Have a donation?
Thank you for thinking of Riverdale Animal Shelter and helping our pets, people, and community! We appreciate your generous donations and can accept the following.
*Our needs may fluctuate throughout the year. Please check with staff ahead of time if you have something not listed below*
Yes, please!
- Gently used or new blankets
- Gently used or new towels, hand towels, wash cloths.
- Toys – especially tough ones!
- Enrichment – cardboard boxes, paper egg cartons and toilet paper rolls.
- Unopened pet food products including kibble, treats and canned food (we feed our pets Purina Proplan!)
- Cat litter (we use non-clumping clay litter) and Potty Pads
- Pet beds that can fit into a laundromat sized washing machine
- Pet supplies made of plastic or metal that can be easily sanitized
- Wire crates/plastic carriers (we currently have an abundance, please ask staff if they are needed)
No, thank you.
- Heated blankets, sheets, pillowcases, pillows, curtains, rugs, or bedding with holes or stains
- Heavily used/stained towels, hand towels, wash cloths
- Toys with holes, button eyes, or an electronic element
- Flattened cardboard boxes
- Open, expired, and unlabeled pet food products
- Open/used containers of litter, or heavily used/soiled liter boxes
- Pet beds too large to fit into a laundromat washing machine
- Pet items made/covered with carpet or wood (cat trees/scratchers)
- Rusted/broken crates or carriers and ones with missing parts
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