English singer Lily Allen faces significant online backlash after disclosing why she returned a dog she adopted during the pandemic to a shelter.

“We actually did adopt a dog together already, but then it ate my passport, and so I took her back to the home,” Allen, 39, said during a podcast episode released on Thursday, Aug. 22, according to a report by aol.com.

The first dog consumed three passports and visas: Allen’s and the paperwork for each of her daughters, whom she shares with ex-husband Sam Cooper.

“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,” Allen said, adding that since Cooper lives in England, the loss of her children’s passports meant that she "couldn’t get them back to see their dad for, like, four months, five months.”

Lily also said in the same report: “I just couldn’t look at her. I was like, ‘You’ve ruined my life.’"

She explained that the dog didn't just destroy the three passports, but also other things. “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.”

Lily mentioned that she and Harbour have already chosen a "very cute" chihuahua mix to adopt, which angered many dog lovers responding to the story of Allen's returned dog. Some comments:

“The dog is better off. But she should not be allowed to adopt again."

“No way in hell should she be allowed to keep another dog or any pet."

“What kind of person does that?”

“Why on earth would documents like that be lying around for a dog to get at?”

“Why weren’t the documents filed away in a cabinet or drawer? Who leaves sensitive documents lying around the house?"