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The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) is the UK's leading veterinary charity, carrying out more than one million free veterinary consultations a year. It was founded in 1917 by Maria Dickin to provide care for sick and injured animals of the poor.
PDSA may refer to: PDSA (plan–do–study–act), a quality improvement process; People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, a UK veterinary charity;
The grave of Able Seacat Simon. Ilford Animal Cemetery is an animal cemetery in Ilford in London, England, United Kingdom that contains over three thousand burials. [1] It was founded in the 1920s and is operated by the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. [2]
Maria Elisabeth Dickin CBE (nickname Mia; 22 September 1870 – 1 March 1951) was a social reformer [1] and an animal welfare pioneer who founded the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) in 1917. The Dickin Medal is named for her.
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 .
On 5 April 2016, the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA), a veterinary charity in the United Kingdom, awarded Lucca the Dickin Medal. [1] It is considered to be the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross , and was the 67th time that the medal has been awarded.
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 ]
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.