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
  • 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: Menards, Hy-Vee, Petco, Fleet Farm, Tractor Supply, Wal-Mart, Target 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!
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 dry dog food, canned cat food and kitten chow. 

Items/Donations we do not use:

  • Rawhide-based dog treats
  • Bone treats
  • Pillows
  • Rugs
  • Knitted or crocheted blankets
  • Poly-stuffed comforters
  • Seat cushions
  • Dog or cat beds that cannot be laundered