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October 18, 2007 | celebrity | editor | 0 Comments
Ellen DeGeneres is in the middle of a puppy based drama, after an agency she adopted a dog from reclaimed the dog when Ellen was forced to find it a new home. The short version is this: Ellen adopted a dog from a rescue group called Mutts and Moms, the dog couldn't get acclimated to living in a house with cats so Ellen gave the dog to her hairdresser. The hairdresser works on the show, is married and has two young daughters. But apparently Ellen signed a contract saying if the dog could not continue to live with her, she would return it to the rescue group. So when Ellen told Mutts and Moms the dog had a new home, they called the cops and had the puppy forcibly removed from the family with the little kids.Ellen has begged the group to return the dog, apologizing publicly and saying she'll pay whatever it takes to make things right. But that's not gonna happen, because the group placed the pup in a new home earlier today. The Insider says:
The attorney for Mutts & Moms tells "The Insider" that ELLEN DeGENERES' formerly adopted dog has been placed in a new home. Sources tell ET that while the agency claims Ellen broke her contract by giving him away to a trusted co-worker, the Mutts & Moms owners themselves have not followed all the rules set by their company. They allegedly did not require Ellen or her partner PORTIA DeROSSI to fill out an application, nor did they change the registered owner information as they said they would. Our sources also tell us the family Ellen gave the dog to did fill out an application online when the dog took up residence with them. It was at that time the agency said they would come out to inspect their property as part of the adoption process. Instead, they reclaimed the dog after calling the police.
Is anyone in this story even remotely sane? Ellen needs to stop crying. What kind of man does something like that on TV? Not that it's undeserved, mind you, but I'm scared to say anything bad about Mutts and Moms. They might come take my dogs. And smash my store windows and force me to pay up. "You're gonna play it my way or you're dead, ya see", they'll probably say. Won't someone help me!