Abstract: A batttery blanket is set forth particularly in combination with a battery for use in an automotive environment and the like to shield the enclosed battery. The battery blanket includes a porous resilient member configured in a convex relationship to frictionally engage an enclosed battery's exterior with hook and loop fasteners to secure opposed free ends of the battery blanket together. A pocket utilizing a hook and loop fastener enclosing flap includes an associated bottle containing an acid neutralizing liquid for application to the porous lining. An upper terminal end of the battery blanket is formed of a resilient memory retentent material to define a cup-shaped trough including a plurality of openings centrally and longitudinally of the trough for dispensing the neutralizing fluid within the lining.