The Cinnamon Trust, founded by Averil Jarvis is one of England’s top animal charities. Dale shared his idea for ACRF 2 years ago with the Humane Society of the United States and was told about the Cinnamon Trust since it is similar in concept to ACRF. With this in mind, the Cinnamon Trust was top on the list of places to visit.
It is the only one of its kind, as Averil Jarvis a top notch perfectionist is proud to acknowledge. They receive pets from people who are dying or incapacitated. She has created an amazing network of 12,500 volunteers who provide “long-term” foster care for the pets in their private homes. Volunteers have custody of the pets until the pets pass away yet the Cinnamon Trust retains ownership and oversees promises made to the original owners.
The Cinnamon Trust strongly believes in homeopathic remedies and the pets are fed three home cooked meals a day – no processed food. Veterinary medicine is utilized but not if the pet can be treated naturally. If a pet is unable to be placed in a “long-term” home, they go to one of two sanctuaries the Cinnamon Trust owns. The sanctuaries mimic a home environment. The dogs have individual rooms with sofas, rugs, televisions and caregivers. A manager lives on site and is representative of the “mum” with additional caregivers cleaning, grooming, exercising and loving them like “Aunts”.
The cattery is similar with individual rooms, sofas, televisions, etc., except each room has its own garden accessed by a cat door. Each garden is different and designed to provide interest/enrichment for the cats. Landscaping is incorporated inside and outside the enclosed garden with bird feeders outside the enclosures.
View of the cage free dog house with open rooms, sofas, televisions and rugs.
Entrance into the dog house with a view through the building
One of the individual gardens in the cat house.
June 26, 2008 at 2:09 am
Beautiful.