Humanimal Trust announces winners of Creative Awards 2025

Now in their third year, the Awards attracted 135 entries from individuals across the globe, including Turkey, China, Lithuania and Cyprus, who showcased their creative talents in artwork, poetry, photography and ceramics.  

The competition featured five age categories, starting from age seven, and this year saw the introduction of a new category for human and animal medical professionals and students. 

This year’s theme, We Are All Animals, was inspired by the newly released children’s non-fiction book of the same name – co-written by the charity’s Patron, Christopher Lloyd – which celebrates the extraordinary connections between humans and animals. Entrants were invited to explore and express these similarities through creative expression. 

Joe Bailey, CEO of Humanimal Trust, said: “The theme of ‘We Are All Animals’ beautifully reflects our mission at Humanimal Trust – advancing the ‘One Medicine’ approach, which fosters collaboration between vets, doctors and researchers, so that both humans and animals benefit equally from medical progress, but not at the expense of an animal’s life.  

“Our judges have been amazed by the creativity, imagination and depth of understanding shown by all participants, and we are deeply grateful to everyone who took part – especially the schools and teachers who helped bring this theme to life in the classroom.” 

Entries were judged by a distinguished panel, including Professor Noel Fitzpatrick; Christopher Lloyd; Managing Director of publishing company What on Earth!, Nancy Feresten; and Intensive Care Consultant, author and Patron of Humanimal Trust, Dr Matt Morgan. 

Winners and runners-up from each category will receive prizes including signed books, magazine subscriptions, and – for the professional and student category – a virtual meeting with Dr Matt Morgan to explore the principles of One Medicine in more depth. 

Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, said: “Animals belong on this planet just as much as humans do, and they deserve our respect and our care. We have far more in common than we often realise, because we are ALL animals.   

“The standard of entries was exceptionally high, and it was deeply moving to witness such compassion, creativity and reverence for all species. It fills me with hope for a future shaped by empathy and understanding. A future where ‘One Medicine’ is fully embraced – a two-way street, where we learn from the naturally occurring diseases that affect both humans and other animals, and where medical innovations and technologies are shared fairly between species.” 

Read more about the winners and runners up, and see their entries here.

Winners and Runners-Up 

• Ages 7-9 

1st place – Siwoo Kim from the UK for artwork depicting humans caring for animals following wildfires in Australia. 

2nd place – Olivija Simatolskyte from the UK for a sculpture entitled ‘Wings, paws and humanity’.  

• 10-11 years 

1st place – Jamie Casha from Malta for artwork showing how different animal parts can make up a human body. 

2nd place – Imogen Brown from the UK for artwork of a ballerina and her reflection in the water of a flamingo. 

• 12-15 years 

1st place – Alice Pui Lam Tam from the UK for artwork that illustrates the similarities and distinctions between the human heart and that of other animals.  

2nd place – Natasha Pohl from the UK for artwork that represents “the differences we see superficially between species, superimposed on the same basic blueprint”.  

• 16 and upwards 

1st place – Faith Obum-Uchendu from the UK for poetry.  

2nd place – Ayomipo Bamgbola from the UK for artwork depicting “the shared experiences of care and play between humans and animals”.   

• Professionals and students 

1st place – Julie Askew from the UK for a photomicrograph of dog saliva. 

2nd place (joint) – Anita Van Adelsbergen from the Netherlands for a short story entitled “A human-animal-conversation” and Helena Ramalho from Portugal for her poem inspired by One Medicine.