All listed items help as much if not more than cash donations and are tax deductible In-kind donations.
Animal Food
*Purina Cat Chow "Complete" in Blue Bag (Brand and Variety Specific) (use over 2000Lbs/year)
*Purina Kitten Chow in Yellow Bag (Brand Specific) (use over 2000Lbs/year)
*“Esbilac Milk Replacer” powder by PetAg
*Beechnut “Stage 1” baby food (“chicken and broth”) no substitutes please
*Frozen mixed vegetables (small cut mixed typically corn, peas, carrots, green beans)
*Kaytee bird “hand feeding formula”
*Raw unsalted whole nuts in shell (almonds, pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts)
*Songbird Seed: mixed (little or no milo seed is best), millet, thistle (5lb bags or smaller), finch, canary, etc
Items below Typically run about $20/50# bag and can be purchased at most farm supply stores (IFA, Dallas Green, Cal-Ranch, Smith & Edwards are examples)
*Game Bird or Turkey “Maintenance”, “Grower”, 50# bag (prefer granulized over pellets)
*Turkey/Gamebird/Duck Mash (Protein greater than 20%)
*“Pigeon Feed” 50# bag (used for a variety of birds & small mammals)
*Rodent Diet – Purina "Lab Diet5001" or 5002 - large sized pellets rats, gerbils, hamsters (for our beavers, squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, etc.)
*Timothy Hay (bagged not in bails please)
Equipment, Supplies & Medical (Direct Animal Care and Upkeep)
*Paper towels WE NEED LOTS! (WRCNU uses 12 rolls or more each day)
*Ziploc bags (gallon/quart/sandwich sizes)
*Garbage bags (8-10 gal, 13 gal and 33 (or larger) gal sizes)
*Hand Sanitizer
*Bleach (lots)
*Laundry detergent
*Latex gloves (M & L sizes)
*Heating pads (without automatic turn-off feature)
*Scissors (a continuous supply of medium-heavy duty “sewing” shears needed)
*Bath-sized Towels
*Bed sheets (in good condition—not full of holes)
Badly Needed Miscellaneous Supplies
*1st Class postage stamps
*Printer Paper
*Printer ink Canon-226-BK, 226-C, 226-Y, 226-M & 225-PGBK; HP-45
Equipment & Tools Please note that we are a non-profit organization and need properly working machinery/equipment—disposing of nonworking items can be costly to WRCNU—thank you.
*Working Lawn mowers
*Weed Eater (in good working condition)
*Working Power Tools (drill (electric and cordless), skill saw, sawzsall, saber saw, etc.)
*Hand Tools of all types (hammer, screw drivers, wrenches, sockets, saws, etc…)
