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Greyhounds in Need Honored at Burgess Wetnose Animal Rescue Awards

By: Author Grace Sydney

DogTipper continues our week-long look at The Burgess/Wetnose Animal Rescue Awards– a presentation held at London’s Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel which honors small and medium-sized rescue organizations.

A stand-up guy in every sense of the word, British comedian David Spikey– known for tickling funny bones on stage and on TV in the hit series Phoenix Nights— touched hearts at the fourth annual Burgess/Wetnose Animal Rescue Awards as he joined former model/singer Jilly Johnson in presenting the Best Welfare Success Award to Greyhounds in Need.

Founded by Anne and Arthur Finch, the charity has helped efforts to rescue and rehome approximately 6,000 galgos— dogs who are often used for hunting in Spain and discarded after one season– and found forever homes for former racing greyhounds in the UK.

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A celebration of organizations which help all of our furry, finned and feathered friends, the Burgess/Wetnose Animal Rescue Awards honored 15 rescue charities in all, among them Wildlife Aid Foundation, which was presented with the Best Wildlife Rescue Centre Award by actress Jenny Seagrove.

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The Burgess Wetnose Animal Rescue Awards is an annual presentation made possible by Andrea and Gavin Gamby-Boulger, the founders of Wetnose Animal Aid, which has provided both financial and information-based support to animal welfare organizations since 2006.

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Photo courtesy Wetnose Animal Aid

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