Mount Laurel Animal Hospital to host Red Cross Human & Canine Blood Drive, August 22
Sweet Pea knows canine blood transfusions save lives and that blood is needed every day of the year. She is asking humans and their dogs to make reservations now at events@mlah.com and join her Saturday, August 22 when Mount Laurel Animal Hospital hosts the Red Cross Human & Canine Blood Drive. Dogs donating blood will help canine patients at Penn Vet; humans will donate to the American Red Cross.
Sweet Pea, an extremely friendly pit bull mix, is donating as a grateful survivor of life-threatening trauma. She survived injuries as a “bait dog” abused by a dogfighting operation when Kathy McGuire, President, and founder, NJ Aid for Animals, Inc. rescued her this past spring. “Sweet Pea not only survived, but she is also thriving,” McGuire emphasized.
As a “bait dog,” Sweet Pea was a helpless victim abused by a dogfighting operation to train fighting dogs to main or kill their opponents. When she became too badly injured to be useful, they abandoned her at a Camden City, NJ garbage dump. When McGuire and the NJ Aid for Animals’ team rushed Sweet Pea to Mount Laurel Animal Hospital, she was in excruciating pain from her wounds. Sweet Pea was “one of the worst bait dog survivors” that Dr. Marcy Rose, her treating veterinarian, had ever seen. For days, Sweet Pea endured being swathed in bandages and covered with salve. “With her flesh exposed like a burn victim, Sweet Pea was in unimaginable pain,” McGuire added, “but she never became aggressive with her veterinarians or caregivers.”
Sweet Pea has fully recovered and is an adoptable ambassador of good will for dogs in need. She also wants to support Mount Laurel Animal Hospital in meeting its goal for humans and canine participants. The Red Cross is facing an impending shortage of the most needed blood types. Penn Vet Animal Blood Bank is vitally important because a blood transfusion can be a life-saving procedure. The criteria for canine donors includes excellent health, a willingness to donate, weight between 50 and 150 pounds, between the ages of 1-6, and a blood test at no cost to donors on site the day of the test. For human donors, donors must be feeling well, weigh at least 110 and be at least 17 years of age. There is no breed discrimination.
Sweet Pea is urging everyone to register now at events@mlahvet.com and to tell their friends and family to make this a dog day to remember. Sweet Pea and all canine donors will receive a bag of dry or a case of canned dog food. Human donors will receive a voucher for a free medium coffee and donut from Dunkin’ Donuts AND a $2.50 Turkey Hill voucher. It is a family outing that can’t be missed. Dogs and humans are counting on it.
About NJ Aid for Animals:
NJ Aid for Animals, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit founded in 2015. Its mission is to enrich the life of every animal it touches; to fulfill the needs of distressed communities for wellness, humane education and access to low-cost spay/neuter of domestic animals; and to expand awareness and report animal neglect and abuse. Visit NJ Aid for Animals at http://www.njafa.org and its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NJAFA to learn more about the victims of dogfighting and how to adopt Sweet Pea, a gentle survivor.
