Dogs Trust Vice Chairman Awarded MBE in King’s Inaugural Honours List

Philip Daubeny, the Vice Chairman of Dogs Trust, has actually been granted an MBE for services to Animal Welfare in King Charles’ inaugural New Year Honours list. Daubeny has actually been at the charity for 27 years, and has actually been Vice Chairman because 2015 after serving 13 years as Chairman.

Dogs Trust specified, “During his time as a Trustee of Dogs Trust, Philip has actually worked relentlessly to enhance the lives of dogs in the UK. He promoted the build of 5 brand-new rehoming centres to help offer a roofing to much more dogs each year, and has actually dealt with a more 6 significant rebuilds, each with world class centers, to guarantee each dog can be completely examined and fixed up prior to being offered for rehoming.

“He is a most willing volunteer, equally at home rolling up his sleeves to volunteer on the front line, feeding dogs or helping paint a kennel as he is in a boardroom contributing to high level strategic decisions.”

“In addition to his work for Dogs Trust, Philip is also a Trustee for Mission Rabies”

“Philip’s dedication to enhancing the lives of dogs exceeds the UK. He contributed in establishing the Dogs Trust International Companion Animal Welfare Conference in 1996, an occasion which happens yearly in a various European City and is participated in by delegates representing over 100 organisations from more than 40 nations each year.

“He has actually rested on the board of Dogs Trust Worldwide because its beginning in 2016 and in this function, contributes in the choice to offer grants to partner organisations that have actually run tasks in over 60 nations. He is an active ambassador for worldwide programs with a specific interest in gentle dog population control, veterinary development, education and the removal of canine sent rabies.

“In addition to his work for Dogs Trust, Philip is also a Trustee for Mission Rabies which runs dog vaccination projects in India, Cambodia and across several countries in Africa, and Soi Dog International which helps street dogs and cats in Thailand through spay and neuter and adoption programmes.”

In reaction to the news he had actually been granted an MBE for services to Animal Welfare, Philip Daubeny said, “It is a wonderful honour to have my work recognised by HM The King. It is a hugely proud moment, but my real hope is that being awarded an MBE for my work in animal welfare can help to jet-propel the work of Dogs Trust, Mission Rabies, Soi Dog International and all the programmes that run across the globe to increase humane dog population control, veterinary advancement, education and the elimination of canine transmitted rabies.”

Owen Sharp, Chief Executive of Dogs Trust, commented, “We are thrilled to discover that Philip has actually been identified for his unfaltering interest and enthusiasm for dog well-being. His incomparable management, personal kindness, humbleness, and his mild powers of persuasion over the last 27 years have actually been at the leading edge of growing Dogs Trust into the charity we see today and continues to benefit lots of other organisations around the world.

“Philip continues to influence and inspire the attitudes of his peers across the globe, and thanks to the time he takes to listen and make an individual feel valued, he is admired and respected at all levels.”

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