Leicester_H Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Hooray!! THE FOUNDER OF A HEN WELFARE CHARITY has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours list. Jane Howorth, who set up the British Hen Welfare Trust in 2005, has been recognised for her charitable work which has grown from a 'one-woman-and-a-van' operation rescuing battery hens, into a national organisation that promotes hen welfare and the British free range egg industry. See http://www.pressat.co.uk/releases/mbe-for-champion-of-hen-welfare-dc3f67b074705042d53b412aed5f298a/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 That's lovely news, and well deserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Fabulous news! Well deserved! I do get very cross when actors, politicians etc get gongs and more for just doing what they are supposed to do (and, indeed, paid for!) There are so many wonderful people out there who do amazing things completely off their own bat and the honours are a perfect way of recognising that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I'm absolutely thrilled. As some of you may/not know I am a volunteer for BHWT and I know how hard Jane and her team work for all those lucky girls. I had an email from hen central this morning and I chuffed to pieces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 That's great news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Hurrah, that's excellent I totally agree about this type of award being what the honours system should be about; its made me furious reading some of the political awards today. Although on a lighter note, I have discovered that my previous line manager has been awarded an MBE and that he has got a very unusual set of names Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 That is very happy news. We'll done to everyone involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Great news, well deserved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majuka Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 So well deserved When the first of our ex-batts, Veronica, developed peritonitis, as well as seeing the vet I did ring BHWT to see if they had any other advice they could offer and it was Jane that I spoke to. Sadly we did have Veronica put to sleep but it really touched me that Jane spent quite some time talking to me and was obviously so dedicated to the welfare of all of the girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
