Elisabeth D. Svendsen

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Elisabeth D. Svendsen


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in Yorkshire, The United Kingdom
January 23, 1930

Died
May 11, 2011

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Elisabeth Doreen Svendsen MBE was a British animal welfare advocate and former hotelier. Svendsen founded The Donkey Sanctuary, an animal sanctuary headquartered in Sidmouth, England, in 1969 to help abused or homeless donkeys. She also founded a related charity, the Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys, located in Ivybridge, during the 1970s.

The Donkey Sanctuary has cared for more than 14,500 donkeys as of 2011. The sanctuary, which now has a veterinary hospital and overnight accommodations, employs approximately 500 people worldwide, including sixty in the United Kingdom who investigate reports of abused donkeys. Svendsen expanded the sanctuary to Latin America, Asia, and Africa. She founded a donkey hospital with emergency r
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Down among the Donkeys

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For the Love of Donkeys

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A Passion for Donkeys

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The Professional Handbook o...

4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions
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D is for Donkey by Svendsen...

4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions
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The Complete Book of the Do...

4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
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The Story of Dusty: The Lit...

3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions
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The Story of Eeyore: The Na...

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Twelve of My Favourite Donkeys

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A Donkey Doctor's Diary

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