Tales from the Pack

Fall has arrived: a time for cooler temperatures, turning leaves - and snuggling under a blanket with your furry best friend!

From all of us here at CABB, thank you for staying connected with us throughout the year. Our success depends on having an active network of support across Canada. By registering your dog to be a hero, volunteering at your local donor clinic, making a financial commitment, or sharing our social media posts, you are helping us save dogs' lives.

Just some of CABB's DEA 1 Negative canine heroes. Not sure your dog's blood type?

We type all donors as part of the collection process.

Our pack continues to grow

CABB's professional, compassionate staff are committed to providing a positive experience for our canine donors and their families, and high-quality products to the veterinary community we serve.

In Manitoba, we're excited to welcome Taylor Snider as Associate Regional Veterinary Technologist to assist with collections and processing. Taylor graduated from RRC Polytech as a veterinary technologist in 2020, and has been volunteering with CABB ever since while working in a small animal/exotics practice.

"I very much enjoy meeting new pups and their people, and learning about how they came together and came to join CABB - and I'm excited to continue doing so," Taylor says.

In Ontario, Andrea Faria has joined CABB as our Processing & Distribution Associate, working behind the scenes to manage inventory and shipping logistics in one of our busiest regions. Andrea brings a decade of hands-on experience to her new role, having worked in emergency and specialty veterinary medicine with countless patients in need of life-saving blood transfusions.

Fun fact: Both Taylor's dog, Kody, and Andrea's dog, Murdoch, are canine blood donors!

Sharon with Ontario canine hero Vader
Volunteer profile: Sharon Hall

Love dogs? Have time? Volunteering with CABB is a rewarding way to make a difference: just ask Sharon Hall.

Sharon first learned about CABB through her work with a poodle rescue when a veterinarian encouraged her to register one of her foster dogs to be a donor. Her interest was peaked, the experience was a success, and today, a year and a half later, she is an active Ontario volunteer, helping out at donor clinics in Burlington, where she lives, as well as in Hamilton, Mississauga and other nearby communities.

Sharon's role includes welcoming people and their pups when they arrive, weighing the dogs and administering the pre-collection questionnaire. During the donation, she helps hold dogs still and gives them plenty of love and reassurance.

"If you talk to them and their tail wags, then you know you're doing something right," she says

Volunteering with CABB is a great way to get your "doggy fix" and learn about different breeds - especially for animal lovers like herself who don't have a family pet at home. But Sharon's primary motivation is saving lives.

"It's all about helping the dogs," she says. "You just know that when that litter of parvo puppies is fighting for their life, that they're getting a blood product that could save it. Or if a dog gets hit by a car, or has cancer, whatever the situation is."

"I love doing it," she adds. "Beyond the dogs, I love the connections that I have made doing it - and I think that if more people did it and spread the word, many more dogs could be saved."

Are you ready to join the pack and help save lives? Contact us to learn more about opportunities near you.