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Please support AB 1282, the California Pet Blood Bank Modernization Act
I am your constituent and humbly ask for your support of AB 1282, the California Pet Blood Bank Modernization Act, authored by Asm. Richard Bloom. California is the only state in the nation that requires closed-colony blood banks, which means that dogs and cats must be confined to cages and bled for months and many times years. This program also ensures blood is available when needed in case of emergencies! Existing California law requires animal blood banks to collect blood exclusively from so-called “closed colonies” – which confine donor animals to cages and kennels for months or years. By contrast, other states allow blood banks to collect animal blood in a community-based, voluntary setting. These programs don’t rely on confined animals and lead to greater access and reduced waiting times, which can be critical in emergency situations. Volunteer animal blood donor programs have now been established in many University-based veterinary teaching hospitals, including UC Davis, as well as at larger urban veterinary referral and emergency clinics. California’s pet blood banking system is outdated and inhumane. The objective of AB 1282 is to better balance animal welfare and the need for safe, essential animal blood through voluntary, community-based collection methods. Every other state in the U.S. allows this volunteer model, and it has proven not only successful, but efficient and a wonderful way to enhance the human-animal bond. This bill will ensure a phase out of the current closed-colony model and mandate a volunteer based blood donor program only. Please help us in ensuring California is as ethical and humane as other states.
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