Donate Blood & Learn How Your Dog Can Save Lives, Too

Man’s (and woman’s) best friend can accompany you on walks, car rides and vacations, but did you know that canine companions can also join you in saving lives through blood donation? Just like their human owners, dogs can donate blood at specified locations. Those canine donations help save the lives of sick and injured dogs.

Find out more about canine donation at Central Blood Bank’s Dog Days of Summer blood drive Saturday, July 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. outside the Pittsburgh Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center (PVSEC), 807 Camp Horne Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237.

Participating human donors at the blood drive receive an adorable red bandanna that declares “My Owner is a Donor,” and representatives from The Rogan Rexford Animal Blood Bank will be on hand to explain how canine blood donation works.

To make an appointment, please: Visit centralbloodbank.org, click “Make an Appointment” and search with group code P876; download the Central Blood Bank mobile app for your smart phone; or contact Jessica Balogh at jessica.balogh@bluepearlvet.com.

To donate whole blood, you must be at least 18 years old (16-and 17-years-old with signed parental consent form) and weigh at least 110 pounds. Proper ID is required to donate blood. A Central Blood Bank or military ID, driver’s license or employee badge with a picture and full name are all approved forms of ID. A birth certificate along with a picture ID that includes the donor’s full name will also be accepted.