Hugh Wirth Hugh Wirth i(A150260 works by) (a.k.a. Hugh John Wirth)
Born: Established: 1939 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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A veterinarian and animal welfare advocate Hugh Wirth served as president of the National and Victorian Branches of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) and was the first non-European president of the World Society for the Protection of Animals. Hugh Wirth presented a weekly ABC radio programme on animal care and welfare for several decades. He received the George T Angell Humanitarian Award from the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) in 1988 and was named Victorian of the Year in 1997.

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1985 Order of Australia — Member of the Order of Australia (AM) For service in the field of animal welfare particularly with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).
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