Fans disgusted with ‘awful human’ Lily Allen getting rid of dog for ‘ruining her life’-Laura Harman-Entertainment – Metro

Lily Allen has received criticism from fans for her recent comments about pet ownership (Picture: Victoria Jones/PA)

Lily Allen has angered fans as she revealed that she sent a puppy back after the pet chewed up her children’s passports.

In the latest episode, of the podcast titled Miss Me? which Lily hosts with Miquita Oliver, 40, she revealed that she once returned her adopted pet puppy after an incident that meant she was unable to even ‘look at her’.

‘You know what, we actually did adopt a dog already, but then it ate my passport and so I took her back to the home,’ she told guest co-host Steve Jones, 47, of T4 presenting fame.

‘She ate all three of our passports and they had our visas in and I cannot tell you how much money it cost me to get everything replaced, because it was in Covid and so it was just an absolute logistical nightmare.’

She added that the incident also meant that her children, Ethel, 13, and Marnie, 11, were unable to see their father Sam Cooper who is based in the UK.

‘And because the father of my children lives in England, I couldn’t get them back to see their dad for like four months, five months, because this f***ing dog had eaten the passports. And I just couldn’t look at her. I was like “you’ve ruined my life”,’ she said, as she burst out laughing.

On a more sincere note, she then added: ‘Passports weren’t the only thing she ate.

‘She was a very badly behaved dog and I really tried very hard with her, but it just didn’t work out and the passports were the straw that broke the camel’s back so to speak.’

Although she didn’t specify which pet she was talking about, Lily and her husband David Harbour adopted a black puppy called Mary from the New York City-based non-profit Animal Haven in 2021.

The star made the controversial confession on her podcast (Picture: BBC sounds)

Lily has two daughters who are now both secondary school age (Picture: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Lily’s comments about sending the puppy back and the lighthearted way in which she recalled the story have upset fans who insisted that she is ‘what’s wrong with the world’.

‘If ever you needed confirmation that Lily Allen is a truly awful human being it’s her getting rid of her dog because her own stupidity meant she left passports in a place that the dog could get to them,’ said mikelavelle93 on X.

‘This is awful. Lily Allen is a deeply unlikeable woman. If a puppy is “badly behaved” then perhaps she should have trained her. What an awful awful human,’ said vitt2tsnoc.

‘Lily Allen is all that’s wrong with the world, got a puppy, used it for likes on Instagram and then sent it back to the home because it chewed up her family passports that she left within its reach. Hopefully this pup found someone who deserves her,’ GoldenFerg963 said.

‘Lily Allen returned a puppy to the shelter after she made a whole a** Instagram account for Mary because it was a puppy and did puppy things and she was inconvenienced,’ ask_aubry added.

Her podcast has sparked a lot of debate on social media (Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Fans have also shared images of their pets, emphasising that they see their dogs as members of their family and would never return them for misbehaving.

‘Meet Oscar. He ate a dining chair & broke 2 TV controls. He ripped his bedding, & waged war on our Dyson. He tore up our back garden, several shrubs, & the sprinklers. Last Xmas, he nicked his presents from under the tree & killed Santa. Lily Allen, he’s family – not disposable,’ said Che11eOfIreland.

‘My dog Jake once ate some gig tickets a mate had posted thru the door for a Chris Cornell solo show. Did we get rid of him? F**k no. He’s the best. He’s not responsible for his actions. B*****ks to Lily Allen,’ said WiggyPop1969

‘In her first year this absolute monster destroyed a small table, several letters, 2 pairs of new shoes, made the garden look like a nuclear test site, ruined a £100 rug, made holes in 80% of my clothes & shredded 17 million tissues. Thank god she ended up with me & not Lily Allen,’ said NicArmstrong_.

Despite the backlash, some have defended the singer saying it was the right decision to return the dog after realising she wasn’t suited to pet ownership at the time.

‘Not a fan of Lily Allen but good on her for realising a dog is not for her. Pity that more owners with ‘uncontrollable’ dogs don’t so the same. Apparently the new buzzword is ‘reactive’ still means out of control though,’ blazercarl said.

The RSPCA has guidance on giving up a pet and advises that although it should be a last resort, contacting the original seller or a rescue centre can be the right course of action if you realise you’re not suited to pet ownership.

Lily has yet to respond to the backlash on social media.

Lily and David have been married since 2020 (Picture: Gregory Pace/Shutterstock)

In the podcast, she added that she still planned to adopt another dog, revealing that her children want to name the chihuahua mix Jude Bellingham.

‘We maybe are getting a new puppy in the next couple of weeks,’ she revealed.

‘Me and the girls have been thinking about a name and we settled on Jude Bellingham.’

Metro.co.uk has reached out to Lily Allen’s representatives for comment.

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