How To Help

Memorials and Tributes

A donation is a wonderful way to remember the life of a friend, family member, or companion animal. First it is incredibly easy, second it is a great way to honor and pay tribute to your loved ones and third you are helping us help pets that cannot help themselves.

You may make a donation using the "Donate Now" on our homepage. Your donation is safe, secure, and private. Also, it helps support our mission of saving lives four paws at a time. If you do not wish to make an on-line donation, for your convenience, we have attached a Memorial Donation Form you can download and print. Then mail in the form, along with your donation, to People For Pets.

Please include contact information (name and address) in the appropriate place and the shelter will send an acknowledgement of your thoughtful memorial donation to the person(s) specified.

Your donation is tax-deductible.

Memorial Donation Form

Gifts of Time

At People For Pets many hours of work put in at the shelter is donated by volunteers who are also busy with full time jobs, family and home lives. Our volunteers come in many times a day to care for the dogs and cats and transport animals to veterinary visits, adoptions and rescue placements. Our volunteers also coordinate all paperwork, adoption applications, phone calls, inquiries, etc... as well as those fun tasks like scooping poop, cleaning and building maintenance. If you can help please contact us today. Responsible adults are needed to do everything from daily dog or cat chores, to scooping poop, cleaning, lawn maintenance and building repair. Whether you can spare an hour a week or five hours a day we can use your help.
Transport volunteers are also needed.

If interested please open the volunteer application word document, save it to your computer, fill it out and attach it to an e-mail to the following address sclarity@mchsi.com.
Volunteer Application

Monetary Gifts

People For Pets is a 501c nonprofit incorporated organization. Because we are staffed by volunteers, you will know that your gifts of money will go 100% towards direct animal care such as veterinary bills which average well over $3000 a month, food bills in the hundreds, utilities and the misc. costs of running our shelter each month - keeping the shelter afloat really adds up! A gift of money is greatly appreciated. Please contact a volunteer if you can donate generously, a receipt will be issued for your tax deductable contribution.

Help with no added cost or effort for you!
Simply shop at hundreds of your favorite retailers, using the iGive or GoodShop link and a portion of your purchase will be donated to People For Pets! Or use GoodSearch to search the internet as you would any other search bar and People For Pets earns a penny every time!

Donations

Perhaps you have items laying around the house that we could use at our shelter? Or maybe the next time you're at the store you could pick up a few extra items to help all the homeless pets at our shelter? Below is our wish list for donations. Items that are most needed are in bold.
Scoop-able Kitty Litter
Litter scoops and dog scoops
Regular (non scoop-able kitty litter)
Disposable rubber gloves
Dog biscuits (like Milk Bone types)
Canned cat food - Fancy Feast preferred
Dog and cat toys
Outdoor dog houses in good condition
Indoor type crates/carriers - plastic or wire
Outdoor dog kennel panels
Medium to large stainless steel food/water dishes-dogs
Small to medium stainless steel food/water dishes-cats
Leashes and dog collars (small to x-large sized collars)
Bleach, Pine Sol, laundry detergent and other cleaning supplies
Paper towels and toilet paper
Stamps and envelopes
Copier Paper, manila files and file folders
Blankets or comforters (must be clean/laundered)
Bath towels, hand towels and wash cloths
Blue ProScrub 10" Refill for a Vileda mop handle
Brooms and hand brush (with dustpan)
Plastic grocery bags
Occasionally we need used appliances or furniture,
but please contact us first to see what our current needs are.