Ellen DeGeneres cries on her show…

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The Story in Short…

Ellen DeGeneres adopted a dog from Mutts and Moms, then spent a ton of money on general training and training so the dog could get along with her cats. The dog was ultimately unable to get along with Ellen’s cats, and Ellen found a great home for the dog with her hairdresser and her hairdresser’s two daughters, who fell in love and bonded with the dog. Mutts and Moms said Ellen violated her contract by not returning the dog to Mutts and Moms, so they SWOOPED IN AND SNATCHED THE DOG FROM ITS FAMILY.
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What’s the Mission of Mutts and Moms?

Their website is currently redirected to petfinder.com and you see this statement:

Mutts and Mom has chosen to temporarily inactivate their website on Petfinder.com because their email inbox and voice mail are overwhelmed.
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I wonder what do people send their email inbox…

TIP: You can reach muttsandmoms.org using archive.org

According muttsandmoms.org, “Mutts & Moms is a non-profit organization that rescues dogs from Los Angeles City and County shelters. This rescue was started by Marina Baktis, a volunteer with Los Angeles city shelters, who saw all the beautiful animals that are euthanized daily and wanted to do something! Mutts & Moms rescues mixed breed dogs (mutts) and Moms with the occasional litter, taking them out of the shelters and into foster homes and boarding kennels, where they are groomed, cared for, and then adopted into loving homes.”

If you want to visit or call Mutts and Moms:

Mutts and Moms
Paw Boutique
523 S Raymond Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91105
626.394.0946

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What Other People Think About? Different Opinions…

I work in animal rescue, and this is a nightmare for the rest of us. I have quite frankly never seen a policy where no one under the age of 14 was allowed to adopt a dog. Children under 5, yes, because they are not old enough to know how to properly handle a pet without harm, but not older children. Dogs love kids. Children of this age can be responsible enough to make excellent pet owners. It was irresponsible of the agency to just take the dog without any effort to determine if it was a suitable home. They definitely did not do what was in the best interest of the dog, and seem to be furthering their own agenda at the expense of the dog.[…]
Anonymous - Quoted from freedomeden

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Lets get serious you have a young girl that has formed an ATTACHMENT to a small dog. She loves this animal and you are creating a horrible example for this child. She played with the dog, fed it and took time with the animal every day.

Ellen found a HOME for IGGY and even though you do not deem it a GOOD HOME–you are probably WRONG. […]
Jane - Quoted from teachers.net

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I’m a corporate paralegal. The contract Ellen signed can be knocked out by any Superior Court as containing an unreasonable provision counter to prevailing local adoptions. The Mutts and Moms shelter is next to the Pasadena ASPCA for a reason. They are picking up the dogs the ASPCA cannot adopt - and God knows what they are really doing with them. I know the whole routine at the ASPCA. It’s against the law to adopt out any dog in Los Angeles County that hasn’t been placed on hold at the ASPCA for 5 days while they check the dog and try to locate the owner. Anybody needing dogs for any reason, labs, pit bulls, who the heck knows, would set up shop right next door and get a regular bounty for all dogs. Of course, you would need a cover story - I think Ellen hit pay dirt and should call her lawyers.
Shari74 - Quoted from freedomeden

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I am very disappointed that Ellen has chosen to join the ranks of other celebrities who consider themselves immune from the rules the rest of us are expected to follow. Not only that, but now she’s an expert on dog rescue and knows better than those of us who have dedicated our lives to it for years. I thought you were above all that, Ellen.
Terri - Quoted from Ellen DeGeneres’ Blog

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[…] It really sounds like they leased that dog to Ellen. Isn’t the point of a shelter to find good homes for these dogs? and why wouldn’t they just check out the home? And furthermore, why is that dog still considered theirs? […]
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