Caring for animals his life passion

By Michelle Webster
Updated January 26 2013 - 1:47am, first published 12:00am

As a young man growing up on a farm in Latvia, Dr Artis Medenis could never have dreamed he would someday be bestowed one of Australia's greatest honours.

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