A blind therapy cat has been awarded the annual Blue Cross Medal after he helped keep spirits high at a hospice during lockdown. Each year one animal is selected to win the meal and this year, the Blue Cross launched an appeal to find an animal with a special story in order to find 2020's winner. Carrots' success marks the 80th year that the Blue Cross has handed out their medal. Carrots' owner, Katie Lloyd, said: 'I'm so incredibly proud of Carrots for winning the 2020 Blue Cross Medal. Carrots is both the only therapy cat among Marie Curie Hospics and the only blind therapy cat in the UKCarrots is both the only therapy cat within Marie Curie Hospices and the only blind therapy cat in the UK.

Source: Daily Mail November 29, 2020 07:52 UTC