British dog gets special honor for heroic animals

Many animals have been honored over the years

A British bomb sniffing labrador retriever who helped save lives in Afghanistan was awarded a Dickin medal last week at London’s Imperial War Museum. Ragazzi News is happy to report that many countries around the world honor animals and their heroic acts. We were surprised to learn that letter carrying pigeons were among the past recipients for their service during World War Two. The most famous U.S. winner was a ‘World War I mutt named Sgt. Stubby, served in 17 battles, was wounded in a grenade attack and survived several gassings. Between locating wounded Allied soldiers in the trenches, he even managed to help nab a German spy.’(full article)