Lenie 't Hart
Encyclopedia
Lenie 't Hart is a Dutch animal rights
activist. In 1971, she founded
seal
rehabilitation centre Zeehondencrèche
in Pieterburen
, Groningen
. She treats ill and weak seals for a certain period and then releases them back into the wild.
Animal rights
Animal rights, also known as animal liberation, is the idea that the most basic interests of non-human animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings...
activist. In 1971, she founded
seal
Earless seal
The true seals or earless seals are one of the three main groups of mammals within the seal superfamily, Pinnipedia. All true seals are members of the family Phocidae . They are sometimes called crawling seals to distinguish them from the fur seals and sea lions of the family Otariidae...
rehabilitation centre Zeehondencrèche
Zeehondencrèche Lenie 't Hart
The Zeehondencrèche Lenie 't Hart is a seal rehabilitation and research centre in the village of Pieterburen in the province of Groningen, The Netherlands....
in Pieterburen
Pieterburen
The small village of Pieterburen is situated in the northern part of the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. Pieterburen is part of the municipality of De Marne.Pieterburen is situated on the ‘Hogeland’ of Groningen...
, Groningen
Groningen (province)
Groningen [] is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea...
. She treats ill and weak seals for a certain period and then releases them back into the wild.