We hear a lot about the need for human blood. Not so much about dogs. Michigan State University student Emma Beach is trying to change that.
Beach, who spent her summer as a veterinary assistant at the Oakland Veterinary Referral Services emergency hospital in Bloomfield Township, built a public website to make canine blood donation easier to find and understand. “Raising awareness and education for canine blood donations. So, I made a public website for people where they can find blood banks to donate or if they need blood for their animals,” Beach said.
Her push is already making waves. Staff at the hospital told her donations ticked up after her project launched. “I don’t know the exact number, but there was an increase in donations coming specifically here after the project,” Beach said…