30.09.13
Sergeant Pen Farthing is up for a Lifetime Achievement Award in the Daily Mirror and RSPCA Animal Hero Awards after rescuing 500 stray dogs from the war zone in Afghanistan.
The former Royal Marine who set up Afghanistan’s first official animal rescue centre first became aware of the animal crisis while stationed in the country six years ago.
After breaking up a dogfight, a common ‘sport’ in the local villages, he was befriended by an injured dog, who followed … Continue reading…