1992 - To mark PDSA’s 75th anniversary, a replica of Maria Dickin’s very first horse-drawn mobile dispensary embarked on a 900-mile round-Britain journey, creating awareness of both the charity’s history and its work in the communities of the present day.
1993 - In 1993, PDSA launched Pet Protectors club, for younger supporters. Fronted by Bandaged Barney, the club mascot, Pet Protectors soon picked up where Busy Bees had left off, and is still giving thousands of children and teenagers the chance to help PDSA and indulge their love of animals.
1997 - The completion of a brand new, purpose-built PetAid hospital in Bow heralded the return of PDSA to the area of east London where the charity established its very first dispensary 80 years earlier.
2001 - A TV documentary series, entitled The People’s Vets, was filmed at New Cross PetAid hospital. It aired on ITV and shared the day-to-day work of PDSA with millions of viewers.
2006 - Based in refurbished premises in Belfast, the doors to PDSA’s first PetAid hospital in Northern Ireland opened.
2007 - PDSA celebrates 90 years of caring for sick and injured animals.
