Bruce Barrymore Halpenny - Charities, Causes and Animal Rights

Charities, Causes and Animal Rights

Halpenny has always been vocal in his campaigns for numerous organisations and causes, especially concerning veterans, war widows, wounded and invalided servicemen & women. He has also helped schools and children's charities such as Mencap, in campaigning and highlighting issues, and even in one case when he donated a vintage bottle of wine to help raise funds. The bottle was unique in that it was the last bottle remaining after the Nazis had plundered the cellars of families living in an Italian Abruzzo village in World War II. The author's uncle was a Canadian tank commander whose tank was the first to liberate the village and was also the first tank to enter Ortona in the Battle of Ortona. The bottle was given to the author, as he lived in Abruzzo and his research work had taken to that area. Halpenny said on donating the bottle:

Because the bottle is unique, it seemed a waste to just drink it without using it to gain some benefit for others.

He has also long campaigned for the Government to do their part and preserve a 1939-45 War airfield in its original condition to let future generations see how the RAF operated during those dark days.

If something isn’t done to preserve one of them soon, we’ll get to the silly situation where one is built from scratch as a memorial to the RAF’s effort in the last war.

— Bruce Barrymore Halpenny

He has also long been a supporter for animal welfare, especially dogs and wolves and is the president of the Wolf Preservation Foundation.