The 75th anniversary of the first animal award for bravery, the PDSA Dickin Medal, is being celebrated at London's Imperial WarMuseum.

Its recipients include 34 dogs, 32 pigeons, four horses and one cat.

Mali, a retired British military working dog, is the only living recipient of the award.

The Belgian Malinois was awarded the Dickin Medal after a deployment in Afghanistan. Whilst there Mali searched for explosives under direct fireon two occasions and was seriously injured by grenade blasts.

Created 75 years ago by animal charity worker, Maria Dickin, the Dickin Medal bears the inscription "We Also Serve" and is considered bysome as the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross.

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