28/10/2026
🚨😂 WELL, THIS HAS TAKEN A TURN! 😂🚨
You couldn't make this stuff up if you tried! 🤣🍿
Earlier today, a local press report appeared about a local reviewer, and I commented on the question of how independent a review can be when the reviewer has disclosed receiving expenses in exchange for prioritised visits.
Now, I thought that was a perfectly reasonable question to ask. After all, if you're reviewing local businesses, surely transparency and impartiality matter? 🤷♀️
Apparently, though, my opinion has earned me a new hobby for someone else. AJ has taken it upon himself to venture over to our page, have a good old rummage through our history, and start questioning everything from our CIC status to whether our page information needs changing. 😂
I've also made a tongue-in-cheek post on OUR OWN PAGE, joking about the whole situation. No names, no tagging anyone. Just me expressing my opinion, having a bit of a laugh and being my usual sarcastic self. 🫣😂
And here we are, all in the space of ONE DAY! 🤣
AJ has now shared my post, and we're welcoming a few new faces to the page who seem very keen to tell us what they think of us. Hello, welcome! 👋😂 The kettle's on, although I should warn you that we don't offer expenses or guarantee five-star reviews for the tea! ☕🤣
Let's get one thing straight. I'm allowed an opinion. You're allowed an opinion. We don't all have to agree, and that's absolutely fine.
My original point was about transparency and whether reviews can genuinely be considered independent when expenses are received in exchange for prioritised visits. It's a perfectly reasonable subject to debate.
But apparently, rather than simply disagreeing with me, we've moved on to investigating the history and legal status of our CIC. 😂
For clarity, the CIC is still operating, we still have rescue animals in our care, and we'll formally close the organisation when we move. We're no longer fundraising or welcoming visitors. There. Mystery solved. No conspiracy, no secret organisation, just a farm winding down while we prepare for the next chapter of our lives. 🤷♀️
And as for the people arriving here because somebody has shared my post, please remember that you're visiting a page belonging to people who have spent years working hard for animals and our community. You don't have to like me, agree with me or even follow the page. That's your choice.
But if you're expecting me to stop expressing my opinions because somebody doesn't like them, you might be waiting a while! 🤣
I've never claimed to be everyone's cup of tea. I'm probably more of a strong coffee with a questionable attitude. ☕😂
Anyway, if anyone genuinely wants to review our farm, I'm afraid you're a bit late. The animals have moved on, we're not open to visitors, and the donkeys have left the building! 🫏😂
Now, can we get back to the important things in life? Like deciding who's making the next brew and why everything seems to require a bloody committee meeting on Facebook! 🤣🤣
