Elisabeth Svendsen

Elisabeth Doreen Svendsen
Born
Elisabeth Doreen Knowles

(1930-01-23)23 January 1930
Died11 May 2011(2011-05-11) (aged 81)
OccupationAnimal welfare advocate

Elisabeth Doreen Svendsen MBE (23 January 1930 – 11 May 2011) 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.

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