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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2007Ellen Degeneres is Still Talking
I caught the last 30 minutes of her show this morning. She isn't *specifically* mentioning the dog she rehomed. But she had representatives of the ASPCA on discussing the many and varied contracts shelters and rescue organizations have. I think most people here would agree a pet adoption agency would like to know and follow up to make sure the pet was placed in a good home. Makes perfect sense. But she did hint, rather broadly, just taking the dog away from that family was not the right action. And her guests from the ASPCA agreed. They kept stressing they would want to know about the rehoming simply to ensure the welfare of the animal. One notable statement was something like what if they'd never had a puppy before and the dog was eating their shoes? They wouldn't know what to do, but we'd be there to offer a support system. They definitely didn't agree it was a good idea to take the dog from the home where she'd placed it. It wasn't that she just didn't like the dog. He simply wasn't a good fit in her household. She didn't turn the dog out into the street, fer cryin out loud! Jill >I caught the last 30 minutes of her show this morning. She isn't > *specifically* mentioning the dog she rehomed. But she had [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Jill The story I read in the Houston Chronicle said that the hair dresser was given *several* chances to just come in and sign the adoption contract and she refused every time. If I were the adoption agency I'd have to think that if she couldn't be bothered to come in to sign the paperwork she probably couldn't be bothered to take the dog to a vet as needed either. Hugs, CatNipped > I caught the last 30 minutes of her show this morning. She isn't > *specifically* mentioning the dog she rehomed. But she had representatives [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jill Of course it wasn't a good idea for Ellen to haul off on her own and re-home the dog. If she'd just *cooperated* with the shelter, and the adoptors could have been bothered to go sign adoption papers (which they would not)....all would have been well. At least she's trying to do some damage control. The previous TV performance of hers was a crappy thing to do to the shelter, given the "facts" that came to light afterwards. Sherry >> I caught the last 30 minutes of her show this morning. She isn't >> *specifically* mentioning the dog she rehomed. But she had [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Sherry I didn't see the original show(s) or read the story. Heard about it here. I wasn't aware the family she gave the dog to refused to sign the adoption papers. That sheds a whole new light on everything. Thanks for clarifying it (everyone). Jill If age has taught me nothing it is to beware of everything you "hear" or "read" on the web. Those who knew Ellen did wrong and as she admitted doing so, that left no doubt, will now as they do on "public" people will turn on her. I can honestly say I did not read every word on some of the things you sign up for on the net. "agreements" they are called. The best thing for the dog, the shelter and all is for it all to stop. The law is the law and, in the end that will speak the ending...I hope. >>> I caught the last 30 minutes of her show this morning. She isn't >>> *specifically* mentioning the dog she rehomed. But she had [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > Jill > If age has taught me nothing it is to beware of everything you "hear" or > "read" on the web. Those who knew Ellen did wrong and as she admitted doing > so, that left no doubt, will now as they do on "public" people will turn on > her. I can honestly say I did not read every word on some of the things you > sign up for on the net. "agreements" they are called. The best thing for > the dog, the shelter and all is for it all to stop. The law is the law and, LOL I wouldn't call DeG a "creepy person" though anyone's opinion is valuable....but I did watch the original video of her tv dramatics and I agree w/Granby re rules of pet adoption shelters....I have witnessed (usually w/happy endings) SO MANY real instances of pets being abandoned by their "loving" (?) owners *inside dwellings* w/no food or water; I myself have one sweet-faced black girl (she was spayed by former owner) who was turned outside apt. house to fend for herself when bimbo-girl owner moved away..luckily this was in Bay Area CA not around here so she didn't freeze to death before I eventually took her after a relative who knew someone else at the complex saw her repeatedly outside and learned her story from other residents there....Britney's got a long way to go before she outdoes the wierd actions of some of us "non-celebrities", huh? AFAIC - two tv divas I can't knock their know-how re making $$$ - they[re both loaded - and what either one of them thinks about anything: Oprah telling us what to read, LOL = same reaction from me as DeG's public hysterics re a goof she made, and I'm not talking about the fact she goes for chicks, even the wacko one Heche - *Y-a-w-n*. I have more interest in YOUR opinions, posters of rpca....they mean much more to me and I learn useful stuff here. > >>> I caught the last 30 minutes of her show this morning. She isn't > >>> *specifically* mentioning the dog she rehomed. But she had [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Lets see, I do like Oprah's book club, I like to read. What gender Ellen prefers is between herself and God and if whoreing yourself and drugging yourself is the way to make money, no thanks. I still say those young girls are only able to make the big bucks because people support them. I hear people laughing about their antics but if theris own behaved like that it would be a different storey. They will probably all be dead before they are forty. >> If age has taught me nothing it is to beware of everything you "hear" or >> "read" on the web. Those who knew Ellen did wrong and as she admitted [quoted text clipped - 78 lines] >> >> - Show quoted text - > I caught the last 30 minutes of her show this morning. She isn't > *specifically* mentioning the dog she rehomed. But she had [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Jill Well they are both wrong. There was a very simple legal course Ellen could have taken if she was not a spoiled arrogant self important b*. Perhaps after the dog was with the family one would have wanted a different outcome than "tearing the dog away" but ELLEN caused the problem NOT the shelter. And the shelter unlike the ASPCA genius had a legal problem to deal with which was not letting the spoiled brat create a dangerous precedent. Read what really went on and don't let Ellen on her TV show control your information. This is one creepy person as far as I can see. >> I caught the last 30 minutes of her show this morning. She isn't >> *specifically* mentioning the dog she rehomed. But she had [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > her TV show control your information. This is one creepy person as far > as I can see. Agreed! There are very good reasons why rescue groups and shelters require people to sign contracts to return a pet if they cannot care for it. If the spoiled Ellens of the world are permitted to ignore contracts or feign ignorance, then what is to prevent others from exercising a similar option. And with no one in authority to inspect these homes or check references, what is to prevent others from making the worst possible decisions with regard to placement. Ellen's hairdresser could have gone to the agency and filed an application to adopt. I am *very* suspicious of what happened here. I mentioned elsewhere that I signed a similar contract when I adopted Duffy. That is standard practice, and I find it difficult to believe that a person of Ellen's intelligence would fail to notice what she was signing. And if that did happen, then the whole thing is HER fault, not the people who were running the shelter and trying to find homes for unwanted cats and dogs. MaryL |
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