iggy...

ok, let's look at the facts:
1. Ellen adopted a dog and couldn't keep it
2. she found someone who wanted it and could take care of it
3. mutts & moms found out and took the dog back

Those are the very basics.

The rest is here:
1. Normally people have to fill out forms (I've filled one out on the off chance i want to adopt from the Humane Society again) and have home visits. Ellen and Portia were not asked to do either of these.
2. The home she gave Iggy to has two children - 12 and 11 - not exactly babies who can't understand how to treat an animal. M&M doesn't want to give dogs to homes with kids under 14.
3. When M&M called her to ask about Iggy, she told them about it's new home. And they went and took the dog out of there. Ellen apparently didn't read the fine print. who does?

And here's the crap:
1. If Ellen didn't have to apply for the dog or have a home visit like everyone else, why would anyone assume she couldn't give Iggy away. Kind of set a precedent on how the rules would be followed.
2. These kids fell in love with Iggy - trust me it doesn't take long to fall in love - and gave the dog a home. Isn't that the goal of a shelter? Find the animals a loving family to live with.
3. Now that Ellen has pleaded on tv for the return of Iggy to the family, the owner of M&M has said she will never give that dog back to that family because she won't be bullied by the Ellen Degenereses of the world. Good thing she has the dog's best interest in mind...


4. Oh and yes - there are some crazy people out there - death threats are not cool.

Moral: give the damn dog back to the family / learn to follow the rules - all the rules, regardless of how much money you'll make / and everyone shut the hell up. (that was Gaia's contribution to the post - she's a little crazy about pet adoptions since she was in a cage until she picked me to take her home)