Food for Dogs & Cats

Instead of bringing in a bag of food, please consider making a $10, $20 or $30 donation to our Full Bellies Food Fund. Our partnership with Hill's Food, Shelter & Love program and Oxbow allows us to purchase food for the shelter in bulk, which means every dollar goes further.

For Dogs

• Adaptil
• Adaptil collars
• Nylabones - large and XL
• Benebones - large and XL
• KONGs - large for extreme chewers
• KONGs - XL for extreme chewers
• Easy Cheese (in a can)
• Peanut butter (creamy, no xylitol please)
• Whipped cream
• Hot dogs
• Puppy Milk Replacer
• Nursing bottles
• Stainless steel food/water bowls
• Bath towels (full-size is our biggest need)
• Flat bedsheets (no fitted sheets, please)
• Blankets
• Rugs (must be able to fit in a washer/dryer)
• 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 scoopers
• Tennis balls
• Deer musk & rabbit musk (used for enrichment)
• Dog bubbles (used for enrichment)
• Puppy collars (size X-small to medium)

For Cats

• Churu lickable cat treats
• Cat scratchers (13-pack is best for our kennels)
• Canned tuna
• Baby food
• Cat scales (this is the exact item we need)
• Moist cat treats (no catnip, please)
• Crunchy cat treats (no catnip, please)
• Jingle balls and pingpong balls
• Kitten Milk Replacer 
• Totes to make neonate kits for foster homes
• Miracle Nipples 
• Heating discs for kittens
• Heating blankets 
• Blender bottles 
• Pedialyte (2 oz. bottles, unflavored)
• Flea combs 
• Kitten wipes 
• Toothbrushes
• Nursing bottles
• Cat carriers
• 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
• Hairball remedy
• 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

For Small Animals

• Timothy hay
• Rabbit litter
• Untreated wooden blocks for small animals
• Kaytee Perfect Chew toys for rabbits and small animals
• 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
• Pumice or rope perches for birds
• Kaytee Perfect Chew toys for rabbits and small animals

For Barn Animals

• Low-profile feed troughs
• 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
• Sheep feed
• 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

Gift Cards and Other Supplies

• Newspapers
• Sticky notes/Post-it notes
• Pre-paid gasoline cards (for animal transport vehicles)
• Gift cards to pet supply stores, Hy-Vee, and Walmart
• Pens
• Batteries — AAA, AA, 9V
• Acrylic yarn or cotton yarn (no wool blends, chunky yarns or fun-fur yarn, please)
• Exam gloves (large, XL or medium)
• Trash bags — 60 gallon or larger
• Scissors (this is the exact item we need)
• Screwdrivers
• Can openers
• Pill bottles
• Wild bird food
• Label-maker Tape — white
• Paper — White, letter or cardstock for laser printer
• Paper — Multicolor, cardstock for laser printer

Des Moines

ARL Main
5452 NE 22nd Street (map)

Bomgaars
5049 NE 14th Street (map)

Franklin Plaza Family Dentistry P.C.
4944 Franklin Ave. Suite A  (map)

Pet Supplies Plus
4211 Fleur Dr  (map)

Pet Supplies Plus
4371 Merle Hay Rd  (map)

Yoga & Co
2326 University Ave  (map)

Urbandale

Fresh Fit Meals 

11881 Hickman Rd (map)

Grimes

Dogwoods Lodge
2960 SE Grimes Blvd (map)

The Shine Shop

301 NE Cypress Dr (map)

Waukee

The Shine Shop

1400 SE University Ave (map)

Clive

Berkshire Dental
2375 Berkshire Pkwy (map)

Greenstate Credit Union
12333 University Ave  (map)

Petco
7333 Buffalo Rd  (map)

Zoom Room 

13101 University Ave Suite 4 (map)

West Des Moines

ARL West
Inside Iowa Pet Foods & Seascapes
1500 22nd Street (map)

Animal Doctors
4800 Mills Civic Pkwy  (map)

Coffee Cats
312 5th Street (map)

Element Hotel 
575 South Prairie View Drive (map)

Ankeny

Denny Elwell Company

2401 SE Tones Dr #17 (map)

Fresh Fit Meals 

2405 DW White Birch Drive #110 (map)

The Shine Shop 

3301 N. Ankeny Blvd (map)

Zoom Room 

1875 N Ankeny Blvd Suite 105 (map)

Altoona

Pet Supplies Plus

120 8th Street (map)