Falkirk dog walkers, groomers and pet shops have found themselves targeted by a notorious Facebook troll behind thousands of bad reviews.
The unknown user, who posts under the account name 'Frank Whittle' or 'Frank Michael Whittle' has been bombarding grooming businesses up and down the country with bad reviews.
2,000 businesses have been targeted, with each being given a 'would not recommend' or a one-star rating despite having never interacted with the user.
Some small businesses have been forced to turn off reviews to stop the person from ruining their reputation.
Taking to Facebook, Coco's Pet Pantry based in Grangemouth said: "We are having to temporarily turn off our reviews after hearing of many local pet service based businesses in the area being targeted by.
"Frank Whittle or Frank Micheal Whittle, he is a profile, targeting dog/pet service businesses.
"He has left over 2000 reviews but 672 still remain active and Facebook support has not banned his profile as yet.
"This is detrimental to small businesses and we are doing this to allow us to keep all the lovely reviews/comments.
"This will be reinstated as soon as possible."
Many of the businesses affected have reported the harmful reviews; however, most remain in place.
