Lily Allen responds to yet more clickbait nonsense in the Daily Mail and other corporate media relating to returning a rescue dog to its shelter. A reminder that gullibility is a waste of time and energy not a virtue.
‘We tried very hard and for a very long time, but the passports were the final straw that broke the camel’s back.
This is the part of the podcast that the tabloids decided not to quote in their articles about me “dumping my puppy.”
People have been furiously reacting to a deliberately distorted cobbling together of quotes, designed solely to provoke anger. As a result, I’ve received some truly abhorrent messages, including death threats. Some of the most disgusting comments have been plastered all over my social media channels. I’m really not surprised, because this is precisely what those articles are intended to do.
I’m okay, but it has been a really tough few days, which has affected both me and my family.
We rescued our puppy, Mary, from a shelter in New York, and we loved her very much. However, she developed quite severe separation anxiety and would act out in various ways. She couldn’t be left alone for more than ten minutes. She had three long walks a day—two by us and one with a local dog walker and several other dogs. We worked with the shelter we rescued her from, and they referred us to a behavioural specialist and a professional trainer. A volunteer from the shelter would even come and dog-sit her when we were away.
After many months and much deliberation, everyone agreed that our home wasn’t the best fit for Mary. The person she was rehomed with was known to us, and the rehoming happened within 24 hours of her being returned. We couldn’t meet Mary’s needs, and her happiness and welfare were central to our decision, as difficult as it was.
I’ve had rescue dogs pretty consistently throughout my life since I was four years old. I’m fairly good at understanding a dog’s needs. I have never been accused of mistreating an animal, and I’ve found this whole week very distressing.
Please stop reacting to clickbait articles when you haven’t done your due diligence. I know the people sending these horrible messages haven’t listened to the podcast but have been reading the Mail Online and the follow-up articles and videos. I could tell by the language they used exactly what their sources were.
This is distortion, and by engaging with these stories, all you are doing is making more money for people who profit from sowing division and tearing us all apart. It’s similar to how misinformed people acted on distorted propaganda that led to the racially-driven, xenophobic riots we’ve recently seen in the UK. It’s all so toxic, and I know that we can do better.
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