Blood Bars
Most larger cities have at least one recognized VABTB (Vampires Addressed Blood Traffic Bar), usually called Blood Bar. These are clubs in which most vampires come to feed on registered blood donors.
Donors can either get their blood drawn for later use, or have up to 2 vampires feeding directly from them. Every donor earn money for their blood.
A bar is usually available for both vampires and donors, but you have to be registered to be allowed to use it: they offer lots of different drinks (blood-based for vampire customers, but also classic beverages). Blood Bar have legal statuts to sell alcohol, but will check on younger looking customers' ID first, like any other bar.
These organizations are meant to help keeping track of donors and vampires, making sure no dangerous excess is made, and helping people suffering from vampire venom addiction to get their fix safely.
Beside, they are good places to get resources and infos on vampire-related questions.
VABTBs must be recognized by the authorities according to the law, but are private organizations handled by Vampires authorities since the beginning. They suffer from a terrible reputation: It's not rare to have (primarily humans) politics and organizations trying to shut them down for threatening society's integrity and citizens' safety.
However, they are quickly linked to hospitals in case of blood shortage within blood banks.
Structure
Blood Bars are organized in networks, each bar having a Director and all Directors of the same region leading coordinate actions. The exact translation of such structures can vary according to countries, but there is always a national direction board supervising all regional groups.
The Director of a Blood Bar is in charge of supervising the bar and working with other bars from the region in a coordinate fashion when required. They handle political matters locally and manages their staff, working closely with the logistics department.
Culture
The general opinion of non-vampire on Blood Bars is fairly negative : it is seen as a place of excess, and suffer from the same stigmatizations hard drug do. Indeed, the idea of welcoming venom seekers and allowing them to "get their fix" is a hard pill to swallow for some.
The Vampire community, on the opposite, is proud of such structure and gains enormous benefits from it : be it a sense of community, a safe place, a guarantee to feed and stay in good dietary health, and a solid business model which provides funds for the community (local and wide-scale).
Public Agenda
- Vampires well-being and easy access to safe and ethical blood meals
- Overall decrease of vampire diet related criminality
- Health prevention and better management of people seeking for venom and suffering from addictions
- Creating a safe place of recreation and conviviality for vampires and their friends to connect
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