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Pets can donate blood too

 Many people are willing to roll up their sleeves and give blood (even those who aren't
permitted to). But fewer realize that their pets might be eligible to do the same. Sick
or injured animals can sometimes need blood transfusions just like sick or injured
humans do, and demand is on the rise. But awareness of animal blood donation isn't
high. A new study published in the journal Vet Record looks at owner awareness of
pet blood donation and whether or not owners would be willing to have their animal
companion contribute. Although the sample size for the study wasn't huge, the results
point to a broader dynamic in pet blood donation in the UK and US: most people just
don't know about it.

 Two researchers from the Royal Veterinary College’s small animal hospital, which has
its own blood bank, surveyed 158 pet owners at a regular veterinary clinic to suss out
their awareness and ask if they would consider signing their animal companion up.
Although they acknowledge that the sample isn’t comprehensive, their results offer a
snapshot into a question that hasn’t been studied before, says study author Karen
Humm.There have been a few studies of why people bring their pets in to donate, she
says, but “there wasn’t really anything about why the general public… didn’t bring
their animal in,” she says. The results of their study indicate that awareness has a lot
to do with it, at least for the group they studied: although 70 percent of owners were
unaware that a cat or dog could donate blood, 89 percent of those surveyed said “they
would be willing to let their pet donate blood if they were suitable,” the study reads.

 “Cat owners were more worried about bringing their pets in [to donate] than dog
owners,” Humm says. In general, that makes sense, she says, because the two species
respond really differently to rewards-based activities. A dog owner is more likely to
imagine their pet being satisfied with a post-donation treat than a cat owner (who may
only imagine lots of hissing and scratching). But having a wide variety of cat blood
ready to go is very important. Cats and dogs, just like humans, have blood types. And
like humans, cats have a deadly reaction if they receive the wrong type of blood. Dogs
are able to receive more types of blood different from their own and not have a
reaction, so they have a broader potential pool to receive from. But it’s also down to
the individual animals: While some dogs like all the treats and affection they receive
for donating and don’t seem scared or bothered by the procedure, other dogs are
frightened. Humm’s institution disqualifies those animals from donating. “Obviously
the dog or cat doesn’t say, ‘I want to come in,’” she says, so vets have to assess
whether the animal is comfortable. If not, “we just don’t recruit them,” she says,
“because it just doesn’t seem fair.”The same holds true at the UC Davis Animal Blood
Bank, says Sean Owens, medical director. If the animal seems fearful or hesitant at
any point in preliminary testing, they won’t proceed. “We look at the program in
much the same way as service dogs or rescue dogs,” he says—in other words, if the
pet isn’t actively engaged in the process of doing the task, and content doing it,
they’re not a good fit.
  Owners who said they’d be willing to have their pet donate (which would make them
“donor-owners” in Hamm’s parlance) were found to have different motivations. The
most common was a desire to help others and save pet lives, while some donors also
said that they understood the “necessity of service” and some said they hoped
someone would donate for their pet should a need arise. Owners says the UK study
matches up with what he knows anecdotally about how much most people know
about animal blood banks—very little. But the United States is also home to a number
of them. Some are served by closed colonies of animals who live at the bank and
regularly donate blood, while most are served by donor pets, says Owners, who is not
alone in describing the closed-colony model as "inhumane." Nobody is paid for their
dog’s blood, but Owners says most banks offer something like a reduced rate on
treatments or flea and tick medication. As many of the donor-owners are retired or on
an otherwise fixed income, “it allows them to have a better quality of care for their
dog,” he says. The issue of animal blood donation remains fraught, leading some
animal rights advocates to say the word “donor” isn’t an accurate reflection of the
degree to which a blood-giving pet can give informed consent. But it’s also true that
demand for animal blood remains high, just as with human blood, and the supply
often falls short. Seeking tacit consent may be the best that vets can do.

Topic :

- Paragraph 1 : Animals or pets blood transfusions.

Main idea :

- Paragraph 1 : Sick or injured animals can sometimes need blood transfusions just like
sick or injured humans do, and demand is on the rise. But awareness of animal blood
donation isn't high.
- Paragraph 2 : Two researchers from the Royal Veterinary College’s small animal
hospital, which has its own blood bank, surveyed 158 pet owners at a regular
veterinary clinic to suss out their awareness and ask if they would consider signing
their animal companion up.
- Paragraph 3 : Cat owners were more worried about bringing their pets in [to donate]
than dog owners
- Paragraph 4 : Owners who said they’d be willing to have their pet donate (which
would make them “donor-owners” in Hamm’s parlance) were found to have different
motivations.

Type of supporting details :

- Paragraph 1 : Reasons.
- Paragraph 2 : Facts.
- Paragraph 3 : Comparison.
- Paragraph 4 : Definitions.

Finds opinion :
- Paragraph 1 :
a. Many people are willing to roll up their sleeves and give blood (even those who
aren't permitted to). But fewer realize that their pets might be eligible to do the same.
b. most people just don't know about it.
- Paragraph 2 :
a. but “there wasn’t really anything about why the general public… didn’t bring their
animal in,” she says.
- Paragraph 3 :
a. “Cat owners were more worried about bringing their pets in [to donate] than dog
owners,” Humm says.
- Paragraph 4 :
a. The most common was a desire to help others and save pet lives, while some
donors also said that they understood the “necessity of service” and some said
they hoped someone would donate for their pet should a need arise.
b. “it allows them to have a better quality of care for their dog,” he says.
c. Seeking tacit consent may be the best that vets can do.