DeGeneres' Dog Saga Grows a Bit Dark
A day after talk show host Ellen DeGeneres gave an impassioned plea for pet adoption agency Mutts and Moms to give Iggy, Ellen’s former dog, back to the talk show host’s hairdresser, the owner of Mutts and Moms, Marina Batkis, had to close her business because of a deluge of calls and e-mails flooding her office.
Batkis says her life has been threatened with some people saying they plan to bomb her home. TV program Inside Edition played one recording of a man who says: "You Nazi, scum-sucking pigs. You're gonna pay dearly for stealing this dog from those little girls."
The dog was removed from the hairdresser’s home after it was discovered that DeGeneres violated a written agreement regarding transferring ownership of the pup.
Batkis contends she is doing what is best for the pooch and refuses to give in to pressure.
In the end, there must be some compromise, lest a situation that has gotten completely out of hand grow even more chaotic. And though Ellen suggested on her program today that things may have been blown out of proportion, the damage has been done – and now must be undone.
The best thing that can happen? Batkis appearing on Ellen’s show to discuss exactly what happened, why it happened, and what the next steps will be. Ellen needs to be supportive of that, if there’s any hope that Iggy will return to her hairdresser’s home.
It’s time for Batkis and DeGeneres to make amends. I think we can expect that next.
Comments
No wonder some animal rescue sites are having trouble placing pets! IS $3000 an average placement fee or was this just a “Special DeGeneres” Fee?
i think that the doggie placement people saw ellen comming!! and they have gotten alot of pubicity from all of this!! who gives a dog away to a good home and then takes it back?? come on who would do this to normal people? only someone looking for fame!! or money! it didnt work for them i think it backfired on them!! good luck on fixing this ellen!!
This is a perfect situation where two wrongs don’t make a right. Ellen should have followed the contract and when it was found out an error had been made and the dog was now with another faimly, the rescue should have checked out the family and allowed the dog to stay if the family met the criteria of the rescue.
Now that the dog is not available the family that lost him should understand that millions of dogs die each year because there are not enough homes. They can choose another dog and save a life.