Elisabeth D. Svendsen
b. 1930 ยท 15 books
Biography
Elisabeth D. Svendsen was born in Yorkshire in 1930. In 1969, while running a hotel in Ottery, St. Mary with her husband, Elisabeth Svendsen acquired her first donkey, a jenny named Naughty Face. She joined the Donkey Breed Society and became its area representative. When she observed the appalling condition of donkeys for sale in Exeter market, she decided to stop breeding donkeys and instead start rescuing abused donkeys. By 1973, she had rescued 38 donkeys, and she registered The Donkey Sanctuary as a charity.
She also established The Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys, a charity which gives children with special needs the opportunity to have contact with and ride donkeys. In 1992 she received an Honorary Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery from the University of Glasgow. In 2001 she was honored by the RSPCA in recognition of her important contribution to the field of animal welfare.
She also established The Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys, a charity which gives children with special needs the opportunity to have contact with and ride donkeys. In 1992 she received an Honorary Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery from the University of Glasgow. In 2001 she was honored by the RSPCA in recognition of her important contribution to the field of animal welfare.
Books by Elisabeth D. Svendsen
The Professional Handbook of the Donkey
A Donkey Doctor's Diary
Tiny Titch Saves the Day
Tiny Titch Saves the Day
From Dawn to Dusk at the Donke
From Dawn to Dusk at the Donkey Sanctuary
The Story of Joe
The Story of Joe
In Defense of the Donkeys
For the Love of Donkeys
The Story of Dusty
The Story of Dusty
Donkey's Years
The Tale of Naughty Mal and Ot
The Tale of Naughty Mal and Other Donkey Stories
A Passion for Donkeys
The Bumper Book of Donkeys
Champion Donkeys
Twelve of my favourite donkeys
Eeyore helps a badger
Eeyore helps a badger