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Donate Wish List Items!

 

Meal time at PAWS is something like the army - LARGE amounts of food passed out to hungry troops! As you can imagine, our food bill is one of our biggest expenses of our daily operating budget. You can help stretch our budget by donating food to feed all our dogs and cats along with other items from our wish list.

 

We know some of these items aren't very glamorous, but every item we receive means more money we have to spend on things like dentals, x-rays, surgeries, and other medical care.

 

If you'd like to donate food (or any other items), you may leave items in our donation shelf unit on the side of the building and driveway. Tax deduction receipts are available for your donation upon request. Call 203-750-9572 for further details.

 

Like to shop online?

Order from Chewy.com for the first time and Paws will receive a $20 donation from them!

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We also have wish lists on Amazon; blue links below.

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Pet Food Items

We ask for specific kinds as we find the more consistent we are in feeding one type of food, the better the overall health and nutrition of our pets. Too many diet changes can cause stomach problems! 

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  • Prescription foods by Science Diet - both canned & dry for cats & dogs
    (We especially need ID, KD, WD, AD and both types of CD) 

  • Purina Pro Plan dry foods

  • Opened bags of dry food are OK as long as they are fresh

  • Friskies and/or Fancy Feast canned adult cat and kitten food 

  • Any brand of dry or canned cat food (if we can't use at the shelter it's given to needy family or feeders of feral cat colonies)

  • Any canned dog food

  • Human baby food - Stage 1: chicken or turkey

 

Pet Related Items

  • Paper bowls and plates (large or small)

  • Gift cards from pet stores, large warehouse stores, grocery stores, Amazon

  • Peroxide and Isopropyl alcohol (otherwise known as rubbing alcohol) 

  • Clear plastic disposable gloves, S, M, & L

  • Rescue Remedy (available at pet supply stores) 

  • Carpeted cat condos in good condition 

  • Upright cat scratching posts in good condition - ones with sisal/rope are especially needed 

  • Cardboard scratching posts 

  • Clay and Clumping Cat litter - any size or brand

  • Dog & Cat Toys 

  • Catnip 

  • Dog Leashes 

  • Martingale collars, clip style; sizes: medium and large

  • "Sense-ible" and "EZ-Walk" brand dog harnesses - all sizes and colors

  • newspaper, non-glossy

 

Kitten Season Items

  • Purina One Healthy Kitten Dry & wet

  • Royal Canin Moms & Kittens wet & dry

  • Fancy Feast Kitten wet turkey & chicken

  • Tiki Cat Baby Thrive

  • Nulo Kitten wet food

  • KMR powdered formula (powder only please)

  • Miracle Nipple & syringe sets

  • Digital food scales w/ grams & ounce functions

  • Paper litter

  • Non-clumping litter

  • Nutrivet Anti-diarrheal liquid for cats

  • Heating pads w/out auto shut-off

 
Shelter and Paper Goods

  • 60-gallon garbage bags & 13-gallon tall kitchen garbage bags 

  • Laundry Detergent - Liquid (we love "free and pure")

  • Bleach 

  • Dryer sheets 

  • Paper towels

  • Liquid Dishwasher Detergent

  • Liquid hand soap (no hand sanitizer)

  • Ziplock regular and freezer bags, sizes: sandwich, quart, gallon

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Office Supplies

  • Office supply store gift cards 

  • White copier paper 8-1/2 x 11 

  • Dry Erase markers - regular & fine point 

  • White Out tape

  • Stamps 

  • Tape refills, 3/4"

 

Services

We are in need of the following services from our community:

  • PHOTO COPYING and PHOTO PRINTING: Do you work in an office that might allow you to use their copier? We put together adoption folders for people who adopt pets from PAWS as well as photos for our "Sponsor A Pet" program, make bulletin boards and photo albums to bring to stores & events so people can see all our great cats and dogs.

  • CANISTER PLACEMENT: Some local businesses have been kind enough to allow us to place a canister at their register counter. These small, well-made canisters are for collecting donations from customers. The canister is just placed on the counter and people can make donations if they wish. We are not asking anyone to push our cause or solicit donations. If you work at (or perhaps own) a store that has would be willing to "host" a canister, please let us know. A PAWS volunteer will bring the canister to you & will be responsible for checking it on a regular basis. We have found that high traffic stores that do a lot of cash business are the most successful. Stores like the deli, ice cream stores, bagel/coffee shops and of course, places that sell pet supplies have the most luck. A well-placed canister can make almost $1000 per year!

  • GROOMING: Some of our pets coming in to us heavily matted or have overgrown coats. Are you a groomer? Can you donate your time and grooming facility to help us make our pets look their best? Pets that are clean and well groomed make a much better impression. The PAWS volunteers can bathe the pets without any problem, but we are not real handy when it comes to professional "cuts" and the pets can end up looking like they're having a REAL bad hair day!

 
Other

Some old and used items can be donated. The best part is that these items will be recycled instead of ending up in a landfill. It's a win-win!​​

  • Old Vehicles: Through "Donation Line" you can donate Cars, trucks, motorcycles, vans, commercial vehicles, jet skis, snowmobiles, motor homes, buses, and even boats. It doesn't even have to run - BUT you must have clear title in your possession. Learn more at Donation Line on their website or by phone at (888) 448-3345 and they do all the work - they pick the car up and make arrangements for it's sale. Once the car is sold, PAWS receives the donation and you will receive a receipt for the amount that the car sold for at auction. What could be easier?

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Thank you for all your donations and support! We couldn't do this without you!

 

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