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Donating Dog's blood

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I live in St. Louis and we have been suffering through the floods, and there have been a ton of news articles about the misplaced animals and the shelters needing help, etc. However, the most recent newscast that caught my eye was something I have never heard of - a dog blood bank. The St. Louis Animal Blood Bank provides blood for animals that need it in cases of emergency. They were saying that in the past, when blood was needed, they would have to send a worker home to get one of their own dogs and bring it to the clinic for blood, but now they have it on hand! It does look a little risky, as they have to take the blood from the jugular vein and their is a machine that turns on and hums, but they say that speeds up the process taking it from that area. I just think this is amazing and that people are bringing their dogs in to do this is just fantastic. Unfortunately, for my area bank, my dog doesn't meet the weight requirement, otherwise I would be their with dog on leash as quickly as possible.