November 26th, 2009
Due to the concerns and comments from one of our visitors we would like to issue the following statement.
Old MacDonald’s Farm is a farm based attraction park our aim is to educate children about life on the farm. We believe we offer a very important service to the community, in a number of cases we are the first actual contact many children have with farm animals.
Old Mac Donald’s Farm owns most of the animals kept here at the park, however on occasion we do work along side other working farms and animal breeders who loan us their live stock. This gives our visitors a greater opportunity to see real farm animals rearing their young. When the animals are older they are returned to their owners to continue the cycle of a commercial farm.
The animals that belong to Old MacDonald’s Farm such as our Kune Kune pigs are never used as commercial live stock. However, due to the nature of some animals we do have to split the litter when they get older. Male pigs can become aggressive and attack each other, these pigs will be moved on to new homes to breed. The welfare of our animals is of the utmost importance to us as they are core to our business, it is in our best interest to ensure all of our animals are kept to the highest regulated standards.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our concerned visitor who made a comment on our blog regarding this issue. We hope this has helped with any confusion.
Many thanks from the team at Old MacDonald’s Farm
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October 23rd, 2009
School holiday time is always a favourite for your farmyard friends here in Old Macdonald’s Farm in Brentwood, as hundreds of children, and their parents too of course, rush down to visit them, and maybe even feed them too. What our animals do not realise is that, whilst they are an important part of the plans for a great value day out for all the family, we have other activities for them.
This half term was no exception, and young Damion Miller, aged 4, found he has won a Nintendo Wii for his magnificent pumpkin carving! What is more, he and his family will visit the farm later in the year as Old Macdonald’s guests and receive the prize from good old Santa Clause himself. Here we show Damion (in the middle) with Mum Kirsty on the right and our own Jade on the left. The pumpkin is the round orange one if you are confused.
Sadly Old Macdonald has to report that our Catapult is Kaput, as our Pumpkin firing machine, appropriately for Halloween, gave up the Ghost. A crack developed down the throwing arm, probably a witchy spell placed on it, and it has to go into retirement! However, there was lots more to enjoy all through the week with our ghastly ghostly train and spooktacular surprises enticing visitors here.
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September 23rd, 2009
As the regular reader of our website will know, Kune Kune pigs originate from New Zealand (even if they got there by boat some time in the dim and distant past) which is why perhaps our pigs think it is Spring as they have presented us with a batch of bouncing (well squeeking) baby piglets, born on 20th September.
Come and visit them whilst they and their mother enjoy their stay in our VIP enclosure, opposite the play area, and marvel at these little bundles of piggery who are safe in the knowledge that they will never have to worry what bacon is!
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September 12th, 2009
Old Macdonald is delighted to tell you that his farm has won another treasured accolade for your favourite visitors farm when we were awarded the Highly Commended certificate at the first ever Essex Tourism Awards on Thursday September 10th. Old Macdonald once again sent Sindy and Joseph Manning to the Dinner/Dance presentations, this time at the Cliffs Pavilions in good old Southend on Sea, where we were thrilled to learn of our success. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 12th, 2009
Old Macdonald has been put under a lot of pressure from your farmyard friends here in Brentwood to increase his charity work for 2010, and in fact starting from right how. First of all, the Frogs in our Bullfrog Trio have been singing songs about the rainforests for almost a year now, but they finally collared Old Macdonald to raise funds for a special BIAZA reserve in Brazil that will help save a vast area of the Amazonian Rain Forest.
Then the farm cats, so popular, learnt about the Wildlife Heritage Fund who are a charity created to assist with breeding big cats, and in particular the Sumatran Tiger and Amur Leopard, and who are based in Kent, so they nagged him to raise funds for this important project as well.
Then there are our friends from the Starlight Foundation for Seriously Ill Children for whom we have a special day each year and to whom we give the donations made to our Wishing Well in the farm.
Finally, there is the Hopefield Animal Sanctuary in Brentwood, and we will be fund raising for them in 2010 as well.
So there you are, four wonderful charities, so read on to lean more about them all and see how we are going to help. Read the rest of this entry »
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