Known as the PDSA, it was founded by Maria Dickin to provide free care for sick and injured animals of the poor. It operates throughout Great Britain in animal hospitals and practices, and is supported by a vast network of charity shops.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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People's Dispensary for Sick Animals
Maria Dickin, 1870 - 1951, promoter of animal welfare and founder of the PDSA...
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People's Dispensary for Sick Animals
Unveiled by Princess Anne. We have not created a page for all of the many tru...
Founded in Bristol by Frances Power Cobbe, who had earlier founded the NAVS. 2012 it joined another organisation and rebranded as Cruelty Free International. For completeness we should mention the...
Founded by John Courage at the Anchor Brewhouse site. The earliest existing building dates from 1871 and was largely rebuilt in 1894 - 1895. Reconstructed, restored and refurbished in 1985 - 1989....
Born Bristol (or found as a stray, sources differ). Mixed breed with a reputation for nipping visitor's legs, hence the name. His owner, Mark Barraud (1848-1887) worked as a scenery designer in th...
