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BARC Needs Donations! | Donate Online | Specific Items Needed | How Donation Dollars Are Used
Specific Items Needed
It is due to the kindness and caring of people like you that we can continue to work towards achieving our mission. Your donations help us continue to evolve our shelter operations, and grow our adoption and foster programs. Every dollar, every gift and donation that you give, helps to increase the chances that animals at BARC will find permanent homes with loving families.
BARC is always in need of the following items (immediate needs are in red). All donations must be unexpired and unopened to be usable:
Shelter Needs:
- Flea Shampoo
- Dawn dishwashing liquid
- Small hand towels
- Newspapers
- Kong toys, and other sturdy, washable dog toys
- Wand-type, interactive cat toys
- Washable, plastic, ball-type cat toys
- Natural rawhide chews
- HE (high efficiency) liquid laundry detergent
- Dryer sheets
- Tough, empty plastic bottles such as Gatorade or bleach bottles
- Unopened, unexpired peanut butter
- Tennis balls
- Air freshener
- Paper bags
- Cardboard boxes
- Esueno fabric softener
Clinic Needs:
- New unopened toothbrushes
- Newspaper
- New unopened rubbing alcohol
- New unopened hydrogen peroxide
Classroom & Administrative Needs:
- Construction paper
- Markers – sharpies, washable, etc.
- Laminating sheets
- Copy paper
- Paper plates
- Post-it notes
- Plastic Storage Bins
- Webcams
- Digital Cameras
Foster Care Needs:
- Dry Dog, Cat, Kitten, or Puppy Food (unopened)
- Kitten and puppy nursing bottles
- Kitten Milk Replacer (KMR) & Puppy Milk Replacer (Esbilac)
- Canned and dry cat and dog food (unopened)
- Canned and dry kitten and puppy food (unopened)
- Natural dog and cat treats
- Advantage flea and tick medicine
- Capstar flea and tick medicine
- Litter and litter boxes
- Sulfur Shampoo
- Leashes and collars
- Nail grooming equipment
- Dog & Cat Brushes
Facility Beautification Needs:
- Benches
- A-frame Ladders (6 ft., 8 ft., 10 ft., or 12 ft – new or used)
- Scaffolding
- Large containers for plants
- Garden stepping stones
- Pooper-scoopers and/or large commercial dust pans
Questions?
Contact Ian Todd, BARC Volunteer Coordinator, at 713.229.7343 or ian.todd@houstontx.gov.