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Blood Bank – Vet Hospital

The woman behind WSU’s blood bank

March 21, 2024

Jane Wardrop didn’t pay much attention to the fact that veterinary medicine was a male-dominated profession when she applied to veterinary school at WSU in 1972.

Jane Wardrop with Tater, a Pyrenees mix blood donor dog in Pullman.

Donors like Larry save lives

May 21, 2021

Larry is the typical Newfoundland dog – big, cuddly, and friendly.

Larry, a Newfoundland, is shown with his owner, Sarah Huston, a licensed veterinary technician at the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Larry is a regular donor at the veterinary hospital’s blood bank.