Ellen DeGeneres Gives Up Battle with Mutts and Moms Over the Return of Iggy

Ellen adopted Iggy from Mutts and Moms, but soon realized that the dog didn't get along with her cats. She spent $3,000 to have the dog fixed and trained. However, the dog was so high energy that it just wasn't working out. Therefore, she decided to give the dog to her hairdresser's family.

When Mutts and Moms called to check in on how Iggy was doing, Ellen told them how she had given the dog to her hairdresser. It turned out that re-homing Iggy herself was against Mutts and Moms adoption policy especially since she didn't inform them beforehand. Mutts and Moms went to the new owner and picked up the dog. The daughters of the hairdresser had bonded with the little dog and were very upset at losing it.

Mutts and Moms have stated that the dog will not be returned to Ellen's hairdresser.

Ellen pleaded on her talk show for the dog to be returned, but her words seem to be falling on deaf ears. Ellen has admitted that she didn't know that she was doing anything wrong by giving the dog away. Actually, many pet rescue organizations insist the animal be returned to them if for some reason the person cannot keep it.

Now, the lady who is the co-owner of Mutts and Moms is saying that she is receiving death threats. And this is in addition to people demanding the place be boycotted. The listing for Mutts and Moms has been removed from the Petfinder website over this issue, stating that their e-mail inbox is full.

On her talk show, Ellen states that she is now going to be quiet on the issue of Iggy. She is also asking that the threats cease to Mutts and Moms.

Mutts and Moms has a policy that they do not adopt animals to homes with children under 14 years old. However, many people feel that Mutts and Moms could have handled this better by letting the hairdresser's family keep the dog. While many animal rescues have policies to prevent families with small children from adopting baby animals, setting the bar as high as 14 years old makes this rescue organization so strict that it is the animals who lose in the end.