7 years agoComments:
Where is common sense these days Everything has to be an Act of Congress or a lawsuit. Ellen and Portia may have broken a rule of the adoption, but according to reports I heard, Mutts and Moms lost their corporation license in 2006- so it seems like they cannot enforce the contract. Oops!!
I want to know where Iggy is and believe he should be given back to the hairdresser's family. It is just sad that someone trying to do something good (Ellen) has to turn into something bad. Now the Mutts and Moms Co. looks bad for going to the house under false pretences, and taking Iggy away from a perfectly good family. This could have been handled in a much better way. Mutts and Moms could have just investigated the family, and said- that even though Ellen did not follow the rules, we will let you keep Iggy. Like I said, common sense and goodness do not prevail these days. All I can say is "What goes around comes around." Now Mutts and Moms are wondering why everyone is mad at them. Hope they have figured it out by now.
Kelly, United States
7 years agoComments:
Please return the dog to Ellens hairdresser.
Iggy was placed in a loving home with the best of intentions. I realize the issues that are invloved such as the age of the children but you did not even
bother to fully investigate the home. Maybe just this once you could bend the rules given the circumstances a mistake was made on the part of the former owner why punish the family for that. They appear more than capable to care for Iggy regardless of the age of the child and I feel no harm will come to Iggy because of this issue.
graylock799, United States
7 years agoComments:
You people who keep wanting the rescue to give the dog back to that family obviously have no clue what it's like to rescue an animal that has been abused. Rescues like M+M sacfifice time, effort and money out of a calling deep within themselves to make the world a little better for the forgotten creatures of the world. They don't do it for money or attention and often times put up their own funds to care for these animals. That is why their guidelines are so stringent. They want to make sure the adopted animals don't end up in the same type of situation they just got out of. The family Ellen gave the dog to may very well be a wonderful home, but that is for the rescue to decide, not some no talent talk show host with an ax to grind. You people put your support behind what this person says without checking the facts, and some of the more extreme among you have caused this rescue to abandon it's good work and shut down because of your threats. With millions of loving cats and dogs euthenized every year simply because there isn't room for them in this uncaring world, you have caused a few more to be added to that number. You people must be very proud. This is why I do my rescuing independently and anonymously, thereby avoiding the judgements of the clueless, who are so easily led, and have never done anything for anyone or anything unless it benefits yourselves.
7 years agoComments:
Where is common sense these days Everything has to be an Act of Congress or a lawsuit. Ellen and Portia may have broken a rule of the adoption, but according to reports I heard, Mutts and Moms lost their corporation license in 2006- so it seems like they cannot enforce the contract. Oops!!
I want to know where Iggy is and believe he should be given back to the hairdresser's family. It is just sad that someone trying to do something good (Ellen) has to turn into something bad. Now the Mutts and Moms Co. looks bad for going to the house under false pretences, and taking Iggy away from a perfectly good family. This could have been handled in a much better way. Mutts and Moms could have just investigated the family, and said- that even though Ellen did not follow the rules, we will let you keep Iggy. Like I said, common sense and goodness do not prevail these days. All I can say is "What goes around comes around." Now Mutts and Moms are wondering why everyone is mad at them. Hope they have figured it out by now.
Kelly, United States
7 years agoComments:
Please return the dog to Ellens hairdresser.
Iggy was placed in a loving home with the best of intentions. I realize the issues that are invloved such as the age of the children but you did not even
bother to fully investigate the home. Maybe just this once you could bend the rules given the circumstances a mistake was made on the part of the former owner why punish the family for that. They appear more than capable to care for Iggy regardless of the age of the child and I feel no harm will come to Iggy because of this issue.
graylock799, United States
7 years agoComments:
You people who keep wanting the rescue to give the dog back to that family obviously have no clue what it's like to rescue an animal that has been abused. Rescues like M+M sacfifice time, effort and money out of a calling deep within themselves to make the world a little better for the forgotten creatures of the world. They don't do it for money or attention and often times put up their own funds to care for these animals. That is why their guidelines are so stringent. They want to make sure the adopted animals don't end up in the same type of situation they just got out of. The family Ellen gave the dog to may very well be a wonderful home, but that is for the rescue to decide, not some no talent talk show host with an ax to grind. You people put your support behind what this person says without checking the facts, and some of the more extreme among you have caused this rescue to abandon it's good work and shut down because of your threats. With millions of loving cats and dogs euthenized every year simply because there isn't room for them in this uncaring world, you have caused a few more to be added to that number. You people must be very proud. This is why I do my rescuing independently and anonymously, thereby avoiding the judgements of the clueless, who are so easily led, and have never done anything for anyone or anything unless it benefits yourselves.
GEILA PIKE, Canada
7 years agoComments:
it's so sad to even hear about this
Gayle Risley, United States
7 years agoComments:
Give the dog back!
Jerry Gibson, United States
7 years agoComments:
Give the dog back. You people are being silly about this.
APRIL WALSH, United States
7 years agoComments:
Mutts & Moms acted in an irrational and cruel manner.Marina obviously doesn't have Iggy's best interest at heart.Although she may have good intentions, she is not an appropriate person to run this type of group.
Drew Brown, United States
7 years agoComments:
GIVE IGGY BACK to the Hairdresser's family!
lila carter, United States
7 years agoComments:
Please don't punish the little girls and Iggy, two wrongs don't make a right and there is a way to salvage all the negative publicity...give Iggy back!!
Chlamydia, United States
7 years agoComments:
Why all the tears
The dog is fine. Rescue places aren't kill-shelters.
I know two little girls whose encounter with disappointment will probably do them good. The dog wasn't with them long enough for them to become significantly attached. Buy them something shiny from China, and like raccoons they will "ew" and "ah" and will have forgotten all about Iggy.
This "for the children" and "those poor little girls" tripe isn't a convincing argument. There is actually a reason why many rescue places think twice before adopting animals out to homes with children: children are often cruel to animals without meaning to be (sometimes they actually do mean to do it).
There are many homes where the parents would allow the children to yank Iggy's ears off and rip out his fur, then they would promptly kick Iggy until he poops blood when he involuntarily *nips* one of them in self defense. So---though they may be a fine family, how is the rescue place supposed to know that
*ding!* Why---that's what adoption applications are for! Novel idea I know.
This reminds me why I try to avoid tv and public opinion. Both are usually brainless.
