Las Vegas Animal Blood Bank seeing shortage of donations

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Las Vegas blood bank that primarily serves pets says it’s facing a supply shortage.

KVVU-TV reports the Las Vegas Animal Blood Bank gets less than a third of its supply from local animal donors.

Blood bank officials say they have 50 dogs on their list of regular donors but two have reached the maximum age to be able to give.

The rest of the blood has to be purchased from national blood banks.

They say there are several different types of blood among canines.

To give blood, a dog must be between 1 and 6 years old, weigh more than 55 pounds (25 kilograms) and not be on any current medications.

A healthy dog is allowed to donate once a month.

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Information from: KVVU-TV, http://www.kvvu.com