Donations may be dropped off at our Leslie A. Malone Center or Buddy Center

Whether you organize a supply drive, or bring by extra items you have at home, these gifts help us keep the animals in our care healthy and happy.

Our partner, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, supplies every pet in our shelters and foster homes with high-quality food to meet each animal’s nutritional needs. Any unopened donation of pet food will be provided to pet owners in need through Colorado Pet Pantry.

If you have questions about donating items, please call 303.751.5772. 

Needed treats, toys, and supplies

Thank you for thinking of the animals in our care! We appreciate your generosity and willingness to donate new or gently used items. We kindly request only items from our needs list:

Food items

  • String cheese
  • Easy cheese (in the can)
  • Canned tuna and chicken in water
  • Hot dogs
  • Cream cheese
  • Lickable cat treats
  • Canned cat food
  • Chicken or turkey baby food (no other added ingredients)

Cleaning supplies

  • Paper towels
  • Lint rollers
  • Dish soap
  • Lysol spray
  • Disinfecting wipes
  • Trash bags, 45 gal or larger

Care supplies

  • Q tips
  • Cotton balls
  • Puppy pads
  • Ziplock sandwich bags
  • Towels and blankets
  • Cat beds
  • Medium dog beds
  • Cat food dishes
  • AA and AAA batteries
  • Distilled water
  • Working baby gates
  • Exercise pens

Enrichment items

  • Paper lunch bags
  • New cardboard cat scratchers
  • Cardboard egg cartons
  • Paper towel tubes
  • Large, durable new/lightly used dog toys
  • Cat toys
  • Ping pong balls
  • CD/USB/AUX stereos
  • Adult shoe boxes

Handmade cat carrier blankets and supplies

Materials you can donate so our volunteers can make blankets

  • Any type of sewing thread
  • Scissors or fabric cutters
  • Anti-pill/blizzard fleece material (old blankets, fabric scraps, Walmart fleece blankets)

Interested in making cat carrier blankets yourself?

We will gladly accept your finished blankets as a donation.


Donations for horses and other equines

These items may be dropped off at the Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center

Hand tools • Power tools • Yard tools • Gently-used horse tack • Towels


Donate items for auctions or giveaways 

Your gift of a service, product, or valuable item could enhance fundraising efforts at a Dumb Friends League event. Gift certificates for auctions or contest prizes are an easy way to promote your company to our supporters. Corporations, as well as individuals, may donate valuables or collectibles for use in League events. Your in-kind contribution is tax-deductible.

For more information, please contact us at specevents@ddfl.org or 303.751.5772