UK Pet Blood Bank
Pet Blood Bank UK (PBBuk), www.petbloodbankuk.org the national canine blood donation charity launched in March 2007 by Vets Now [www.vets-now.com] has received its 1000th blood donation.
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p style=”text-align: justify;”>Speaking about the milestone, PBBuk’s Executive Director, Wendy Barnett said: “We are absolutely delighted to have reached this important milestone and it just shows how far we have come since we launched almost two years ago. The fact that we are at donor 1000 now is testament to the generosity of dog owners all over the country who bring their dogs to donate at local blood collection sessions and, of course the veterinary practices who kindly provide the premises for these sessions to take place. Without these owners, we wouldn’t be able to supply the veterinary profession with the blood products they need to save the lives of hundreds of dogs in the UK.”
PBBuk was launched at Crufts 2007, [www.crufts.org.uk] the world’s largest dog show, after a change in legislation allowed vets to store pet blood. PBBuk holds regular blood collection sessions across the UK, similar to the human blood donation service. These canine donors make it possible for blood products to be available to vets across the UK who need to perform blood transfusions.
The canine blood is processed into various blood products and stored at the charity’s laboratory in Leicester. They are then sold to veterinary practices across the UK. PBBuk says it will soon be launching a feline blood donation service.
Isn’t it amazing what people can accomplish when they come together for a common goal and love in their hearts?
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It is good to have a blood bank for pets. Not only human being needs blood, our pets also required blood. So donation of our pet’s blood is a good thing that we can do.