Ellen's Emotional Plea — Page 9

Portnoy, says no fruitcup for Cooperross

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Miss Baby would appreciate if you would all keep it down so she could piss on her pad with a little dignity.

I couldn't find a picture of Ann Coulter with her dog, so this picture of just Ann will have to do - but she's unhappy as well!

Okay, wait...


Did the rescue group really dog-nap a dog from a house they didn't like the looks of?!


That's wrong.

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That's expected.

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Really, Diva? The folks at the dog rescue should have expected death threats?

Agency to Keep Ellen DeGeneres' Dog
By BETH HARRIS, Associated Press Writer

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Ellen DeGeneres' doggy drama intensified Tuesday after her tearful plea on her talk show led to death threats against the rescue group that took back her adopted dog for violating the contract, according to a spokesman for the agency's owners.

DeGeneres explained on her show that the Brussels Griffon terrier mix didn't get along with her cats, so she gave it to her hairstylist's family. The owners of Mutts and Moms claimed that DeGeneres violated the adoption agreement by not informing them that she was giving the dog away and removed Iggy from the hairstylist's home Sunday.

As a result of the publicity, Marina Batkis and Vanessa Chekroun received voice mail and e-mail threats of death and arson and were besieged by the media, disrupting business at Paws Boutique store in Pasadena, where they handle the volunteer, nonprofit rescue agency, attorney Keith A. Fink said.

Batkis rejected DeGeneres' plea to give the dog back to her hairstylist's family.

"She (Batkis) doesn't think this is the type of family that should have the dog," said Fink, who is not legally representing the owners but is authorized to speak for them. "She is adamant that she is not going to be bullied around by the Ellen DeGenereses of the world ... They are using their power, position and wealth to try to get what it is they want."

DeGeneres' attorney, Kevin Yorn, did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

"It's very upsetting to hear that someone is getting those kind of calls," DeGeneres' publicist Kelly Bush said. "Ellen just wants the dog reunited with the family."

On her talk show taped Tuesday and airing Wednesday, a serious DeGeneres reiterated to her audience that "the dog needs to go to the family."

It "just needs to be in a good home," she continued, according to a transcript given to The Associated Press. "All that you're supposed to do is put a dog in a loving home."

DeGeneres had said her hairdresser's daughters, ages 11 and 12, had bonded with Iggy and were heartbroken when the dog was taken away.

Fink said Moms and Mutts has a rule that families with children under 14 are not allowed to adopt small dogs.

"It's for the protection of the dog," he said.

ive decided im going to park in handicapped parking spaces..

if i get a ticket, i will go on teevee & cry.

Like I said early on, there are rules, and there are rules. And the blind enforcement of them "just because those are the rules" is just dumb.

Fink said Moms and Mutts has a rule that families with children under 14 are not allowed to adopt small dogs.

"It's for the protection of the dog," he said.

Maybe because once a child did not do well with a dog, does this mean they even considered this family? Were they immediately disqualified because the kids don't fit the random age range they have set up? We all know there are 12-year olds that are more responsible and care better for dogs than 20-year olds. I had a small dog given to me for my 10th birthday, and I took very good care of that dog.

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But once they violate the rules for Ellen (and I'm not sure they didn't already when the gave her the dog in the first place) what's to stop the next person from expecting them to violate their rules, especially since it will show the world at large that the way to get what you want is through mawkish tv spectacles and death threats?

I want Rhonda, but I don't have a tv show and I don't feel comfortable threatening people. How can I get the rules bent for me?

Updated On: 10/17/07 at 12:54 PM

Mutts and Moms didn't seem to have a problem with gays.

Updated On: 10/17/07 at 12:58 PM

it's not an animal shelter..they are run by the state, county or city governments.

it is a private non-profit rescue organization. and they, btw, mostly rescue animals hours away from "the needle" by city shelters. But even they are selective. they get the fees waived if they are a legal non-profit org, at least in L.A.

Sounds like a shelter to me.

And, I defy anyone to watch that video more than once, and not laugh!

Updated On: 10/17/07 at 01:37 PM

So, the very fact that you ask all these questions clearly indicates you don't know how the rescue system works.

And fuk of, Patronus. You cant be meen to me whenn Im making ipod cuvers four the pour.