WISH LIST

Generous donations of the following items keep the Richmond SPCA going and are essential to the health and happiness of our four-legged friends. Donations are tax-deductible. Please see a complete list of needed items below. Looking to donate a car? Click here. Thank you for your generosity!

General Information:

• Donations may be brought to our front desk at 2519 Hermitage Road Mondays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Tuesday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., Saturday between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Sunday between Noon and 5 p.m.
• Due to limited resources and time we are generally not able to pick up donations.
• If you have items to donate that do not appear here and would like to verify that they will be put to good use at the Richmond SPCA, please feel free to give us a call at 804-521-1305 or e-mail info@richmondspca.org.
• Considering hosting a Wish List or Pet Pantry Food Drive? Please download our Wish List and Pet Food Drive Toolkit.
• Richmond SPCA Amazon Wish List (Purchase from this list and 15% will be donated back to the Richmond SPCA!)

Top Needs:

• Extra-small to medium pet carriers/crates for cats and kittens
• Dry cat food (unopened, any brand)
• Martingale dog collars, especially medium/large sizes
• Dog leashes (four-foot and six-foot)
• Shredded paper (long shreds, not confetti please)
• Photo paper for color printer
• Foster pet care items (see below)
• Paper shredder
• Market umbrella with stand or other tent or tarp to provide shade for outdoor play courtyard
• Gift cards for any of the following: pet supply stores, office supply stores, bookstores, grocery/general stores, fabric/craft supply stores, iTunes.

Complete List of Needed Items:

Animal Care - Adoption Center

• Standard large carabiner clips (3”)
• Dog and cat food of all kinds
• Sterile surgical/medical rubber gloves
• Infant or postage weight scale (to the ounce)
• Cat carriers
• King-size heating pads for spay/neuter recovery
• Non-clay/dust free litter (i.e. Yesterday’s News, Feline Pine, Swheat Scoop)
• Snuggle Safes (heated discs and covers used for infant puppies and kittens)
• Patented Kuranda Dog and Cat Beds - if you would like to donate a bed to our pets, please click here.
• Fancy Feast canned cat food
• Gerber blue label baby food (chicken or turkey)
• Feliway calming sprays and wall plug-ins for dogs and cats
• Kitten food
• Cat and kitten hairball formula food
• Kitty litter pans (all sizes)
• Kitty litter scoopers
• Dog and cat bowls (for food and water)
• Pipe cleaners
• Zip ties
• Clumping kitty litter
• Kitten and puppy bottle/nursing kits
• Newspaper
• Any one of the following computer printers for Idexx VetTest machine: Canon Bubble Jet 200, 200e, 200ex, 210, 240 or 250; Epson LQ 570
• Cat toys, scratching posts, kitty grass and catnip
• Laser kitty toys
• Cat and dog beds
• Towels and blankets

Animal Care - Foster Pets

• Science Diet Wet Kitten Food
• Gerber baby food - Atage 1 or 2 (chicken or turkey only)
• Small and Large litter pans
• Infant scale
• Kitten Chow
• Heating pads
• Snuggle Safes (heated discs and covers used for infant puppies and kittens) 
• Pet bottles
• KMR (milk replacer food supplement for kittens)
• Cat toys
• Science Diet Wet Puppy Food
• Science Diet Puppy Dry Food
• Food and water bowls
• Small and medium pet carriers
• Small to extra large pet crates

Facility Care

• Cleaning supplies for adoption center (Febreze or other air freshener spray and air freshener plug-ins, Dogipot litter bags, paper towels, facial tissues, toilet paper, bleach, Palmolive or other antibacterial dish soap, stainless steel sponges/scrubbies, hand soap, Purell or other hand sanitizer)
• Air compressor
• Miter saw
• 36” or longer level
• Reciprocating saw
• Manual can openers
• Dryer sheets
• Tupperware
• Large doorstops
• Sink stoppers

Customer Care

• Paper shredder
• EZ Up 10' x 10' white market tent
• Lint/pet hair rollers
• New or gently used office supplies:
  • white copier paper
  • boxes of pens
  • printer/copier paper
  • Sharpies/permanent markers
  • fine point black dry and wet erase makers
  • multicolor dry and wet erase markers
  • masking tape
  • gaffers/theater tape
  • Post-it notes
  • tape dispensers and refills
  • staples and staplers, scissors
  • notepads
  • two-hole punch
  • gift cards to office supply stores
  • letter size file folders with 2-prong fasteners
  • rubber bands
  • alkaline batteries (all sizes)
  • scissors
• Any of the following printer toner cartridges (name brand or equivalent okay): HP inkjet 21, HP inkjet 22, HP inkjet 56, HP inkjet 57, HP laserjet 12A, HP laserjet 74A, HP laserjet 98A, HP laserjet 03A, and Brother TN-550.

Training and Education

• Colored Sharpies and paint pens
• Polaroid camera film
Digital/Video camera
• Video camera tripod
• USB cable for Kodak digital camera
• Digital camera memory cards (SD memory card, 1.0 GB or higher)
• Dog toys especially kongs, squeaky toys, stuffed animals, puzzle balls, tug ropes and others
• Puzzle toys, especially Premier Busy Buddy Twist-n-Treat, Premier Tug-a-Jug, Triple Crown Everlasting Fun Ball, Canine Genius Leo Dog Toy, Buster Food Cube, and Kongs (available in our gift shop and online).
• KongTime   
• Premier MannersMinder
• Hot dogs, cheese, cheese whiz, freeze-dried liver, other treats and food logs (Pet Botanics, Rollover or Windsor Castle brands)
• Slip leads/leashes for dogs
• New or used leashes and flat leather or nylon collars
• Martingale dog collars, especially medium/large sizes
• Softouch Concepts SENSE-ible harnesses (size M/L and L especially needed). Available in our gift shop or online.
• Medium or large nylon or basket muzzles
• Rawhides

List updated July 30, 2010.