DEVOTED TO DOGS: Ellen Dunning, founder of Domestic Animal Care, spent the last 37 years of her life caring for stray dogs. She is seen with some of those who benefited from her selfless dedication. Picture: JUDY DE VEGA
ELLEN Dunning’s passion for animals saw her fighting to give a voice to the voiceless right until the end.
She died during the early hours of Saturday, at the age of 76.
Dunning, born on January 24 1939, was the founder of Port Elizabeth non-profit organisation Domestic Animal Care, and spent the last 37 years of her life taking care of strays in Walmer township and on Marine Drive.
Most days, her only meal was a cup of coffee and bread, and she used her pension to buy food for the city’s abandoned animals and to pay their vet bills.
She would get up early every morning to cook large pots of food to take into the township to feed dogs.
-Kathryn Kimberley
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