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is crazy that with all the animals who desperately need care that this organization would take a dog away from a good home - ridiculous power tripping on their part. Don't they have better things to do?

Like I said in my post above, the foster organizations DO have valid reasons for their rules. It's not their fault Ellen chose not to abide by their contract. It's not like they don't have better things to do, or that they're power tripping, nor is it that they don't care about an animal sitting in a shelter. In fact, quite the opposite. The "first right of refusal" clause that says an adoptive family should turn the pet back to the agency is intended to ensure the animals gets an equally good home.

Otherwise, you could end up with the dog just being handed off time and again (which isn't good for the animal), or worse, being turned into a kill shelter, if the adoptive family, or whoever they give the dog to, decides they can't keep it. I mean think about it - the rescue is devoting time and money to rescuing dogs, then through a series of events it could end up euthanized at the SPCA.

They also want to prevent people who might not have good intentions from getting their hands on the dog - backyard breeders or dogfighting types. Since they often personally interview and do an evaluation of the house the animal ends up at, they are able to determine who is the best parent, especially if it's a specialized breed with certain needs.

It's easy to say how mean the rescue organization is being, when Ellen comes on TV crying her eyes out, but she really only has herself to blame for violating the contract. I hope for her sake, the dog's and the hairdresser's, it works out for everyone.