Fetch List
Most-Needed Items for November 2025
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.
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Cat/Kitten Care
- Cat litter (non-clumping, unscented)
- Churu lickable cat treats
- Da Bird cat toy
- Da Bird feather refills
- Feliway diffuser
- Feliway diffuser refills
- Cat scratchers (13-pack is best for our kennels)
- Canned tuna
- Baby food
- Hanging cat toys
- Calming treats
- Cat carriers
- Kitten formula
- Heating pads
- Snuggle Kitties and Snuggle Puppies
- Kitten grooming wipes
- Flea and Tick Spray
- Feeding Nipples
- Nursing bottles
- Totes to make neonate kits for foster homes (this is the exact item we need)
- Jingle balls and ping pong balls
- Sardines (in water)
- Flea combs
- Nutri-cal for kittens
- Feeding tubes
- Bowls (stainless steel, for food or water)
- Blankets (fabric or knitted – 18×18″)
- Small rugs (must be able to fit in a washer/dryer)
- Glitter balls
- Fuzzy mice
- Kicker toys
- Water Bowls
- Feliway
- Kitten Milk Replacer – cans
- Blender bottles (20 oz., new or used)
- Rescue wipes
- Stainless steel food/water bowls
- Vaseline
- Back scratchers
- Lick mats
- Paper sacks
- Large litterboxes for foster homes
- Joint supplements
- Calming collars
- Shredded paper
- Stools
- Moist cat treats (no catnip, please)
- Crunchy cat treats (no catnip, please)
- Bird seed (used in bird feeders outside cat adoption areas for enrichment)
- Plastic treat balls
- Cat scales (this is the exact item we need)
- Heating blankets
Community Programs
- Dry dog, cat, kitten and puppy food (any brand)
- Wet dog, cat, kitten and puppy food (any brand)
- Gallon food storage bags
- Collars (new or used; no prong collars or choke chains, please)
- Leashes (nylon, leather, or canvas)
- Harnesses
- Combs
- Dog houses
- Breakaway cat collars
- Live traps (option 1 and option 2, used for TNR program)
Dog/Puppy Care
- Easy Cheese (in a can)
- Whipped cream
- Hot dogs
- Peanut butter (creamy, no xylitol please)
- Calming chews
- Dog treats
- Dog chews (no rawhide, please)
- Vienna sausages
- Nylabones – large and XL
- Benebones – large and XL
- KONGs, medium
- KONGs – XL for extreme chewers
- KONGs – XXL for extreme chewers
- KONGs – large for extreme chewers
- Chicken broth and beef broth (for making pupsicles)
- Canned pumpkin
- Small rugs (must be able to fit in a washer/dryer)
- Adaptil
- Adaptil collars
- Martingale collars (any size, preferably green)
- Rope toys
- Dog crates, 42″ and 48″ (this is the exact item we need)
- Applesauce
- Grooming wipes
- Puppy Milk Replacer
- Slip leads (6 ft.)
- Slip leads (10 ft.)
- Chain leads
- Flea and tick treatment
- Joint supplements
- Lick Mats
- Frisbees
- Quart food storage bags (for holding dog treats)
- Freeze dried beef liver
- Freeze dried chicken
- Freeze dried lamb liver
- Dog bubbles (used for enrichment)
- Wobble Wag Giggle Ball
- KONG Balls – large
- KONG Wobblers
- Boomer Balls — 6″ or larger
- Flirt poles
- Plastic containers with lids (yogurt containers or similar) – for making pupsicles
- Ice cube trays for making “pupsicles” (bone shape & paw shape)
- Easy Walk Harnesses (XL)
- Easy Walk Harnesses (large)
- Easy Walk Harnesses (medium)
- Easy Walk Harnesses (small)
- Poop bags
- Poop scoopers
- Stainless steel food/water bowls
- Bath towels (full-size)
- Blankets
- Flat bedsheets (no fitted sheets, please)
Small Animal Care
- Timothy hay
- Rabbit litter
- Small animal bedding (no pine bedding, please)
- Bamboo sticks
- Apple sticks
- Water bottles
- 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
- Fruit (Bananas, blackberries, raspberries, watermelon, pumpkin)
- Vegetables (Romaine lettuce, celery, collard greens, arugula, bell peppers, broccoli, bok choy, cabbage, kale, watercress)
Rescue Ranch Care
- Lead rope
- Chicken grub toppings
- Chicken perch
- Horse halter
- First aid items (Fly repellent ointment, rash cream, bandages, veterinary thermometer, wound care spray, wound ointment)
- Horse feed scoop
- Horse scratcher
- Horse feed (Amplify Supplement or Purina Enrich)
- Senior horse feed (Purina, Triple Crown or Nutrena)
- Horse spray-on fly protection
- Feed buckets
- Sweet feed and alfalfa pellets (used for training)
- Horse treats
- Black rubber horse feed pans
- Muck forks
- Muck buckets
- Chicken toys
Shelter Supplies
- Pre-paid gasoline cards (for animal transport vehicles)
- Gift cards to pet supply stores, Hy-Vee, and Walmart
- Zip ties
- 10×13 Mailing envelopes
- Pens
- Dry Erase Markers
- Command strips
- Exam gloves (large, XL or medium)
- Trash bags — 60 gallon or larger
- Wild bird food
- Acrylic yarn or cotton yarn (no wool blends, chunky yarns or fun-fur yarn, please)
- Can openers
We currently have enough:
Cat/Kitten Care
- 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)
- Cat litter urine test cups
- Toothbrushes
- Blender bottles
- Heating discs for kittens
- Beds (no microfoam, please)
- Litter scoops
- Cardboard carriers
- Kuranda Beds
- Litter pans for kittens
- Hairball remedy
- Nail trimmers
- Paper collars
- Stainless steel litter pans, half-size (this is the exact item we need)
- Thermometers
- Pedialyte (unflavored)
Rescue Ranch Care
- Alfalfa cubes
- Low-profile feed troughs
- Box fans
- Chicken scratch grains
Dog/Puppy Care
- Shower curtains
- Curtain hooks
- Deer musk & rabbit musk (used for enrichment)
- Kuranda beds (large)
- Heated water bowls
- Puppy pads
- Exercise pen
- Nutri-cal for puppies
- Nursing bottles
- Puppy collars (size X-small to medium)
- Beds (no microfoam, please)
- Crates — large, wire style
- Tennis balls
- Cooling Mats
- Stuffed animals
- Dog kennels (all sizes)
Small Animal Care
- Hand towels
- Small animal cages
- Cuttlebone for birds
- Small mirrors for birds
- Basking platforms for reptiles
- Plastic plants and turtle docks for aquariums
- Rocks (small and large) for aquariums
- Dandelion greens
- Parsley
Shelter Supplies
- Fleece – for making blankets and toys
- Newspapers
- Highlighters
- Legal pads
- Address labels
- Tag holders
- File folders
- Hanging folders
- 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
We are unable to accept:
- Medications of any kind
- Cardboard flats
- Catnip
- Microfoam beds
- Pine bedding
- Pillows/pillowcases
- Prong collars/choke chains
- Retractable leashes
- Vaccines
- Wire rabbit cages
Full Bellies Food Fund
Want to donate food for the dogs, cats and small pets in the shelter?
Don’t see the item on the list?
If you would like to make a donation that is not on this list, please send a description and photo to:
MEGAN MATAMOROS
Director of Shelter Operations
mmatamoros@arl-iowa.org