At first I felt really bad for Ellen, yeah she should've contacted the agency if it was in her contract, and I understand why the agency has that rule, because you don't want the dog to end up with just any one. I still think they could've looked into the family that Ellen gave the dog too. If Ellen loves animals, I'm sure the family was qualified for the pup.
But today I read this article:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21425779/ Quote:
Is Ellen a serial dog dumper?
Despite her television tears, Ellen DeGeneres may be more adept at the art of pooch passing than previously implied. According to the New York Post’s Page Six, the daytime talk show host/bully pulpit preacher pawned off another pup two years earlier – one she adopted from TV producer Kerri Randles.
Kerri told Page Six that she was shocked to learn Ellen gave away a mutt named Stormy less than two months after she took him home. "She may have had it for much less time than that,” Kerri said. “I only say two months because that's when I called to check on the dog and found out she no longer had it. I was totally shocked. I thought she was out of her mind."
Originally, Ellen seemed keen on the canine. She and her TV staff even grilled Kerri for four hours before Ellen agreed to take Stormy home for a trial visit. A few days later, Ellen told Kerri that Stormy could stay. “She acted like she was keeping it for life," Kerri said. Apparently, it’s an act Ellen’s been working on for a while.
And lest Ellen thinks she’s gotten away with her current pooch problem with Iggy, the ever-accommodating Roseanne posted a memo to her, as well. “You gave away that dog like it was not a living breathing being! You need to learn some respect for living things!!!”
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I don't know how reliable the source is, but if it IS true then Ellen needs to have some respect for those that adopt to her and inform them when it's not working out.