simplystunning

The title says it alll

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x38...edy-versi_news

Deceiver-Of-Fools

That rescue home is giving ither rescue homes a bad name. They take the dog away because Ellen gave it to a family who wanted it?? BULL! That dog would have been so happy in a home with children, not cooped up in a centre! Who cares if she broke the contract? They had no right to just take a pet away from a family like that.

~river~

i really agree with that. ellen did the responsible thing found the dog a loving home that was obviuosly really well fitting and one less dog was homeless. the fact the dag was taken away disgusts me and that the dog has been adopted out so fast to prevent the family getting the dog back just makes it that much worse. how can a small misagreement warrant removing the dog. not only that but i can see the other dogs at the holding area being left there til this all dies down the bad publicity is not doing any good for the shelter/ organisation and its worse for all the animals waiting for a proper home

TheLady

Ellen broke the rules. I love Ellen, but she should have read the fine print of what she got into.

The shelter, in an effort to protect animals from being placed in homes with wild young children, has a rule that there can be no occupants under the age of 14 in the house. They also have a rule that they must meet and approve of the family first.

Now, what Ellen tried to do was a good thing, but it went against the rules. If the shelter was no so strict with their rules, somone who decided they no longer wanted the animal could just give it to anyone and it could be abused.

Ellen cancelled two shows this week because she wants all the controversy to go away. The last thing she wanted was the woman from the shelter to start receiving death threats.

It's a shame this all had to happened, but the woman created this shelter and only wants the best for these animals. While the home of Ellen's friend may have been the best place, the shelter lady had no way to know that. Once she heard Ellen gave the dog away, she went and got it. I'm glad to see that she actually follows up with these people on a regular basis.

I can only hope this shelter will get some positive attention and others will be inspired to place these animals in their homes.

~river~

but the thing is if that home was the best place for the dog noone will ever know cause the lady at the shelter has already re-homed the dog so that family will not be able have iggy back. it is that which i have the problem with.

MotherOfLight

Exactly. And I would have an issue with their rule of no dogs to homes with kid under 14 too. Its not the children that should be looked at, its the breed of dog. Are you telling me that they wouldn't even let a Labrador or Retriever into a house with children, even though a dog of that breed is ideal?

Shadow_Raven98

i actually thought the video was fucking hysterical, but that's because i like to see people in pain. what everyone is forgeting is that Ellen broke the rules. Even if it's cruel that the kids were crying and she broke down like a bitch on national tv, she broke the rules. SHe should have given the dog back to the agency instead of bitching to people about how cruel they are for what they did. next time, read the fine print

Sleepwalkers Dream

I think the centre has stupid rules. The dog didn't get along with the pets that Ellen already had, in this case, cats. What is she supposed to do? Give her cats away to make way for a dog she is unable to give away?
What if the person who bought the dog had to move away a short time later, and the place didn't allow pets? They may know someone who is willing to take care of the animal, but it's back to the shelter because of some stupid rule.

And no people under the age of 14 in the house where the animal will reside? Oh, so I guess 14 year olds are immature brats who can't take care of a puppy, is that right?

Crystal Tears

I'm sorry, but I have to agree. The rule of having to return the dog to the rescue if your home does not work out is in the best interest of the animal - people could give dogs away to just anybody and they could be abused, neglected, etc.

That being said, I think the lady from the rescue should have went and talked to the family to see if they were providing a good home, and if they were, then leave the dog with them. To remove a pet from a loving home seems counter-intuitive. Sure, the dog has been rehomed, but that is one less potential home for another dog, plus the emotional pain that it's caused. It doesn't seem worth it to me.

Just because a dog is a Lab or Golden doesn't mean it can't be aggressive. It depends on the individual dog's breeding and training. But yeah.. I think that is a stupid rule too. It's automatically ruling out many good homes. Plus having a dog is a great experience for kids. My family has had at least one dog ever since before I was born and I can't imagine what life would be like if I'd grown up without dogs. Plus, you've got to look at the invidual kids. I started training/showing dogs when I was 12ish, but according to this lady I was still too immature to even have a dog.

TheLady

The rules may be "stupid", but they are the rules Ellen agreed to in a written contract.

She gave the dog away without even notifying the woman who runs the shelter. It wasn't until 2 weeks later that the woman called Ellen to see how the dog was doing found out about it.

It could have been handled alot better by both sides. Ellen should have notified the shelter of the problem and said "I know a family that would be perfect". And, she should not have gone on public TV in hysterics pleading for the return of the dog. It was quite a spectacle. She should not have used her place as a celebrity to try and break the rules.

If a family does not meet this specific shelter's requirements for dog ownership, there are plenty of other places they can get a dog from. If they want a dog so badly, they can go and get one from a place that doesn't have strict rules.