Our heroes of animal welfare
To help us achieve our mission we need everyday people to become heroes of animal welfare. You can become a hero by joining our campaigns, volunteering at your local animal centre or simply becoming a member.
We believe in rewarding our most active heroes, which is why we hold our annual awards - The RSPCA Honours.
What are the RSPCA Honour awards?
The RSPCA Honours recognise extraordinary people who have transformed the lives of many animals.
Awards for gallantry are made to those heroes who have taken personal risks to rescue animals. Our humanitarian awards recognise outstanding and exceptional contributions towards animal welfare. And finally, the inspectorate awards recognise outstanding service on the part of individuals in our uniformed force.
RSPCA Honours 2011 - the winners
On Saturday, 3 September 2011, with the help of Brian Blessed, we were delighted to be able to reward some exceptional people for there efforts towards animal welfare. Here are just a few of them.
Long-term commitment to animal welfare
We awarded volunteer Ken Butler who has given up his time to support our animal welfare work for 37 years. He has carried out home visits for animals going to new homes, collected money on our behalf and built bookshelves and display units in our shops. Ken has also, along with his wife Claire, played a key part in providing a brand new RSPCA animal centre in the outskirts of Canterbury, Kent.
Exceptional kindness to animals
Mellena Garton, our youngest award winner, has been nursing and caring for the cats and kittens in our care who need a little extra help for eight years. Most days after school Mellana will go in with the animals and give them some extra time, ensuring they are used to love and children. Our treasurer Barbara Gardner who presented Mellena’s award for her exceptional kindness or dedication to animals said:
She is a lovely girl with the utmost dedication to all animals, her devotion for making such a commitment to looking after animals is rare for someone of her age.
Outstanding bravery
We also awarded two entirely selfless individuals who were witnesses to a display of shocking cruelty to a nine-month-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, called Dino, at the beginning of last year. Emma Campbell and Martin Phillis rescued Dino from his owner who was violently attacking him in the street. Thanks to Emma and Martin the owner was prosecuted and Dino was able to begin a happy new life.
View a full list of the winners of the RSPCA Honours 2011 (PDF 79.4 KB)
Do you know someone who deserves to be an award winner?
If you know someone who has helped promote kindness to animals, prevented neglect or cruelty, or gone out of there way to make a difference to an animals life why not nominate them to be a winner in our 2012 RSPCA Honour awards?
Simply download, print and return the:
RSPCA Honours 2012 nomination form (PDF 138KB)
Only RSPCA members are eligible to nominate, so why not join us. Member benefits include a quarterly magazine packet full of our latest news, a special edition pin-badge and more. As a member you will also be able to vote for national council members, giving you a say in how we carry out our work.
Become an RSPCA member today so you can nominate someone extraordinary tomorrow.
