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Greyhounds used in canine blood bank facilities
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California has two canine blood bank facilities. Hemopet and Animal Blood Bank Resources International are registered charities and are protected by California law. They house many retired greyhounds and in theory they are an adoption agency. What they really do is keep the dogs in cramped, uncomfortable conditions and draw their blood regularly. The blood is then sold to veterinarians. In California veterinarians are forced to buy the  blood they provide. They are not allowed to use voluntary donations from healthy pets.
Many of the greyhounds don't look well and some probably need blood transfusions themselves. Even if they are adopted they are still held for a bit longer so they can give more blood.

https://www.care2.com/causes/secretive-c...onors.html

Greyhounds have it rough. They are born into the racing industry that uses and abuses them from birth.
Sadly many are killed. Then those that live long enough to retire can end up in cages in blood bank facilities.
They are such gentle dogs. It is horrible to think how many greyhounds spend their whole lives being used by humans. They are never given any love or care. They never know what it is to just have fun and be a dog.

It is unacceptable that these dogs are treated this way. These dogs are available because of the racing industry and this is just one more reason why that whole industry needs to be shut down.
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Catherine

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Signed. An appalling fate for gentle greyhounds. All the other states of the USA manage on donated blood just fine, so California needs to do the same.
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It is horrible what they do to these dogs. After all they have been through as racing dogs, they get abused again as blood donors. There is something creepy about keeping a supply of dogs and harvesting their blood. It is like something out of a horror film.
You are right, if other places can manage on donated blood, why can't California. I am sure there are people with healthy dogs who would be happy to make regular donations to keep canine blood banks stocked. The blood would be coming from healthy dogs and it would be of more benefit to the dog receiving the blood. So many of the greyhounds did not look well enough to give blood.

In California they have found a way to make a profit from blood donation which should be a charity and they have found a way to make a profit from rehoming greyhounds because they use them as blood donors first. I am sure many of the dogs don't live long enough to be adopted. Everyone involved in this should be ashamed of what they do.

I hope they can shut them down.
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