Is it wrong to do right?

[Misty]

I'm not sure how many of you watch the Ellen DeGeneres show, but this is really disturbing.

I happened upon her taping today where she got emotional describing a puppy adoption that went wrong. Basically, she adopted a puppy from an agency and signed an agreement saying if she couldn't keep the dog, she'd have to return it to that agency. She thought she was doing the right thing by giving the dog away to another loving family, but she ended up reneging on a written agreement and, as a result, the agency took the dog back from that family.

I'm not sure whose really at fault for this debacle. Right now, both sides are suffering because of this. The agency themselves are losing business, the family is without a puppy, and Ellen herself is feeling miserable.

It makes me wonder where doing the right thing can lead you sometimes. I want to do good for others, but what price do I have to pay....if any?

What are your thoughts on this?

[Goufunaki]

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Some pet adoption places like to make sure early on that if a pet is being adopted, that it actually gets a GOOD home. Some also ask what kind of residence you live in to make sure you can properly keep the animal. For instance, a small apartment wouldn't be good for a large dog so they might suggest getting a smaller animal.

Also what some people do is they try to adopt the pet, and then set it free somewhere thinking they're doing good, which is actually dangerous for the animal.

But since an agreement was signed, she went against it by not going to the agency first. From the looks of things, the agency is just trying to to look into the best interest of the animal because they likely don't know how that family would be able to take care of it.

But I doubt it's as big a deal as you might be thinking. Ellen and that family just have to settle things with the agency.

[gray]

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it's a PUPPY. here's an idea. go walking down the street, or hey, TO THE POUND, and take one of the ones they throw at you when you walk in the door.


non-famous dogs need love too.

[MasterSlowPoke]

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That sounds like a pretty standard agreement amongst reputable breeders. Some people just can't be trusted with a dog, even if they have good intentions.

[IRC]

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Why don't they just have the family adopt the dog through the agency and let Ellen pay for any costs?

[DK]

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It's not wrong to do right, if anyone tells you that smack them in the head.

But like...rules are rules.

[JPS]

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Ive had my tv on the news channel for 3 hours because Im too lazy to change it, so Im tired of hearing about it already

[Trebsay]

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We have two cats and, I found our cats as abandoned Kittens. They even thought I was there mom. They could fit in my hand and they'd follow me around. My mom didn't want kittens. She said " The mom will find them if you put them in that barn. ". Thta barn was totally unsafe for kittens. So I spent an hour making it safe. I was mad at my mom. Because I really thought they were going to die in hat night. First thing in the morning ( Got up early too ). I raced to that barn. Then I made a meow sound. I had a response and in a few minutes of them. I took them inside and told my mom " See they're abandoned ". Then my mom agreed we could keep them. They ate, and now they do everything normal cats do except one of them can't purr well.

They've got to be atlest t 2-3 years old now...

[Nixon]

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A puppy? And it's being taken care of??? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I was thinking this would be about people getting jailed for feeding the homeless, or good samaritans being killed while helping someone else... something a little more substantial. This shouldn't be national news.

[Magus]

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I was upset because Jennifer Connelly was on Ellen a day or 2 ago and I couldn't stay home to wwwaaaatttch

[Denmo]

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I liked Ellen better when she had short-term memory loss.

[Karr Lord of Chaos]

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i was hoping this would be a discussion that had a clear pinch line.

the animal issue doesnt look to be a problem or anything emotional. im sure if she spoke to the agency first and let them know what is going on and ask them about her options and slip the family in there they would probably agree to it. another reason why a breeder puts that clause in there is to prevent people from turning around and selling the dog themselves.

[Crimson Knight]

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No good deed goes unpunished. Meaning, regardless of how much good you do, you'll still pay for it in some undesired way. The desire to do good is still "evil", I'd say.

Every decision has consequences. Just decide which ones you're willing to deal with and make 'em.

[Bon]

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It's not wrong to do right, if anyone tells you that smack them in the head.

But like...rules are rules.

True...but then what if there was some kind of loophole to the contract?

[Misty]

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Why don't they just have the family adopt the dog through the agency and let Ellen pay for any costs?

I was thinking the same thing, and that's definately not a bad idea. It might have been a bad idea for her to go on national television and express her dilemma--the agency's getting death threats and they're afraid the dogs themselves will be harmed.

A puppy? And it's being taken care of??? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I was thinking this would be about people getting jailed for feeding the homeless, or good samaritans being killed while helping someone else... something a little more substantial. This shouldn't be national news.

Yeah, it didn't have to be. Like I said, this show of emotion was a huge surprise. It's been popping up everywhere.