Ellen DeGeneres & Adoption - Your Views

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In spite of the fact that I love Ellen I think she did the wrong thing by not following the adoption agreement she signed. I also think she should have made more of an effort to work with the dog that she adopted. Perhaps a good trainer could have been useful with the problems she was having. And then if things didn't work out she should have contacted the rescue she got the dog from and asked them to rehome the dog. The friend she gave the dog to should have filled out an application with the rescue and if she had been approved all this could have been avoided. With the last rescue I was involved with we took in a dog name Freckles. I had a special bond with Freckles because within minutes after picking her up I helped her deliver her puppies. When it came for time for Freckles to be adopted I was glad to see she went to what looked like a good home. About a week later we got a call from Animal Services that Freckles had been turned into them. We microchip all our dogs and that's the only way we would have known. We got Freckle's back but I was pretty irrate with the people for not follwing the adoption agreement.

I am involved in animal rescue....I can certainly understand both sides.....and I also think that BOTH sides reacted poorly.
   
Ellen should have taken the adoption contract seriously-it IS a legal and binding contract. There is A PROCEDURE to follow in situations such as this. Procedure wasn't followed, things got hairy and then got ugly.
   
Do I think that the animal shelter could have handled the situation differently- in spite of what had already taken place? YES.
   
Ellen should have followed the procedeure-which she SHOULD have KNOWN via the contract...but she didn't and another family and probably the little dog too, suffered because of it.
   
That said, I also think this family should have had a chance-just like any other...they should have been given the opportunity to fill out an application and go thru the approval (or denial) process.
   
I may be missing pertinent facts about this situation----I don't THINK I am....but, with knowing what I DO know, I feel that it was all handled poorly and inappropiately.....on Ellen's side and that of the shelter.
   
When it really boils down to it, isn't the whole point to find the animal a good home?