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Friday, October 19, 2007

Yes, Ellen, cry it out, cry it out.



No matter how you try, you can't get away from Ellen Degeneres and her dog (or what was her dog but is now no longer her dog but a dog that she loved and gave to her hairdressers family with kids who also loved the dog).

Short of it. Apparently at Mutts and Moms (don't send them hate mail, just face that they probably had a bad experience once, probaby involving a crazy, spoiled celebrity, and therefore made a contract that is strict and non negotiable) you can't go giving away a dog that you adopted, because they take pride in the families they choose and having such a precious object around CHILDREN is UNNECESSARY. So when Ellen admitted that she'd given the dog to another family the agency went to that other family and SEIZED the dog. Tears ensued.

From the Union Tribune: The Internet was buzzing: Had the rescue group, Mutts and Moms, gone too far? Perhaps, say local animal advocates. Although private animal adoption groups have similar policies – and tough scrutiny of applicants – seizing a dog from its new home is rarely done.


But don't worry, The Union Tribune talked to some centers around San Diego and they aren't nearly as... set in their ways.

“We just want to make sure the dog's OK,” said John Van Zante, spokesman for the Helen Woodward Animal Center in Rancho Santa Fe. “We make a phone call, maybe make a site visit,” Van Zante said. “If we found that the new home was unsatisfactory, then we would take the animal. And legally it's within our rights to do that.”

As for Mutts and Moms, well, don't mess with Ellen.

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