Fetch! List

In an effort to reduce costs and improve operations, the Animal Rescue League of Iowa seeks in-kind donations of new or gently used supplies and products. Below are our most-needed items for May-June 2023.

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Cat/Kitten Care

If a particular item isn't listed, please scroll to bottom of page to see if we currently have enough. 

• Cat carriers
• Kitten Milk Replacer 
• Totes to make neonate kits for foster homes (this is the exact item we need)
• Heating blankets 
• Miracle Nipples 
• Nursing bottles
• Churu lickable cat treats
• Baby food
• Canned tuna
• Cat scratchers (13-pack is best for our kennels)
• Glitter balls
• Sparkle balls with feathers
• Jingle balls and pingpong balls
• Cat litter urine test cups
• Hairball remedy
• Moist cat treats (no catnip, please)
• Crunchy cat treats (no catnip, please)
• Cat litter (non-clumping, unscented) 
• Feliway
• Feliway diffuser
• Blankets (fabric or knitted - 18x18") 
• Da Bird cat toy
• Da Bird cat toy refills
• Plastic treat balls
• Spoons
• Stainless steel litter pans, 6" deep (this is the exact item we need)
• Stainless steel litter pans, full-size (this is the exact item we need)
• Large litterboxes for foster homes

Dog/Puppy Care

If a particular item isn't listed, please scroll to bottom of page to see if we currently have enough.

• Kuranda beds (large)
• Easy Cheese (in a can)
• Whipped cream
• Hot dogs
• Peanut butter (creamy, no xylitol please)
• Plastic containers with lids (yogurt containers or similar) - for making pupsicles
• Dog treats
• Shower curtains 
• Curtain hooks
• Adaptil
• Adaptil collars
• Nylabones - large and XL
• Benebones - large and XL
• KONGs - XXL for extreme chewers
• KONGs - XL for extreme chewers
• KONGs - large for extreme chewers
• Stainless steel food/water bowls
• Flat bedsheets (no fitted sheets, please)
• Wobble Wag Giggle Ball
• KONG Balls - large
• KONG Wobblers
• Boomer Balls — 6" or larger
• Chicken broth (low-sodium, for making pupsicles)
• Unsweetened applesauce (for making pupsicles)
• Poop bags
• Poop scoopers
• Tennis balls
• Deer musk & rabbit musk (used for enrichment)
• Dog bubbles (used for enrichment)

Small Animal Care

If a particular item isn't listed, please scroll to bottom of page to see if we currently have enough.

• Timothy hay
• Rabbit litter
• Untreated wooden blocks for small animals
• Kaytee Perfect Chew toys for rabbits and small animals
• Small animal treats
• Hanging toys for birds
• Small wooden ladders for birds
• Pumice or rope perches for birds
• Exercise wheels for small animals (small)
• Exercise wheels for small animals (large)
• Plastic treat balls
• Bananas
• Romaine lettuce
• Dandelion greens
• Collard greens
• Parsley
• Carrots
• Celery

Rescue Ranch Care

If a particular item isn't listed, please scroll to bottom of page to see if we currently have enough.

• Grass or alfalfa hay bales (small, good quality)
• Horse bedding (pine shavings; no cedar, please)
• Mineral blocks and salt blocks
• Horse feed (Amplify Supplement or Purina Enrich)
• Senior horse feed (Purina, Triple Crown or Nutrena)
• All-flock food
• Pig food
• Pig food pans
• Horse spray-on fly protection
• Horse roll-on fly protection
• Fly traps
• Hay nets
• Weatherproof heavy-duty extension cords
• Sweet feed and alfalfa pellets (used for training)
• Cheerios (for pig treats)
• Black rubber horse feed pans
• Muck forks
• Muck buckets
• Pony halters
• Horse halters, average to large size
• Horse halters, miniature horse size

Shelter Supplies

If a particular item isn't listed, please scroll to bottom of page to see if we currently have enough

• Pre-paid gasoline cards (for animal transport vehicles)
• Gift cards to pet supply stores, Hy-Vee, and Walmart
• Address labels
• 10x13 Mailing envelopes
• Carabiners
• Tag holders
• Label-maker tape — white
• Sticky notes/Post-it notes
• Pens
• File folders
• Hanging folders
• Command strips
• Paper — Multicolor, cardstock for laser printer
• Paper — White, letter or cardstock for laser printer
• Exam gloves (large, XL or medium)
• Trash bags — 60 gallon or larger
• Wild bird food
• Newspapers
• Acrylic yarn or cotton yarn (no wool blends, chunky yarns or fun-fur yarn, please)
• Batteries — C, D
• Tape rolls
• Binder clips
• Legal pads
• Scissors (this is the exact item we need)
• Screwdrivers
• Can openers

Outreach Programs

Items are listed in order of priority. If a particular item isn't listed, please scroll to bottom of page to see if we currently have enough.

• Gallon food storage bags 
• Collars (new or used; no prong collars or choke chains, please)
• Leashes (nylon, leather, or canvas)
• Combs
• Dog houses
• Breakaway cat collars

We currently have enough:

Cat/Kitten Care

• Cat scales (this is the exact item we need)
• Toothbrushes
• Kitten wipes 
• Blender bottles 
• Heating discs for kittens
• Snuggle Kitties and Snuggle Puppies
• Pedialyte (2 oz. bottles, unflavored)
• Flea combs
• Kitten Milk Replacer - cans
• Beds (no microfoam, please)
• Vanilla (for introducing cats)
• Litter scoops
• Cardboard carriers
• Kuranda Beds
• Litter pans for kittens
• Nail trimmers 
• Nutri-cal for kittens
• Paper collars 
• Rechargeable portable heating pads
• Stainless steel litter pans, half-size (this is the exact item we need)
• Thermometers 
• Vaseline
• Bowls (stainless steel, for food or water)

Dog/Puppy Care

• Blankets
• Bath towels (full-size is our biggest need)
• Rugs (must be able to fit in a washer/dryer)
• Ice cube trays for making "pupsicles" (bone shape & paw shape)
• Heated water bowls
• Puppy pads
• Exercise pen
• Nutri-cal for puppies
• Puppy Milk Replacer
• Nursing bottles
• Puppy collars (size X-small to medium)
• Beds (no microfoam, please)
• Easy Walk Harnesses (XL)
• Easy Walk Harnesses (large)
• Easy Walk Harnesses (medium)
• Easy Walk Harnesses (small)
• Crates — large, wire style
• Dog carriers
• KONGs, medium
• Canned pumpkin

Small Animal Care

• Hand towels
• Small animal cages
• Water bottles (small & medium)
• Cuttlebone for birds
• Small mirrors for birds
• Basking platforms for reptiles
• Plastic plants and turtle docks for aquariums
• Rocks (small and large) for aquariums

Rescue Ranch Care

• Lead ropes (no bull snap ropes, please)
• Alfalfa cubes
• Low-profile feed troughs
• Box fans

Shelter Supplies

• Fleece - for making blankets and toys
• Highlighters
• Batteries — AAA, AA, 9V
• Dish soap
• Dishwasher tablets
• Glass cleaner
• Laundry detergent — high efficiency
• Paper plates
• Paper towels
• Pill bottles
• Plastic grocery bags — used as poop bags
• Rubber spatulas (to get all the peanut butter out of jars)
• Shoe boxes
• Shovels
• Styrofoam coffee cups
• Subcutaneous fluids
• Tools — power tools, garden tools