Ellen and Iggy
 

Ellen DeGeneres is hoping the power of television and celebrity will give a little dog some special treatment. During today's show, DeGeneres breaks down and sobs as she tells the audience about her effort to find a good home for a dog she adopted.

Here's the story: last month, Ellen and her partner, Portia de Rossi, adopted a Brussels Griffon mix called Iggy. But Iggy didn't get along with the cats, so Ellen gave him to her hairdresser. It turns out, she violated the rescue/adoption agreement with Mutts and Moms, which promptly took Iggy away from the hairdresser. On today's show, Ellen pleads with the agency to return the dog to the hairdresser whose two daughters had become attached to Iggy.

It's pretty heart wrenching stuff- video after the jump.

http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/10/16/el...r-a-dog-video/


Please help these little girls and their family get back the dog they fell in love with.

http://www.petitiononline.com/FreeIggy/petition.html

You can also contact them directly to let them know your opinion on this matter(there website has currently been pulled):

Mutts and Moms
Paw Boutique
523 S Raymond Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91105
626.394.0946
Email: [email protected]
www.muttsandmoms.org

I took 2 minutes and signed the petition. This whole situation is stupid. These people should give the dog back already. Unbelievable.

I saw Ellen crying on the show Insider about this issue. I'm sure her pleading in public will get the dog back to the two little girls. It was very touching, it almost made me cry.

i am not usually a ellen fan, tho i don't hate her by any means~ the video of her crying was so sad, i couldn't wait to sign the petition thingy~ what idiots would take a loved dog away from children?~ a travesty i tell ya!!!~

I signed! Mutts & Moms should just check the home out officially and give Iggy back. It's silly!

i think that is so sad and that i signed the petition. i want them to give the dog back. i also emailed them.

I just read they're not giving it back. :(

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071017/...e_degeneres_26

did it say why?

They don't adopt certain animals out to homes with kids under 14. The article tells more about it.

That is such BS :mad:

It is Deb! What a sad story! I think kids that age adore dogs, and would be a GREAT home and family for it! That's a shame this agency feels this way, and won't let a "good home" and good family take care of the dog! :mad:

I have heard of people advising you to not get a pet with children under 3 but 14?! :rolleyes: Please. I agree. It's total BS. :mad:

a pet rescuerer who does not support Ellen
 

as a pet rescuerer and pet foster parent, I have always loved that Ellen is a huge animal fan but in this instance, she is wrong.

Read this message from Petfinder, they explain better than I ever could why most animal rescue organization's contracts include the clause so that any rescued pets who can no longer stay with their forever family must be returned to the rescue agency.

http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/CA711.html

^^^
that sure is an extreme instance (the one listed in the link) as compared to this situation with Ellen.

bottom line is, there are always exceptions. almost all adoption agencies have this rule. it's nothing new. obviously though, Ellen didn't read that part. that's a mistake on her part, which she owned up to. however, I think the agency could have made an exception and not yanked the animal out of a home without at least first taking a look at the situation, the facts and seeing if there's a way it could be worked out.

yes, it would have been great if the rescue organization had tried to work it out with the family but bottomline, Ellen was wrong. Just because she apologized and stated it was her fault, I don't think her publicly begging for the dog to be returned is very responsible. She really hasn't owned up to her mistake, she just begged for the adoption agency to return the dog...

So this kind of media attention may have a negative impact on all rescue organizations...and I can see from lots of message boards most people do not know how rescues work so they support Ellen.

My rescue agency just rescued over 200 dogs(mommies) and puppies from a puppy mill two weeks ago. They are up for adoption on PetFinder and at Petsmart this weekend and next...I hope this media story will not deter forever families but we are worried.

Our rescue agency has had this happen on occasion and we do try to work with the "new" family but we have also taken dogs from those "new" homes after research and review...