The Pet Blood Bank, a Cherokee, Texas, supplier of canine blood for veterinary transfusions has closed following allegations by an animal rights group that the company neglected about 150 greyhounds for which it was caring. The San Saba County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Texas Greyhound Association found no evidence of abuse or neglect.
Source: Washington Post, October 27, 2017.
Commercial operations like the Pet Blood Bank sell their product to veterinary clinics or supply companies, and many rely on retired racing greyhounds, a breed that often has a universal blood type.
INSIGHTS: We’ve shared Karen Brulliard’s items before. She runs the Animalia blog for The Washington Post. She rarely analyzes reports or stories. She regurgitates. There is likely a degree of truth on both sides in this piece. But, given Ingrid Newkirk’s welfarist philosophy and me-me-me penchant to get featured in the news, it appears Brulliard has not factored in undue influence in this sophomoric recap of a single-perspective organization’s self-grandiose accomplishment.
In the meantime, veterinary patients wait for blood. Animal health pros will do themselves and their clients great favor to understand the philosophies of so-called animal protection organizations.