Donate Items

Here are all the ways you can donate items for our animals!
Have something to donate that isn’t on our list? Please contact us.

Amazon Wish List

We have an Amazon Wish List, so you can donate items without leaving your house!

Zoey and Lilo’s Toy Box Wish List

View our wish list at Zoey and Lilo’s Toy Box
Use the discount code SHIP2LADYBIRD and Zoey and Lilo’s Toy Box will donate the shipping costs!

Support Canadian Independent Businesses!

You can order food, toys, supplies and treats for our animals from these Ontario based shops, and have them shipped directly to us! You’ll be supplying fun times to our animals, supporting small businesses!

Tiny Paws Emporium
The Green Bunny Store
Hoppy’s Hay
Knee Deep Farms
Mischief Stitches

Once you’ve picked the items to donate, enter our mailing address when asked for the shipping information:
Ladybird Animal Sanctuary
P.O. Box 80005 RPO Concession
Hamilton, Ontario
L9A 0A6

* BECAUSE OUR MAILING ADDRESS IS A P.O. BOX, ITEMS CANNOT BE SHIPPED TO THAT ADDRESS BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT POSTAL STRIKE. WHEN PLACING A DONATION ORDER, PLEASE LET THE BUSINESS KNOW YOUR ORDER IS FOR LADYBIRD, AND THEY WILL SHIP TO AN ALTERNATIVE ADDRESS

Dundas Pet Valu

Our friends at Dundas Pet Valu encourage you to come in to purchase items for Ladybird, and you can donate them right at the store! See the list below for our most needed items, or chat with the friendly staff at Pet Valu and they can direct you to Ladybird’s most needed items.

Dundas Pet Valu
86 Main Street (in the Dollarama/Tim Hortons plaza)
Dundas, ON L9H 2R0

What Ladybird Needs

(List changes often, depending on the animals in our care, and the amount of items already on hand. *indicates the current most needed items)

• • * Dry & canned cat food (preferred brands: Natural Balance, Royal Canin, Performatrin, Acana, Orijen)
  • * Unscented clumping cat litter
  • * Newspaper based litter (Yesterday’s News, Fresh 4 Life, or similar brands)
  • * Carefresh brand small animal bedding
  • * Timothy hay
  • * Small animal chew toys
  • * Oxbow Brand small animal treats
  • * Fleece Liners for C&C cages, and Midwest Guinea Pig cages
  •  * Cat scratching posts and pads
  •   Pee pads (disposable and washable)
  •  * Temptations cat treats and Churu lickable cat treats
  • * Exercise pens
  •   Gift cards (i.e pet supply stores,  grocery store cards – for purchasing fresh veggies for small animals)
  •   Land to build our sanctuary on!

What Ladybird DOES NOT need

(List changes often, depending on the animals in our care and the amount of items already on hand)

• • Expired food
  • Expired medical items or medication
  • Broken or unusable items (i.e. leaky water bottles, leashes with broken clips)
  • Small Animal Cages
  • Dog crates
  • Dog boots/coats/sweaters
  • Leashes/collars/bowls

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  Items we are always in need of

  

  Oxbow rabbit food

  

  Oxbow guinea pig food

  

  Oxbow rat food

  

  Hay

  
  

  

  Newspaper based litter

  

  

  Carefresh bedding

  

  Rat Food

  
  

  

  Hamster food

  

  Oxbow Vitamin C treats

  

  Oxbow small animal treats

  

  Small animal hidies beds and snuggle sacks

  
  

  

  Green Bunny Store Chew Toy

  

  Professor Flop’s Bunny Shop chew toys

  

  Fleece Liners for C&C cages

  

  Temptations cat treats

  
  

  

  Royal Canin wet and dry kitten food

  

  Cat Scratchers

  

  Exercise pen

  

  Nail clippers

  
  

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  Currently, we cannot accept donations of pet food or items other than what is listed on this page, and on our Amazon Wish List.
  Check out this page of our website to see other rescue organizations who may be able to use the food donation, or consider donating to:

  * Neighbour to Neighbour Food Bank
  Pet food donations can be dropped off at Neighbour to Neighbour Food Bank 9:00am – 3:30pm daily and Thursday evening until 7:00 pm at 28 Athens St. Hamilton.

  * Hamilton Pet Food Bank
  Drop off during business hours: Paulmac’s Pet Valu – 1565 Barton St E, Hamilton

  * Hamilton/Burlington SPCA Pet Food Pantry
  Drop off during business hours: 245 Dartnall Rd, Hamilton

  * Hamilton Animal Services
  Drop off during business hours: 247 Dartnall Rd, Hamilton

  * Oakville Humane Society Pet Food Bank
  Drop off during business hours: 445 Cornwall Road, Oakville