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.

Donations may be dropped off at our Leslie A. Malone Center or Buddy Center

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.

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.

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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.

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:

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)

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 lunch bags
  • New cardboard cat scratchers
  • Cardboard egg cartons
  • Paper towel tubes
  • Large, durable new/lightly used dog toys
  • Cat toys
  • Ping pong balls
  • CD/USB/AUX stereos
  • Adult shoe boxes

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Donations for horses and other equines

These items may be dropped off at the Humane Colorado Harmony Equine Center™

  • Hand tools
  • Power tools
  • Yard tools
  • Gently-used horse tack
  • Towels
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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

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