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  • Pioneering RAF Police Dog to receive Animals’ Victoria Cross

    Retired RAF Police Dog, Hertz, has received the prestigious PDSA Dickin Medal for his life-saving devotion to duty, protecting British and Allied troops while serving in Afghanistan, in 2013.

  • Reqs

    Fire Investigation Dog, Reqs, has been awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal for his life-saving devotion to duty, providing vital support at fire scenes.

  • XL Bully Ban: The facts PDSA Vet explains what the Government announcement means to owners and the general public

    On 15 September 2023, Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, announced plans for the ‘American XL Bully’ dogs to be added to the banned breed list.

  • Judy - Dickin Medal

    English Pointer Judy was the mascot on board HMS Grasshopper during the escape from Singapore when the Japanese invaded in 1942.

  • Warrior - Dickin Medal 75

    Known to many as ‘The Horse the Germans couldn’t kill’, Warrior’s story is one of the most remarkable tales of animal bravery and endurance to emerge from the Great War.

  • Beauty - Dickin Medal 8

    Beauty, a Wirehaired Terrier owned by PDSA Superintendent Bill Barnet, is considered by many to be one of the world’s first ‘Rescue Dogs’.

  • 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.

  • 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’.

  • 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.

  • Rifleman Khan - Dickin Medal 19

    Following training, Khan joined the 6th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and teamed up with handler Lance Corporal James (Jimmy) Muldoon.