Dog•gone•it
Lame title?
Yeah, I know. Just trying to be creative. Anyway, the title says it all. Ellen’s dog is gone. 
And she made a big stink about it on the Ellen Degeneres show yesterday. It caused such a stir in fact that the pet adoption agency which took the dog back is now receiving death and arson threats as well as numerous calls for a boycott.
OK. So. We all know Ellen’s primary audience, right? Who are these people making death threats? The stay at home mom? The gay couple with two Chihuahuas dressed in matching argyle sweaters? Oh wait, I got it. It’s the 70-year-old, busy knitting a pair of booties for her grandchild while watching Ellen plead for the return of her puppy, who was so upset that she bought a couple of cases of kerosene and placed a call from an undisclosed phone booth around the corner of said target. Seriously, this is crazy!
I admit that I got a little teary-eyed from watching Ellen beg for the release of her former dog. It was a heartfelt plea. You could tell that she felt horrible about what happened. She hadn’t read the “fine print” of the contract. And, in all honesty, who does? Unless it’s a house or a car, usually I just sign my name and go on my merry way. So I can understand where Ellen is coming from. And, yes I felt bad. I wanted the agency to just give up the pup. But in no way, shape or form did I feel the urge to make a death threat or call up the pet agency in a heated rage. Who knew Ellen’s audience had that much hutzpa?
It sounded as though the people who Ellen had given the dog to were taking good care of it, so what’s the big deal? Isn’t a good, loving home better than anything? I think the pet agency merely wants to make a point by saying they won’t be bullied around by anybody, even a celebrity. But what’s more important? Pride or a good home for a dog in need?
People’s priorities seemed so messed up lately. Britney would rather party than clean up her act to get her kids back. The Uganda Cleric wants to rid his country of gay people. And a wacked out dentist claims that touching a patient’s breast uninvited can helped her TMJ.
What happened to human decency?
For those of you who missed Ellen’s weepy plea, here’s the clip:
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