In-Kind Donations/Supplies

The Humane Society of North Iowa relies on donations to operate and manage our shelter.  We go through A LOT of supplies! Can you help us by donating some of these items? 
Below is a list of supplies we are always in need of: (items in high demand currently are listed in bold print)
  • Cat Litter: non-clumping kind 
  • Dry Dog Food: Purina Dog Chow brand or better, no generic brands please 
  • Dry Cat Food: Purina Cat Chow brand or better, no generic brands please 
  • Dry Kitten Food: Purina Kitten Chow brand or better, no generic brands please 
  • Garbage bags (13 gallon and 30 gallon)
  • Paper Towels and toilet paper
  • Dish soap and hand soap refills
  • Laundry supplies: Bleach, dryer sheets, liquid detergent
  • Soft treats for dogs (Meatballs, Snausages, Beggin Strips, etc…)
  • Nylabones and Busy bones
  • Fleece blankets, old towels (no poly-fill comforters or pillows please)
  • Forever Postage Stamps
  • Office supplies: white copy paper
  • Gift cards to businesses we buy supplies from: Hy-Vee, Petco, Fleet Farm, Menards, Wal-Mart, Target, Amazon and Staples
  • Newspapers to line cat kennels with (non-glossy pages only please)
  • Monetary contributions to help pay for these items are always  greatly appreciated!

Many of these items can be found on our Amazon Wish List too. Just click, purchase and send!
Our shipping address is:
Humane Society of North Iowa
2700 South Birch Drive
Mason City, IA 50401

DID YOU KNOW? A large portion of our monthly shelter pet food needs are met through the Hill’s Science Diet Shelter Nutrition Partnership!  We are provided a supply of high quality Hill’s Science Diet adult cat and dog food to feed to our shelter animals and we only pay for the shipping and handling! (we do encourage cash donations to offset this expense!)  Read more about this program here.
This partnership provides a lot of food for our shelter animals, but we are still often in need of specialty dog food, canned cat food and kitten chow. 
We accept used kennels, crates and other pet supplies so long as they are clean and in working order.

Items/Donations we do not use:

  • Rawhide-based dog treats
  • Bone treats
  • Human baby formula
  • Food not meant for cats/dogs (ie: freezer meat)
  • Pillows
  • Rugs
  • Knitted or crocheted blankets
  • Poly-stuffed comforters
  • Seat cushions
  • Dog or cat beds that cannot be laundered

| datetime June 23, 2011 10:30 pm