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Founder of Street Paws charity shared ‘amazing’ OBE news with dogs

Source: PA Media

The founder of a charity providing free veterinary care to pets belonging to people experiencing homelessness has said she only confided in her dogs that she was being made an OBE.

Michelle Southern, 54, of Blyth, Northumberland, founded Street Paws in 2016 and created its “dog champion scheme” to help rough sleepers and their pets find a bed for the night.

She has

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