Hundreds of Cats & Dogs Bled, Warehoused until Death at Blood Bank Supplying Major Veterinary Chains
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et tu
(1,611 posts)is this legal????
whathehell
(29,502 posts)I wouldn't think it would be legal, and if it is, it certainly shouldn't be.
et tu
(1,611 posts)Biophilic
(4,342 posts)Ive spent my entire life around animals and I never thought about where blood transfusions come from. Granted most of my life animals lived or died and there was not the types of surgery available as there is now. But somehow one animals nonconsentual pain and suffering in exchange for another animals life seems really, really wrong. Damn, the things we are blind to.
XanaDUer2
(12,614 posts)Never dawned on me. Those poor animals. Ones no one cares about for blood for pets ppl do care about
brewens
(14,796 posts)WSU's vet school did a lot of early research on animal blood transfusions. We usually got a good turnout from the staff and students there.
https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2673/2023/08/OCR-2-vetmed-history-book-FINAL-s.pdf
catchnrelease
(1,990 posts)I know that some vet hospitals have resident dogs and/or cats that they use when blood is needed. But I don't know how common it is vs this blood bank hellhole.