Needed Toys, Treats & Supplies
Thank you for thinking of the animals in our care! We appreciate your generosity and willingness to donate new or gently used items. We kindly request only items from our needs list:
Needed Items
Donate Supplies
Donate pet supplies to Humane Colorado and help us care for animals waiting for their forever homes. Your donation makes a direct impact.
Where to donate pet supplies
Whether you organize a supply drive, or bring by extra items you have at home, these gifts help us keep the animals in our care healthy and happy.
Donations may be dropped off at Buddy Center, Leslie A. Malone Center, or the San Luis Valley Animal Center.
Our partner, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, supplies every pet in our shelters and foster homes with high-quality food to meet each animal’s nutritional needs. Any unopened donation of pet food will be provided to pet owners in need through Colorado Pet Pantry.
If you have questions about donating items, please call 303.751.5772.
We cannot accept the following items:
Medications • Human food (other than the specific items listed below) • People or pet clothing • Pillows • Bed sheets and pillowcases • XL comforters • XL dog beds • Used litterboxes • Used cat towers/carpet scratchers • Children’s stuffed animals
Items brought to us that are on this list may be turned away or disposed of. Though we wish we could accept all donations, we do not have the resources or space for items we cannot utilize to their full potential.
Food items
- String cheese
- Easy cheese (in the can)
- Canned tuna and chicken in water
- Hot dogs
- Cream cheese
- Lickable cat treats
- Canned cat food
- Chicken or turkey baby food (no other added ingredients)
- Peanut butter
Cleaning supplies
- Paper towels
- Lint rollers
- Dish soap
- Lysol spray
- Disinfecting wipes
- Trash bags, 45 gal or larger
Care supplies
- Q tips
- Cotton balls
- Puppy pads
- Ziplock sandwich bags
- Towels and blankets
- Cat beds
- Medium dog beds
- Cat food dishes
- AA and AAA batteries
- Distilled water
- Working baby gates
- Exercise pens
- Gallon Ziplock Bags
- Lighters
Enrichment items
- Paper bags (grocery or lunch sizes)
- Dog treats (freeze dried, jerky, training, etc.)
- New cardboard cat scratchers
- Cardboard egg cartons
- Paper towel tubes
- Large, durable new/lightly used dog toys
- Cat toys
- Ping pong balls
- Adult shoe boxes
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Additional Wish Lists
Donations for horses and other equines
These items may be dropped off at the Humane Colorado Harmony Equine Center™
- High quality hand tools
- Working power tools
- Gently-used horse tack
- Towels
- Plastic kiddie pool
- Large plastic totes
- No sugar added apple sauce, peanut butter, and apple juice
- Horse treats
- Jolly balls
- Yoga/exercise balls
- Equine snuffle mats
- Equine scratching mats
Donate Items for Auctions & Giveaways
Your gift of a service, product, or valuable item could enhance fundraising efforts at a Humane Colorado event. Gift certificates for auctions or contest prizes are an easy way to promote your company to our supporters. Corporations and individuals may donate valuables or collectibles for use at events. Your in-kind contribution is tax-deductible.
For more information, please contact us at specevents@humanecolorado.org or 303.751.5772