Sarge's Animal Rescue: What to Donate to Animal Shelters

Hendersonville -- February 17, 2024: Sarge's Animal Rescue: What to Donate to Animal Shelters

Newspapers

“We shred it for bedding for the animals.” The soft newspaper won’t hurt animal paws, and there is always a big need for it since many people don’t receive hard-copy newspapers anymore.
Towels and blankets. Gently used linens such as towels, blankets, and washcloths can help with dog grooming needs and other uses.

Plastic bags

While not all shelters accept them, plastic bags can often be used to pick up dog waste in the facilities’ green spaces. Just be sure the bags don’t have any holes in them; those can be recycled instead. We also always need plastic bags at our Thrift store.

Heating pads/electric blankets 

As long as they are in working condition, heating pads and electric blankets can be put to use for sick or injured animals, or young puppies and kittens that need a little extra warmth.

Animal care supplies

Gently used items such as pet carriers, leashes, collars and bowls are needed by many shelters. If they can’t use these items in their day-to-day operations, shelters often send them out to their foster families that take care of the special-needs animals that come in and can’t be in the general shelter population. Another needed item that can be donated used.

Thunder Shirts

“We use them a lot for our behavior modification dogs,” These dog apparel items work to reduce fear-, anxiety- and separation-related behaviors, providing a calming effect for the animals wearing them.

Pens

Nearly everyone has a stash of hotel or giveaway promotional pens sitting around the house — or at the office. These can be put to use at shelters, particularly for those filling out adoption paperwork. Pens like to run off with so many people handling them daily.

Empty toilet paper and paper towel rolls

These make great chew toys for puppies. “We can even take gift wrap rolls and cut them down into smaller toys!
Scrubs. Have used medical scrubs you no longer need? If they’re still in good shape, many shelters can use them for their veterinary and animal care staffs.
*** we are not able to take used bed pillows or foam pieces. *******

Don’t have many of the above and still want to help? We have a Thrift store just 2.2 miles from the shelter and you can donate items from your home and help us raise much needed funds for the rescue. Charlie's Angels Thrift Store located at 235 St. John's Road Fletcher NC 28732 828 483 6060 Open Tuesday thru Saturday!

Charlie's Angels Animal Rescue
5526 Hendersonville Road
Fletcher NC 28732
828 885 3647

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