RED STATE UPDATE: Ellen DeGeneres' Dog
Dunlap asks, "What kind of country do we live in when you're not free to give your dog away in peace?"
Last week had been filled with doggie drama and tele-tears as talk show host and genuine nice gal Ellen DeGeneres took on the animal rescue center Mutts and Moms. The comedian adopted a dog named Iggy from the center, but after caring for him a short time came to the realization that she couldn’t give him the care he needed because of her cats. So, she gave the dog to a friend, her hairstylist, who was looking to get a dog for her children. However, due to a contract issue, Mutts and Moms reclaimed the dog, stating that ownership wasn’t allowed to be passed from one person to another.
Doggy-gate 2007 started when DeGeneres begged and pleaded with the company to return the dog, while breaking down crying on her show.
Yes, Ellen acknowledges that a contract is a contract, but then there's this little problem with something called real life. Bottom line: what is the objective of the contract? To ensure that dogs are placed in good home, right? So, if all the legal bases can be covered to protect Mutts and Moms from liability and assurances can be made to show that Ellen's hairstylist's family can give this dog a good home, that should be the end of it, right?
Nope, not in America circa 2007.
- October 22, 2007
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