The Cinnamon Trust, the only national charity helping older and terminally ill people care for their pets, is awaiting a planning decision from Powys County Council that would see Brunant Farm, near Llowes, Clyro, become its third home-from

The proposal includes purpose-built cat and dog accommodation, a stabling, as well as field shelters, drawing on 40 years of insight gained from running The Trust’s two existing sanctuaries in Cornwall and Devon.

Patrick Williams, CEO of The Cinnamon Trust, said:

“Anyone who has visited either of our two sanctuaries comes away with a different idea of what forever care can look like.

People expect small, enclosed spaces, and instead they find open rooms with sofas and the television on, big fields to run and lie in, medicinal plants for the dogs to pick from, and lots of love and fuss.

We treat every pet like family, and our forever care is our promise to owners that their pet will always be loved and looked after, to the highest possible standard.” 

More than 200 pets already call Poldarves Farm and Hillside Farm home. The new flagship sanctuary will not only offer a forever home to many more, but will also bring jobs to the local area; The Trust currently employs over 50 compassionate staff across its two existing sites.

“Beside being a wonderful forever home, we want Brunant Farm to feel like it belongs to the local community, not just to us, somewhere people are proud to have on their doorstep. We’re really hopeful it will lead to new community projects and lasting local connections”, adds Patrick.

Like its sister sites, Brunant Farm will extend The Trust’s lifelong care service, offering a forever home to older and medically dependent companions. Set in the Welsh countryside, the sanctuary will provide a loving, home-like environment for pets of every kind, cats, dogs, pigeons, tortoises, horses and any other companion animals entrusted into The Trust’s care.

The Brunant Farm sanctuary will have 24/7 staff on site overseeing the welfare of every pet in its care.

Eileen Keeling, manager at Poldarves Farm (Cornwall), The Trust’s first sanctuary, said:

“Our job is to welcome each pet and give them the same love they have always known. We prepare home-cooked meals and follow dedicated diets that meet each pet’s nutritional needs, alongside specialist therapies and regular medical checks to support their lifelong health. Every pet that arrives here finds a new family to spend the rest of their days with.”

Over the years, The Cinnamon Trust has continued to improve and expand its sanctuaries, welcoming pets of all kinds, and reimagining what lifelong care can be, work that has made its sites a true centre of excellence.

At the heart of The Trust’s Pet Profiling service, which helps any pet owner worried about their companion’s future plan for their lifelong care, is a simple promise: ‘If you love them, so will we.’ It gives thousands of owners across the country the reassurance and peace of mind that, should anything happen to them, their pet will always be cared for with the same love they gave.

The location for this 23-hectare ‘retirement home for animals’ has been chosen carefully, to give every pet a daily sense of calm and safety away from public view.

While the sanctuary does welcome visits, Brunant Farm won’t operate as a visitor centre, and any visit needs to be arranged with the team in advance, so they can make sure every pet’s routine and wellbeing stay front of mind.