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Dec 10, 2007 11:48 am US/Eastern

Ellen Trying To Make Good With Furry Friends

NEW YORK (CBS) ― According to Page Six, in the wake of "Iggy-gate" Ellen DeGeneres is joining forces with former Meow Mix owner Richard Thompson to spruce up animal shelters across the country. Thompson told Page Six that they are halfway done with their first project: rebuilding a shelter in Monkey Run, Ark.

"These pets are bringing the community together. Ellen's one of the best rescue people I've ever met, she got a bad rap over Iggy," he said.

DeGeneres adopted Iggy from the Pasadena, Calif. Mutts & Moms agency but broke the rules when she gave the dog to her hairdresser after two weeks because he didn't cohabitate well with her cats. DeGeneres signed a contract with Mutts & Moms agreeing that she would give Iggy back to the agency if things didn't work out. After some unflattering news coverage, DeGeneres appeared on her show in tears, begging for the agency to return the dogs.

Page Six says that Thompson will officially announce the initiative Tuesday and will appear on a future episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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