Ellen DeGeneres Shocked To Hear That Iggy Has New, "Safe Home" - Page 2
In the first video, Ruby tells that Marina said they were just going to do a house inspection, and asked her family to fill out an online application, which Ruby described as "longer than my school's application...it went into specific detail." Ellen says that previous to giving Iggy to the family, she gave a $600 donation to Mutts and Moms, paid for obedience class, and paid for neutering for Iggy. After Marina arrived and swept through the house without so much as a glance at it, she was holding the dog and would not let it down as the argument escalated in the back yard. Ellen tells TMZ that "[Marina] keeps dogs in cages...so she's going to go put it back in a cage...she is angry with me, how dare I not follow her rules?"
In the second video, the mom says that she filled out the online application and Marina said she was coming over to do a home inspection. If there was a hard and fast rule about "no children under fourteen", why did Marina ask for the family to fill out an application? Also in the second video, Ellen said that Marina both emailed her and called her, threatening her, screaming at her, saying she would call the press, on Saturday afternoon. This was BEFORE Ellen's publicist spoke with Marina. Far from being the poor, picked on pet rescuer, Marina fired the first volley.
In the last video, you hear someone (presumably Vanessa, the other owner) say that she (Marina) is "telling you she's going to return the dog as soon as the ap-" when someone steps up and stops her.  Marina continually walks away and is holding the dog like someone is going to hurt it, like she's the only one in the world who can protect this dog from the evil girl approaching. And don't forget...she has held the dog for two hours now with no food, no water, and no potty break. You can clearly see on the video that the dog wants DOWN.
My personal opinion, and I do have one, is this: Marina appears to have a form of animal hoarding behavior, which is in itself a form of obsessive/compulsive behavior, disguised as animal rescuing. In both the video taken by Access Hollywood and in the videos taken by TMZ, she exhibits classic signs. In them, she repeatedly tells of how all she wants to do is save dogs, how she is the only one who can understand just who is competent to have a dog, she is the only one who truly loves these dogs, she is the only one who can take care of these dogs. She has the hugely long application to fill out to make sure that you are the perfect person to take care of this dog, she has all these rules and regulations to follow, and if you get something "wrong" (in her eyes) then forget it...how dare you! That is classic behavior. Here is a quote from the AH video:
"I [Marina] have a bunch of dogs that need to be fed and cared for, and we have some dogs that are injured, and we have no money, and today because of all this, because I got threats that the animals were going to be hurt, and I knew I'm gonna be running in and out and not have the time, I had to take dogs to my vet, so that my vet could care for them. Well, that costs money, when I could be caring for them here, but to keep them safe, and to keep them well-medicated so I don't forget because some of the dogs need medication or they will die, you know, well they had to go to my vet today. Who's gonna help me pay for that? No one. Do you see what I mean? So that's why, now, it's gone too far, I can't, I can't go back, I can't, you know, and the rest of it I can't comment on."
In the background you can hear dogs barking. This is on a residential street. Honest questions: Are there city ordinances which dictate how many pets one can have at one's home in a residential area? She said she has "a bunch of dogs". How much is a bunch? Two, three, five, ten? Is she actively attempting to find them homes? Are they living in crates at her home? And just what sort of medication are we talking about here? Some animals do become diabetic, some do need insulin and/or other medications daily...but just what sort of meds and illness are we truly dealing with? Is she keeping animals alive who probably should be humanely put down? There does come a point when keeping an animal alive is just cruel and selfish, if it is too sick to have a good quality of life. Is this the case? And just what sort of qualifications are needed to be an "animal rescuer" anyway? Are these professionally trained people? I know there are reputable rescue organizations out there, so how do you know which is which? Continued on the next page
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