Comments on: Ellen and the Dog. http://randomgemini.com/2007/10/ellen-and-the-dog/ One geeky girl set loose upon the world. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:54:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Random Gemini http://randomgemini.com/2007/10/ellen-and-the-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-2688 Random Gemini Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:22:59 +0000 http://jolieve.polestar.org/blog/?p=781#comment-2688 It's actually a policy that's more typical of breeders and animal rescue organizations, rescue "shelters" don't tend to have such stringent policies. The rescue shelter I adopted my dog from didn't have those policies, though they did encourage me to contact them if I was ever in a situation where he would need another home. It was not a part of the contract I signed when I adopted him. The real big issue here is that Degeneres didn't read her contract, but at the same time that rescue organization could have been more forthcoming with her about what they had intended to do about her mistake. My understanding of the situation, based on all of the articles I've read about this today tells me that they actually deceived her and the family that had taken in the dog by saying they were going to do a home visit and see if the new family met with their approval, but the agent immediately snatched up the dog upon entering the home and took him away without so much as a please or thank you. Both parties are wrong on this one. Dreadfully so. It's very sad, but it's very sad for the dog more than for anyone else. It’s actually a policy that’s more typical of breeders and animal rescue organizations, rescue “shelters” don’t tend to have such stringent policies. The rescue shelter I adopted my dog from didn’t have those policies, though they did encourage me to contact them if I was ever in a situation where he would need another home. It was not a part of the contract I signed when I adopted him.

The real big issue here is that Degeneres didn’t read her contract, but at the same time that rescue organization could have been more forthcoming with her about what they had intended to do about her mistake. My understanding of the situation, based on all of the articles I’ve read about this today tells me that they actually deceived her and the family that had taken in the dog by saying they were going to do a home visit and see if the new family met with their approval, but the agent immediately snatched up the dog upon entering the home and took him away without so much as a please or thank you.

Both parties are wrong on this one. Dreadfully so. It’s very sad, but it’s very sad for the dog more than for anyone else.

]]> By: Pamela http://randomgemini.com/2007/10/ellen-and-the-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-2681 Pamela Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:35:27 +0000 http://jolieve.polestar.org/blog/?p=781#comment-2681 The link won't work for me. Perhaps I should try from home. I saw part of the broadcast of Ellen crying on TV. I thought something truly tragic had happened, like another school shooting, someone being assassinated or she'd just found out some horrible news. Give me a freaking break. She should have read what she signed. It made me sick to my stomach that she used her show as a platform to try and get what she wants. I understand her intentions were good, but when you adopt an animal from a rescue shelter, 9 times out of 10 they are going to tell you that the contract says you return the dog to them if you cannot keep or care for the dog under any circumstance. The link won’t work for me. Perhaps I should try from home.

I saw part of the broadcast of Ellen crying on TV. I thought something truly tragic had happened, like another school shooting, someone being assassinated or she’d just found out some horrible news. Give me a freaking break. She should have read what she signed. It made me sick to my stomach that she used her show as a platform to try and get what she wants. I understand her intentions were good, but when you adopt an animal from a rescue shelter, 9 times out of 10 they are going to tell you that the contract says you return the dog to them if you cannot keep or care for the dog under any circumstance.

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