28/05/2026
It has gone beyond anything we could have ever imagined. 💔😭
For months, we have tried to stay strong. We have tried to keep our heads down, focus on the dogs, and put on a brave face for the public. But the sheer level of calculated cruelty, physical intimidation, and systematic malice we are facing behind the scenes has left us completely traumatised, exhausted, and in a state of absolute disbelief.
What started as a standard rental dispute and a contested vet bill with our previous landlord has escalated into a nightmare that feels entirely surreal and can only be described as hellish.
What went on was so wrong and nearly drove Lauren to su***de.
We never imagined we would have to capture video footage of our former landlord—a registered veterinary surgeon—physically blocking our front door with a heavy industrial waste skip while we were inside, intentionally trapping us and our rescue dogs inside the property.
We never imagined that a commercial transport company we paid and trusted to move our dogs, operated by Polly Dunkerton, would breach basic data laws, leak private operational logs straight into a dedicated cyber-bullying group driven by that same veterinary practice. We never imagined what we believed to be a trusted Defra approved transporter would then embellish her story and manipulate the transport of 10 dogs from Dover to us in the Midlands into a libellous story of puppy smuggling and making further false claims that we are being investigated Defra.
And we never imagined we would see the day where anonymous internet profiles would weaponise a routine stray dog rescue—where Lauren responsibly saved a dog from active traffic and got it urgent veterinary care—and broadcast severe, fabricated lies to the public claiming she was "arrested for abducting dogs."
Lauren has never been arrested and never been detained.
Because of the sheer terror and fear caused by these relentless attacks, we have been too afraid to ask the public for help. 😞
Instead of reaching out, Lauren has spent months hiding in the shadows, quietly using her own personal life savings to fund the rescue's daily operations, food, and vet bills just to keep the dogs safe and shielded from the negativity. The psychological and financial toll of this ongoing stalking, filming, digital harassment, and the constant fabrication of fresh lies has been utterly crushing.
We are now fighting back. These anonymous trolls, bullies and liars nearly destroyed the rescue, nearly destroyed Lauren & put the lives of the dogs in our care at risk.
They got away with it for 9 months spreading their fear mongering, manipulating photos and using intimidation techniques better suited to an episode of Eastenders
They hid behind anonymous profiles and nicknames thinking they safe to spread their lies and propaganda BUT we know who they are. We warned them. We asked them to stop, because we prefer spending our money on saving dogs NOT having to use it on legal fees.
They have not stopped and in their arrogance got so cocky in their sheer malevolence they have now undeniably revealed themselves. We now have ALL the evidence we need to force them to stop through the courts and claim for damages.
No one, no matter what deserves to be intimidated, bullied, harassed, physically attacked, stalked, feared for their life and for the lives of animals they love and care for.
It is time for justice.
We now need you to stand up and fight with us.
Lauren has already paid out thousands in legal fees but we now need £12,000 to allow our solicitor to take the next critical steps against these people and if necessary get the High Court, to clear our name, and silence these bullies permanently. That way they will never do to anyone else what they did to us.
We are a small, grassroots rescue that receives around £480 a month in regular funding support. That money belongs to the dogs, not a high-level legal battle against a wealthy machine. We cannot fight this terrifying Goliath alone anymore. Our personal funds are pushed to the absolute limit ensuring a roof is kept over the dogs heads & funding the day to day operational needs of running a physical rescue.
We are NOT down, but we ARE traumatised, and we are exhausted so we are urgently asking our community to step up and become our shield to help us stop this injustice,
No professional vets should ever use their position of trust and power in this way and we thank everyone else who has come forward to share their own personal traumas inflicted upon them by this veterinary practice - we are doing this for you too. No one and especially no pet owner should be bullied by a vet with their own animals used as weapons against to extort money. We feel your pain because we can relate from our own horrific experience.
💳 How to Support Our Fight Securely via Stripe
We have just launched a dedicated Legal Defense & Justice Fund via Stripe so we can access the funds immediately and keep them completely separate from our rescue van fund.
Unfortunately, due to strict compliance and regulatory procedures, solicitors are legally unable to take crowdfunding donations directly from the public. Stripe is an independent, 100% secure platform used by global entities (like Amazon and Booking.com) to process payments safely. It means the Trust never sees or stores your card details, and it protects our cash flow from being maliciously targeted or frozen by online trolls.
If you believe that independent animal rescues should be protected from professional bullying, corporate betrayal, and physical malice, please stand tall with us today.
Stand with us and fund our fight for survival directly here: https://buy.stripe.com/4gMeVd2NYcs3gZFa7q7IY1G
The truth WILL win. Thank you for holding the line with us when we need you the most. ❤️
Help us spread the word and let’s all together STOP cyberbullying and these online trolls.
