10 Lil' Acre Rescued Animal Farm — Attraction in Old Bridge Township

Visited the farm for the first time recently on a sunny and 95 degree day. I noticed that there was no water in one of the water troughs left inside of it, for the many miniature horses that were in the paddock. I then approached the owner of the farm to inform her of this (hoping she would get up from her chair and give them more water). After I told her my observation, she was confused about my reference to miniature horses and told me that if I am talking about the paddock with the ponies in it, then they have six buckets of water in there. She did not thank me for looking out for her animals. I was confused about regarding her lack of knowledge between a miniature horse and a pony but that was not the issue. I went back to the paddock and indeed there were six buckets of water, but every single one of them was completely empty!!! If this place is truly a rescue farm (which on the website does NOT indicate it is a nonprofit or anything of the sort), then I would hope that the animals are all taken care of at all times. I am sure these wonderful animals have been through enough in their life and deserve the best care possible. Not having water buckets filled to the brim on 90 degree days is dangerous and can kill them. I loved the animals at this farm but my experience left me feeling sad and thinking about the poor animals all weekend long.

The second issue; there was a pony saddled up for kids who wanted a pony ride. There was no one taking the pony ride, but the horse was still saddled up, tied to the fence, and had no access to hay or water. First of all, no compassionate horse owner would ask a horse to work in the middle of the day on an extremely hot and humid day. Second, there was no one waiting to go on the pony ride and the pony was still forced to be saddled and stand there in a sand/dusty ring.

Third issue; this part I will give the benefit of the doubt and I am hoping that these animals are currently under treatment but... I saw a cat who had green snot coming out of his nose (not normal) and a donkey who could barley walk because his feet were too over grown. One of the two pigs was closed in a cage that he could barley move around in.

Again, if this is a true rescue, I appreciate the owner saving them from their given situations. But that means it is the farm owners responsibility to take care of them. I have horse experience and have taken care of them for many years. I understand how much work keeping up with a farm is, but this is not an excuse, especially if someone is trying to bring an issue to your attention. If you visit the farm, please look out for these animals and tell someone if you see something that is not right. The animals don't have a voice and we need to be...

We had the best experience there today. From the moment we pulled in, every person we encountered was so kind and helpful. We bought a bag of food but when we ran out, the owner Debbie just kept giving us bread and carrots to give the animals. Not all of the animals that are there are available to be seen but for my son, there was MORE than enough. We saw horses, pigs, goats, lambs, bunnies, ducks, chickens... my son’s personal favorites were the ducks and one of the girls that works there actually took a duck out of their enclosure so he could pet it! Which was unprompted and meant the world to my son! There are also cats running around that are super friendly. Not only will we be back, we will also donate money whenever we can! Many thanks to Debbie and team, for making my sons first time...

We really enjoyed our time. Yes, it is a bit expensive although you can bring your own carrots and bread to feed the animals. They do have mixed bags of food for 5.00 each, which contain bread, carrots, and mixed bird feed. Yes, it's 10.00 pp, but children 3 and under are free. Pony rides are 10.00 also. Maybe they can offer the pony rides at 6 or 7 dollars because it's super quick. Otherwise, it was an overall nice experience with the family. The chickens and ducks roam free. You will also see a few cats roaming around. The money is to help sustain the property and upkeep of animals...