Dogs treated by veterinary charities, including the PDSA, Blue Cross, and StreetVet, will continue to receive access to our lifesaving blood products at no cost, whenever needed, after we were awarded a generous £5,000 grant from The Dian Plant Charitable Trust.
This grant will cover the cost of supplying our blood products to veterinary charities free of charge for one year, protecting a commitment we have upheld since 2019.
Katrina Wilkinson, Managing Director of Pet Blood Bank UK, said: ‘When treating an animal, cost can be a serious consideration and some owners who rely on veterinary charities may be unable to afford access to blood for their pet, but they deserve the same chance of life as any other animal. We’re enormously grateful to The Dian Plant Charitable Trust for recognising this need and helping us to continue honouring this promise.’
Last year, we collected over 3,500 units of blood and dispatched over 6,500 blood products to vets across the country. Thousands of dogs every year need lifesaving blood transfusions and our mission is to ensure the blood they need is there. Since the charity’s beginnings, over 17,000 dogs have donated blood to make this possible.
A big thank you to The Dian Plant Charitable Trust for supporting our mission to help vets save the lives of dogs in need.
