Every unit of blood helps save up to four lives
Launched in 2007, Pet Blood Bank UK is the only charity that provides a canine blood bank service for all veterinary practitioners across the UK.
As part of our charitable remit, our aim is to advance animal health and welfare and to relieve suffering by providing quick and convenient access to blood.
Similar to the human blood service, dog owners kindly bring along their much loved canine companions to give blood at one of our many sessions across the country.
The blood is then taken to our processing centre in Loughborough where it is separated into red blood cells and plasma products, and then stored ready for despatch.
As part of our charitable remit, our aim is to advance animal health and welfare and to relieve suffering by providing quick and convenient access to blood.
Similar to the human blood service, dog owners kindly bring along their much loved canine companions to give blood at one of our many sessions across the country.
The blood is then taken to our processing centre in Loughborough where it is separated into red blood cells and plasma products, and then stored ready for despatch.
Pet Owners
Find out more about your dog giving blood and the difference they can make
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Lifesaver?
If your dog meets all the criteria, we would love to welcome them to our lifesaving pack
Cross match service
Cross matching is used to check the compatibility of a donor and recipient's blood
24/7 Access to Blood
We offer a number of delivery options depending on the urgency of your case
Pet Blood Bank UK Aug 16
Chris is a lifesaver who recently retired from donating. A few months ago, he came along to make his last donation but our vet spotted a lump so he couldn’t donate as this needed checking. Thankfully, it was nothing to worry about and Chris can enjoy his well deserved retirement. https://t.co/R5uJPD9XyP
Pet Blood Bank UK Aug 14
If you weren’t already convinced how fun volunteering at one of our sessions is, you sometimes get to meet really cute puppies too! This is Kirsty and Sasha, two of our newest volunteers with Sapphire who is a guide dog puppy – she came along with donor Bridie for a day out. https://t.co/0619Sf9qfw
Pet Blood Bank UK Aug 13
What happens at a dog blood donation session? 🐶 We get asked this question a lot so have a short video that shows exactly what happens when you bring your dog to donate, and it involves lots of cuddles and treats! Have a look on our website: https://t.co/Yu5Mv7N4QC https://t.co/X5EgYF0pwg
Pet Blood Bank UK Aug 09
A huge well done to our lifesavers Ollie (left) and Mercury who recently donated blood for emergency cases to help a couple of poorly dogs in need. And a big thank you to their owners Carly and Claire for quickly dropping everything to take their dogs to the vets to donate! https://t.co/LQsF4F42Zc
Pet Blood Bank UK Aug 08
Our wonderful courier Michael made his 1000th delivery for us last week! Since joining us in 2015, Michael has been collecting blood after sessions to bring back for processing as well as doing some of our urgent deliveries. A huge thank you and well done Michael, you are a star! https://t.co/Moz8QvtCGw
Pet Blood Bank UK Aug 07
Thank you to everyone who visited us and our friends @greyhoundtrust at @Countryfilelive last week! It was fantastic to see some of our lifesavers there, and to meet lots of new dogs and owners too. Here are just some of the lifesavers who came to say hello at the show… 🐶 https://t.co/xtJXt8urQ9