the dog. Instead they just went there are ripped the dog away from the family without a thought in the world to what was best for the dog or the family. That dog was already bonded to those children and it's had enough disruptness in it's life. For an organization that wants the best thing for the dog they should have thought about it instead of having a knee jerk reaction. Perhaps the lady at the rescue enjoyed the idea of being able to take away something from Ellen. To upset her and not have a darn thing she can do about it. Power and perhaps jealousy fueled that nothing more. Perhaps she felt because Ellen has money and fame, she could control something by taking away the dog... Who knows. But whatever the reason the lady from the rescue was not thinking of the best thing for the dog. Or she would have screened, interviewed and seen if the family was suitable before taking the dog away...

Thirdly Ellen had every right to go public. She didn't know they would get death threats, that was way over the top.... And not Ellen's fault. She was upset and had every right to make a plea for the dog to be returned to the children.

Fourthly why did they charge her 3,000 for altering the dog and microchipping? Their website before they took it down said that they do that for the dogs. That is an absurd amount for two very simple procedures. They took advantage of Ellen from the begining.

The hairdresser's family is like family to Ellen. She loves the hairdresser's two daughters and has a family type relationship with them. Of course she would make a plea to try and make it right for them. Would you not do the same thing for a niece or nephew?

Answer 3

I think Ellen felt really horrible to hurt those children and that is what she was really upset at about those people. Frankly, if it was me, I would have used my CLOUT to do exactly what she did because it sounds like the people who owned that place were just a bunch of jackasses anyway.

They got death threats? Well too bad. Maybe they should be as "kind" to their human friends as they are to their "pet:" friends, which is always MY issue with the likes of these so-called pet lovers.

I never could stand anal retentive people who were "by the book" and had no compassion for other human beings. They got their just desserts. There is something called discretion and wow...it would have KILLED them to use some in this case. Idiots.

As for your question "how could they have known the dog was ok???" PLEASE!!!!

That horrid Ellen....my gosh, yeah, give a dog to PARIS HILTON and BRITNEY SPEARS who just need accessories to adorn their purses when they go out....but give someone like Ellen who gave the dog to a couple with kids a hard time. Sorry not one iota of sympathy from me on that one.

And for your information kid, the reason she gave the dog to the girls was that she had cats and they didn't get along. Meanwhile the girls (her hairdresser's kids...whom she sees every day) fell in love with the dog. So when it became clear the dog was not going to fit in with the cats, the kids asked for it, so she turned it over to them. Don't forget she had the dog neutred and trained too, and what the h*ll was wrong with that? It's a bloody dog not a diamond necklace. All the idiots gravitate to Hollywood---maybe that's a lucky thing for the rest of us.

Answer 4

I felt differently. I think Ellen had spent a lots of money on the dog and since he wasn't working out for her, she found it another suitable home. I don't think I would have realized I had to return the dog to the shelter. I would have hunted it a good home. Ellen may or maynot have even remembered that clause. I personally don't like Ellen or her program so I'm not siding with her because I'm a fan. I'm an animal lover and if the dog was happy for goodness sake leave it where it is loved and cared for.

I think the lady at the shelter was on a POWER TRIP. If her goal was to home the dog why didn't she just say the dog should have been returned to the shelter, but let us check out the new home and be sure the dog is being cared for and the dog can stay where we know she is being taken care.

Answer 5

Ellen is probably used to getting her way, especially when she means well. I don't think she 'knew' that the adoption agency would get death threats. The agency should have done a background check on the new family and just gone through the same proceedure with any new family before snatching the dog. Both sides did a little grandstanding...and lost. Hopefully the puppy will end up in a good home.

Answer 6

I am sorry but no I do not feel the same way you do. However, I do not know all the facts. All we are getting is what the media is feeding us on this. I am sure there is a spin here and there. I feel for the girls and for iggy but I seen today that she has adopted many pets and or bought them because the dog stores that they were in were dirty or inhumane. So she has gotten animals before and found good homes for them. I understand that she signed a contract and she was wrong in what she did but I nor does anyone else know the whole story.

Answer 7

Ellen hurt a little girl. Of course, she is going to try and make everything better for the little girl. A lot of people bond to pets like they are children. The little girl could have bonded to the dog like it was her child (even though she is a little girl herself.) This is a bit tragic. The puppy rescue group should state why they don't approve of the little girl as the pet owner. I suspect they feel that she is too young to handle such a tiny dog which could get easily injured.

Answer 8

Once a person has adopted a pet, He/She can give it away to a better suited family if problem arises with the original person that adopted the pet!
The agency had the audacity to dictate what Ellen could or could not do with the dog!
The so-called contract is irrelevant!

Ellen should hire a high profile lawyer and take this adoption agency to court!

Answer 9

I abosolutley do not think she is being ridiculous. When my sister adopted her cat they signed a contract saying that they would not ever let the cat outside. However, we soon realized that the cat would be much happier if it would be allowed to roam outside and inside and the idea of keeping it locked inside for the rest of its life seemed ridiculous. If someone tried to take the cat away we would be furious. The dog company should do whatever is best for the dog. It is not hard to tell if a dog is in danger or not. The dog company should focus less on what their nit-picky contract said and more on the dog's well-being.

Answer 10

Ellen made a mistake and feels terrible. However it wasn't Ellen that said she was going to the media it was her publicist or something that did that. How would Ellen know they were gonna get death threats?