Ada Merrett Frances Cole (1860–1930) was a nurse, animal welfare activist and the founder of The International League Against the Export of Horses for Butchery, later renamed the International League for the Protection of Horses,[1] now known as World Horse Welfare.[2] She was largely responsible for making the transport of horses for slaughter more humane and for improving horse abattoirs. She was decorated for her actions while nursing in Belgium in World War One.[3]
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- ^ "Our Founder". World Horse Welfare. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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