"The Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals awarded him a medal for bravery, the first awarded to a dog in 17 years, and the first non-police dog to ever receive it; Alan Gay (George's owner) was to receive George's medal at the children's school. Jerrell Hudman, a United States Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, was so impressed by George's actions, he told the Taranaki Herald that he would send Gay one of his three Purple Hearts.In spring 2007, a bronze statue of George was unveiled in Manaia, the work of New Plymouth's Fridtjof Hanson. In 2009, the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals awarded George the PDSA Gold Medal, a decoration Sky News described as "the animal equivalent of the George Cross"; the medal was hung about the neck of George's statue by Anand Satyanand, then-Governor-General of New Zealand"
For the non-commonwealth people, the George Cross (not related to George the dog) is the highest medal for civilians. Its basically the civilian equivalent of the medal of honor
George initially survived fighting the dogs but unfortunately had to be put down due to his injuries
iceyH0ts0up on May 7th, 2020 at 15:58 UTC »
Not just a good boy. The best boy.
prplehailstorm on May 7th, 2020 at 16:47 UTC »
That didn’t make me smile. That made me ugly cry. Poor George.
Edit: just cant have a nice comment without it turning into a shit show, can I?
gene100001 on May 7th, 2020 at 17:25 UTC »
From the wiki page:
"The Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals awarded him a medal for bravery, the first awarded to a dog in 17 years, and the first non-police dog to ever receive it; Alan Gay (George's owner) was to receive George's medal at the children's school. Jerrell Hudman, a United States Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, was so impressed by George's actions, he told the Taranaki Herald that he would send Gay one of his three Purple Hearts.In spring 2007, a bronze statue of George was unveiled in Manaia, the work of New Plymouth's Fridtjof Hanson. In 2009, the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals awarded George the PDSA Gold Medal, a decoration Sky News described as "the animal equivalent of the George Cross"; the medal was hung about the neck of George's statue by Anand Satyanand, then-Governor-General of New Zealand"
For the non-commonwealth people, the George Cross (not related to George the dog) is the highest medal for civilians. Its basically the civilian equivalent of the medal of honor
George initially survived fighting the dogs but unfortunately had to be put down due to his injuries