Philip Daubeny has been recognised for his tireless work to improve dog welfare in the UK and overseas.

Philip Daubeny has served the charity voluntarily for 27 years. 

Dogs Trust vice-chairman Philip Daubeny has been awarded an MBE for services to Animal Welfare in the King's inaugural New Year Honours list.

A passionate animal lover, Philip has served the dog welfare charity voluntarily for 27 years - 13 of those as chairman and now vice chairman since 2015. The award recognises his tireless work to improve dog welfare in the UK and overseas. 

Mr Daubeny, who is also a Trustee for Mission Rabies and Soi Dog Internatinal, commented: “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.” 

As a Trustee at Dogs Trust, Philip never tired in his work to support both dogs in the UK and overseas. He backed the construction of five new Dogs Trust rehoming centres, and he worked on an additional six major rebuilds to ensure each dog can be fully assessed and rehabilitated before being made available for rehoming.

A most willing volunteer, Philip is said to be 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. 

He was instrumental in the establishment of the Dogs Trust International Companion Animal Welfare Conference in 1996 and has sat on the board of Dogs Trust Worldwide since its inception in 2016. An active ambassador for international programmes, Philip also has a keen interest in humane dog population control, veterinary advancement, education and the elimination of canine transmitted rabies.

Owen Sharp, Dogs Trust chief executive, said: “We are delighted to learn that Philip has been recognised for his unfaltering enthusiasm and passion for dog welfare. His unrivalled leadership, personal generosity, humility, and his gentle powers of persuasion over the last 27 years have been at the forefront of growing Dogs Trust into the charity we see today and continues to benefit many other organisations across the globe.

“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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