Dave, Greg, Ruth and I have (for the sake of those unable to keep up) been demonstrating that madlizzie hasn't a clue what she's talking about.
This is not exactly hard, but the graphic example of her tenuous grasp of the West Country wrecking 'tradition' (which she claimed as being in her blood before zooming off course into Spain) clinches it.
Now she's branching off into poodle washing.
The OP wanted to discuss one specific incident at Appleby.
It's a custom of legitimate community concern.
Uninformed whingeing at the RSPCA and plugging of strange daubings are not.
What Shocked & Appalled doesn't yet realise is that this is what madlizzie (when not in Cyber-Canada) does ALL THE TIME,
S/he soon will.