Bloodworks 101
Started in 2020, Bloodworks 101 is an Anthem Award-winning, weekly podcast produced by Bloodworks Northwest, a Seattle-based blood bank and research center. Episodes are designed to inspire and educate listeners to donate time, money or blood.
On Bloodworks 101 you'll meet experts who can discuss everything from the importance of blood donation to trypanophobia (fear of needles).
Emmy Award-winning producer John Yeager, is joined by a team of gifted storytellers Bill Harper, Helen Pitlick and Juan Cotto.
In 2024, Bloodworks 101 won its fourth coveted Anthem Award, beating out more than 2,000 entries from 43 nations.
Bloodworks 101
ENCORE EDITION "Dog Donors: Heroes with Four Legs"
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Did you know that dogs and cats can donate blood? As a Bloodworks executive, Jill Thomas never questioned that blood would be there for a loved one when they needed it. But when her beloved Boston Terrier, Leroy, had cancer surgery, she learned that, for our pets, this isn't always the case. Dogs, cats, and even ferrets might need blood for all the same reasons as we do: surgery or trauma, anemia, auto-immune disorders, heat stroke, or other illnesses. Come with Bloodworks 101 as we step into a different sort of donor center.
Pet blood banks in Western Washington:
- Seattle: Timberline Veterinary Blood Bank
- Greater Seattle: Blue Pearl Blood Bank in Renton
- Bellingham: Northwest Veterinary Bloodbank
Pet blood banks in Western Oregon:
- Portland: Dove Lewis Blood Bank
- Greater Portland: VCA NWVS Critical Care Blood Bank in Clackamas
- Corvallis: Wilvet Blood Donor Program
Elsewhere: PetPlace's list of Animal Blood Banks (2015)
