An independent dog rescue centre in Carmarthenshire has been blighted by flooding - so much so that the owner had to take a cancer-stricken dog to receive chemotherapy treatment in a small boat. Lizzie’s Barn Sanctuary, located between the towns of Kidwelly and Trimsaran, is a small, non-profit dog rescue centre.
It has been run by Fionna Ashman for more than 20 years, but the flooding the property endures on an increasingly regular basis has left her feeling totally isolated and helpless. Sometimes the flooding is so bad that Fionna - and all the dogs she cares for - can’t even set foot out of the house because the whole of the outside has turned into an expanded river. You can keep up to date with the latest Carmarthenshire news by signing up to the local newsletter here.
The sanctuary is on Capel Teilo Road - alongside the River Gwendraeth - which consistently floods during periods of heavy rain. According to Fionna, Saturday represents the 30th day in the past three and a half months that her, her family and her dogs have been stranded at the property. On Thursday, she had to take one of her dogs - Doris - to the vets for chemotherapy treatment, but soon realised that she was trapped, with all roads to and from the property under water. She resorted to using a small boat and rowed her way to a waiting car at the top of the road.
