​We are honoured to announce that this year’s Worldwide Vets Golden Star Award goes to the incredible Charlotte Maxwell-Jones, founder of Kabul Small Animal Rescue (KSAR). Charlotte leads the only small animal rescue in Kabul, where her team provides lifesaving care to hundreds of animals every year. Her mission started in 2019, and has grown into a vet clinic and charity helping provide medical care, reunite soldiers with 4-legged friends, rebuild after the 2021 regime change, and support over 100 staff. Charlotte’s work and initiatives have created a community far greater than the sum of its parts and we see her as an incredible, dedicated, hardworking woman, and a true champion for animals.

Our Runners up this year:
Dr Salehatul Khuzaimah Mohamad Ali (Dr Ima) from Malaysia. Dr Ima courageously challenges religious & cultural stigma linked to caring for animals, bringing about huge change in care, and welfare, whilst bringing exceptional medical care to her patients.

Haifa Rezagui from Algeria. Dr Rezagui works tirelessly running a clinic and shelter in a severely underserved region. Reducing disease, vaccinating, treating, and sterilising animals, so they can be seen as safe enjoyable companions.

The Worldwide Vets Golden Star Award exists to shine a light on the extraordinary people who dedicate their lives to helping animals, often in the toughest and most overlooked corners of the world. Each and every nominee deserves recognition, and all will receive their Winner, Runner Up, Finalist or Nominee certificate. This award serves to remind us what compassion truly looks like, whilst inspiring the next generation of animal heroes. We look forward to the year ahead and to meeting next year’s nominees in September 2026.

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