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Rip - Dickin Medal 27
Adopted as a mascot by Mr. King’s Civil Defence Squad colleagues in post B132, the Southill Street Air Raid Patrol (ARP), Rip showed a talent for sniffing out survivors trapped in bombed buildings and soon became an unofficial Search and Rescue dog.
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Mary of Exeter - Dickin Medal 32
Owned by bootmaker and pigeon breeder Cecil 'Charlie' Brewer, Mary of Exeter joined the National Pigeon Service in the 1940s. Her role was to provide critical intelligence to the Allies by delivering top secret messages from behind enemy lines.
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Animal poison line
Animal PoisonLineSupporters of PDSA Pet Survivor 2018 ‘Animal PoisonLine (APL) was started in 2017 and is run by the UK’s only animal poison centre. It is a 24 hour triage service for pet owners who need advice if they believe their pet has been in contact with something harmful. The owner will be told whether to expect any symptoms and if a visit to the vet is needed. The team answering the…
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Olga - Dickin Medal 51
Police Horse Olga was just one of many horses to play a vital role in crowd control and rescue operations as London suffered unrelenting attacks from the Luftwaffe’s notorious ‘Flying Bombs’.
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PDSA Pet Survivor 2018 finalists
Find out about this year's Pet Survivor finalists and vote for your favourite to win!
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Duke of Normandy - Dickin Medal 45
Allied paratroopers from the 21st Army Group were dropped behind enemy lines days before, along with the Duke of Normandy in a small basket.
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Theo - Dickin Medal 64
On their first tour of duty together, Royal Army Veterinary Corps Arms and Explosive Search Dog Theo, and his handler Lance Corporal Liam Tasker, were the one of the most successful Military Working Dog teams of the whole Afghanistan conflict.
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Custo - Pet Survivor finalist
Custo suddenly became seriously ill, and when vets detected a lump on his spleen his owners were faced with everyone’s worst nightmare – cancer
