🛑 Stop the Smear: Hold Social Workers Accountable for Online Vendettas
Some people become social workers to protect the vulnerable.
Others use the title as a weapon.

We are raising the alarm on a growing abuse of public trust: social workers using their professional authority to pursue personal vendettas, silence critics, and manipulate online platforms—all under the guise of "concerned citizens."

One social worker, employed by Worcestershire County Council, has joined forces with a controversial dog rescue group involved in sending dogs to their deaths overseas. Now, they’re co-signing a petition to “stop online trolls.” The irony?
They are the ones orchestrating the bullying.

 
📢 This Is Not About Trolls
This is about whistleblowers, campaigners, and everyday citizens raising legitimate concerns about:

Dangerous dogs rehomed irresponsibly
Rescues with no oversight
Safeguarding failures with serious consequences
In response, they are being:

Publicly named and shamed
Subjected to online smear campaigns
Mocked, harassed, and gaslit—often by people who should know better
And behind it all? A social worker who is meant to uphold safeguarding, not tear it down.

 
⚖️ We Demand Action from Local Councils
It’s time to confront the uncomfortable truth:
Public trust is being weaponised. And right now, there’s nothing stopping it.

We are calling on Worcestershire County Council—and councils across the UK—to take immediate steps:

✅ Investigate social workers using public platforms to pursue personal attacks
✅ Enforce professional boundaries on social media conduct
✅ Hold staff to the same standards expected of other public figures

Being a social worker doesn’t grant immunity from accountability. Public trust is not a licence to bully.

 
🛡️ Why This Matters
If social workers can weaponise their role online today…
what’s stopping them from targeting you tomorrow?

No one should fear public humiliation for disagreeing with a professional.
No one should be silenced for raising safety concerns.
And no one with safeguarding duties should be fuelling smear campaigns online.
 
✍️ Sign Now
If you believe in transparency, accountability, and the responsible use of power—add your name.

Let’s send a message that no title puts you above ethical conduct.
Because today’s bystander could be tomorrow’s victim.

#StopTheSmear
#AccountabilityNow
#SafeguardingStartsWithTruth

 These People were associated with and sent dogs to Oaveed Rahman
https://dogstodaymagazine.co.uk/2025/05/19/basildon-council-launches-inquiry-into-save-a-paw-uk-incident-after-37-dogs-found-dead/

Plus four more found recently. 
Stop these atrocities STOP these people being a law unto themselves. 

StopTheSmear #AbuseOfPower #PublicTrustBreach #SocialWorkAccountability #WeaponisedWelfare  #SafeguardingFails
#NoMoreVendettas  #MisconductMatters #RescueEthics #DigitalVigilantes 
 #socialmedia

 

 

 

 

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End Public Vendettas: Hold Social Workers Accountable for Ethical Misconduct

Social workers are entrusted with a critical role: protecting vulnerable people and ensuring public welfare. However, when some individuals within this profession decide to stray beyond their remit—using public platforms and dog-homing pages to push personal agendas, persecute people, and promote vendettas because others won’t bow to their opinions—there is a significant breach of public trust.

Councils, particularly Worcestershire County Council, need to get their house in order. Social workers should not be allowed to treat their public personas like personal attack campaigns. They are bound by codes of conduct and ethical guidelines. Public behaviour is as much a part of their accountability as an MP’s, yet some seem to believe they can bully and slander under the guise of “concerned citizens.” Spoiler: it’s not part of the job description.

We call on Worcestershire County Council—and councils across the UK—to enforce stricter oversight of social workers' public behaviour, especially on social media. If you’re dealing with the public, the stakes are higher. If you’re operating with a professional title, your public image matters more. Public office demands accountability.

Join us in demanding councils tighten the reins on social workers using their positions to settle scores and cause harm. The damage caused by unchecked vendettas must end. It’s time for stronger enforcement of ethical conduct, transparency, and consequences when boundaries are crossed.

If Social Workers can use public platforms to settle personal scores today, what's stopping them from targeting you tomorrow???
As you can see from the comments, one particular person has already been self-important enough to think it’s about her.

No one should be at the mercy of Social Worker vendettas or their unchecked public shaming.
It’s time for transparency and accountability in online behaviour. Demand fair practices and protections now—because today’s bystander could be tomorrow’s victim. Stand up, speak out, and sign today!