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Ellen, I’m behind you and Iggy!!!

by Susan Mead

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Above is a picture of Ellen Degeneres in a way that we rarely see her. She is sobbing and pleading with the directors of a local rescue organizaiton to place her dog in the loving family that she had found for the dog. Let me explain. Ellen adopted Iggy (see below). She had Iggy neutered, trained and worked specifically to socialize the dog into her household with her cats. Unfortunately, Iggy was not the fit in Ellen’s home that she had hoped the dog would be. That happens. But Ellen felt responsible for Iggy. When she learned that her hairdresser, whom she sees everyday, was looking for a puppy, she knew it could be the perfect fit. The hairdresser has two girls, ages 11 and 12. The dog was with this family for 2 weeks and it seemed to be the perfect placement. The bonding between the family members and Iggy was strong.

However, Ellen didn’t realize that when she adopted Iggy, she had signed an agreement that said if she couldn’t keep the dog, it would be returned to the rescue organization. The personnel of the rescue organization went to the home of the hairdresser and removed the dog immediately. The family is devastated and so is Ellen. I beleive her sobbed filled plea was sincere and she truly has the best interests of Iggy and her hairdresser’s family in mind.

Why couldn’t the rescue organization, investigate and interview the family as potential owners without disrupting the dog and the adjustment he had made to his new home? It seems to me to be cruel to the dog to have so many changes in its young life.

All we can hope is that common sense kicks in on this one. Ellen Degeneres accepts full responsibility for this error. Mistakes happen. She did nothing deliberately or malicioulsly to harm this dog. She was trying to give the dog the home it deserved. Please support Ellen by going to her official website and posting to her blog. Just click on the sentence above to get there!!!!

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3 Responses to “Ellen, I’m behind you and Iggy!!!”

  1. Food TV » Blog Archive » Ace of Cakes Says:

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  2. IGGY Says:

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    please “add” IGGY

  3. My Friendly Pets » Blog Archive » Make sure you are rescuing from a reputable schelter or rescue organization!! Says:

    [...] A good shelter/rescue will offer support to those who adopt their dogs on an ongoing basis. Also, when you sign an adoption contract, most good contracts will require you to return the pet to the shelter if you want to relinquish the dog. They will not want you to go through other measures and try to get rid of the dog yourself. If you remember, that is what happen to Ellen DeGeneres and it made for a very bad situation for everyone. Click here to check out the prior entry. [...]

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