VI animal shelter manager Manog Bissoondutt aka 'Vijay' receives Honourary MBE
At the Investiture Ceremony yesterday, September 5, 2023, at Government House, His Excellency Governor John J. Rankin, CMG commended Mr Bissoondutt for his selfless work at the shelter.
“Running the shelter can be a selfless task, sometimes heart-breaking and sometimes frustrating. Much of the work is not carried out in the limelight and is not always realised or recognised,” Governor Rankin remarked.
Job of commitment & passion
The Governor added that through his daily, weekly and yearly commitments, "for his passion and for making a difference for many hundreds of animals who have gone on to live better lives, Mr Bissoondutt is deserving of reward and recognition.”
According to information from a Government Information Service (GIS) press release, Mr Bissoondutt joined the Humane Society at the age of 16 in 1995, working to help support the then Shelter Manager, Tessa Gunter. After Ms Gunter’s death in 2013, he stepped into the role of Shelter Manager.
The animal shelter consistently runs at maximum capacity and relies on fundraising events throughout the year to survive.
The shelter looks after a variety of animals that often arrive unwanted, abandoned, and mistreated.
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