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Maria Elisabeth Dickin CBE (nickname Mia; 22 September 1870 – 1 March 1951) was a social reformer and an animal welfare pioneer who founded the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) in 1917. The Dickin Medal is named for her.
Read PDSA's incredible story and all about founder and animal welfare pioneer Maria Dickin on what would have been her 151st birthday.
Today, PDSA’s founder Maria Dickin CBE would have been 150. We’re taking a look at who Maria was and why she decided to set up the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals of the Poor.
From humble beginnings to opening pet clinics all over the UK and helping thousands of pets, PDSA founder Maria Dickin is remembered as one of the greatest f...
Our founder and inspiration, Maria Dickin, CBE, passes away (aged 81) after a life spent working tirelessly on behalf of animals. She is remembered worldwide as one of the greatest figures in the history of animal welfare.
On 17 November 1917, the very first PDSA dispensary opened in a tiny cellar in London’s East End. Our fabulous founder, Maria Dickin, saw the need for PDSA while volunteering in the slums, helping women and children. Even Maria acknowledged she’d never really thought about the suffering of animals. That is, of course, until she witnessed it ...
one inspirational woman. We’ve been a lifeline for sick and injured pets since 1917. In that time we’ve provided a staggering 100 million free treatments to more than 20 million pets. We owe it all to one truly inspirational woman: our Founder, Maria Dickin. Maria was born in London in 1870.
