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George (died 29 April 2007) was a pet dog in Taranaki, New Zealand, who was credited with sacrificing his life to save local children from a dog attack.George's heroism was internationally recognised, and he received posthumous awards from New Zealand and British animal charities.
The citation credits him with "the most outstanding flight made by a United States Army homing pigeon in World War II". [6] The award is also known as the equivalent of the Victoria Cross or the Medal of Honor for animals. [2] G.I. Joe was the 29th and the first non-British recipient of the medal. [6]
Salty and Roselle were awarded a joint Dickin Medal by the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals on March 5, 2002. [1] It was only the second time that a joint medal had been awarded, the first time to Punch and Judy, a pair of Boxers in 1946. Salty and Roselle's medal citation reads, "For remaining loyally at the side of their blind owners ...
Watch the video below to see the unlikely friendship develop at the animal sanctuary! According to the sanctuary, Marble offered William "the gentle nurturing" he was craving. The duo quickly ...
Blind kitten saved by animal rescue charity. Charles Heslett - BBC News, Yorkshire. January 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM.
Il fut tué par le 41ème" ("He saved the lives of forty people. He was killed by the forty-first"). [1] The story goes that news had come that a Swiss soldier was lost in the mountains. Barry was searching for the soldier and had picked up the scent, some forty-eight hours old, and finally stopped before a large bank of ice.
A military dog which saved more than a thousand lives has tragically passed away. Buster, an arms and explosives sniffer from the UK, was a heavily medaled service dog, going on five tours of duty ...