The British must really love giving out awards.
Dotty the donkey stepped in when her friend – Stanley the sheep – was targeted by a baying hound on the farm where they live near Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
She will be presented with her award today, by representatives from pets charity PDSA.
Dotty’s brave deed occurred when a dog entered the animals’ shared paddock and launched a frenzied attack on defenceless Stanley.
Seeing the sheep’s plight, heroic Dotty intervened and pinned the dog to the ground until it let go of Stanley.
Stanley is now fully recovered from the attack and never far from his rescuer – even sharing the same stable at night.
Apr 06, 2011 12:00pm PDT
