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The PDSA created a second animal bravery award, the PDSA Gold Medal, in 2002, which is now recognised as the animal equivalent of the George Cross. In 2014, the PDSA Order of Merit was instituted to recognise outstanding examples of animal devotion to their owners or society; it is the animal equivalent of the OBE .
PDSA may refer to: PDSA (plan–do–study–act), a quality improvement process; People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, a UK veterinary charity;
The PDSA Gold Medal is an animal bravery award that acknowledges the bravery and devotion to duty of animals. It was created by the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) in 2001, and is now recognised as the animal equivalent of the George Cross .
Image credits: Green____cat PDSA shared some very relevant information about Alaskan Malamutes and Great Danes, two well-known giant dog breeds. Alaskan Malamutes, originally bred to pull sleds ...
Max (12 August 2007 – 6 April 2022) was [1] an English Springer Spaniel pet dog who in February 2021 became the first ever pet to receive the PDSA Order of Merit, an award which is considered the animal equivalent of the OBE and is normally reserved for dogs such as police dogs or service dogs.
The PDSA noted that she protected thousands of human lives as part of her assignments. On her last mission in 2012, when she was on patrol in Afghanistan, she sniffed out a 30-pound (13.6-kilogram) IED and was continuing her search when she lost one of her legs when another IED detonated underneath her. [1] Cpl.
Orca was a male golden retriever trained by the UK charity Canine Partners as an assistance dog.As of 2007 he was one of 12 dogs to be awarded the PDSA Gold Medal, [1] the highest award for outstanding bravery and dedication by an assistance dog, for remarkable dedication, tenacity and initiative in saving his owners' life in 2003, when he was still a young dog of 17 months age.
The PDSA Dickin Medal was instituted in 1943 in the United Kingdom by Maria Dickin to honour the work of animals in World War II. It is a bronze medallion , bearing the words "For Gallantry" and "We Also Serve" within a laurel wreath , carried on a ribbon of striped green, dark brown, and pale blue. [ 1 ]