Topic: Donating Food to a Rescue (Read 4719 times)

Dawn F · « **Reply #28 on:** July 27, 2009, 16:31:00 PM »

my friends are regulars down at Ron in Brighton - I know he isn't fussy and they usually buy supermarket stuff - I did spy a fair bit of kitten food last time

Mark · « **Reply #27 on:** July 27, 2009, 00:37:05 AM »

I should have dropped the 25kg tub of clumping clay off at Sharon's!

Mind you, they say it shouldn't be used for kittens as if they eat any, it could be nasty - there are othe health issues with clumping clay as well. I won'r use anything but OKO clumping wood now.

Pudding · « **Reply #26 on:** July 27, 2009, 00:20:58 AM »

If you said that you'd sold them, don't be suprised if you get some more! Food bins in supermarkets are really only to get what the supermarket sells - mostly. We ge tlitter donated and usually someone will use it. The only reason I'm using wood based at the moment is because I've had a mum & 4 kittens (down to 2 now)Usuallt I prefer fullers earth.

Ela · « **Reply #25 on:** July 26, 2009, 20:51:21 PM »

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f anyone saw Mary Queen of charity shops where they showed people donated really awful stuff like dirty underwear

It is a bit embarrassing when the next day a member of the family comes to ask for it/them (dirty knickers) back and you have binned them and you have to lie and say you have sold them.

100% true

Mark · « **Reply #24 on:** July 26, 2009, 19:33:27 PM »

I'm not sure that it is a good idea as different people use different litters. I have a huge container of Clean n Tidy - I considered giving it to Sharn at the cattery but she uses wood so It would be a waste of time for her.

One thing I did take out of a donation bin was a 1/2 used box of Asda own cheap food and the box was so dirty & dusty that it must have been open for a good couple of years - I asked the receptionist to bin it

- I don't know if anyone saw Mary Queen of charity shops where they showed people donated really awful stuff like dirty underwear and shirts with bifg yellow stains under the arms etc - things that should have gone in people's bins, not donated as the charity has to get rid of them so it actually costs. In fact I was talking to the woman in our local Red Cross the other week when someone cam in with stuff "From my nan & grandadad's - there was a chips pan caked in burned on grease

LadyJane · « **Reply #23 on:** July 26, 2009, 19:09:32 PM »

I never thought about putting litter in those boxes, what a good idea!

Janeyk · « **Reply #22 on:** July 26, 2009, 19:00:51 PM »

Quote from: Ela on July 26, 2009, 18:55:59 PM

It is a bit of a problem as most the places who allow rescues to have collection bins sell their own brands and I don't think they would like it too much if we asked for what we really needed.

mmm I can imagine, shame though

Millys Mum · « **Reply #21 on:** July 26, 2009, 18:57:57 PM »

darren and what a nice first post

Ela · « **Reply #20 on:** July 26, 2009, 18:55:59 PM »

It is a bit of a problem as most the places who allow rescues to have collection bins sell their own brands and I don't think they would like it too much if we asked for what we really needed.

Janeyk · « **Reply #19 on:** July 26, 2009, 17:27:33 PM »

It would be nice if you could put a little note on 'preferably.....'

actually I'm sure (most) people wouldn't mind then they would know what to put in because tbh I would prefer to put in what was most needed.

Ela · « **Reply #18 on:** July 26, 2009, 17:22:40 PM »

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MrsR generally people donate litter to us that they perhaps brought and there cat hated it

So true, we get quite a bit of litter donated, the problem is our cats don't like it either, or it is the type that stinks after a very short while.

Canterbury_cats (Sharon) · « **Reply #17 on:** July 26, 2009, 17:17:48 PM »

Sometimes Den i wish we could swap the adult stuff we get for kittens but usually find its not on offer or more expensive.. As i said a few wks back we had to buy 100 of kitten food as although we loads of adult stuff we didnt have any kitten.. And its not worth the risk giving them something too rich and give them upset tums and then a vet visit...!

Den · « **Reply #16 on:** July 26, 2009, 17:09:47 PM »

Where I used to work the biggest donations by far were tins of Whiskas, followed by tins of Felix, then pouches of both, then shop brands. Followed by Whiskas dry food and the odd box of go-cat. I don't think I ever saw any other. Did have a few of the senior but not many - they were usually the result of people having cat food left over after their elderly cat passed away

Kitten food and litter were definitely needed. I lost count of the number of times I ran out of kitten food

Canterbury_cats (Sharon) · « **Reply #15 on:** July 26, 2009, 17:05:40 PM »

Thanks to one of our fab volunteers we have food bins virtually everywhere in Canterbury and i havejust been told that Asda have agreed after months of no response, i think we just dragged then down with Angela asking all the time..

For those of you in our area (admit only a few Purrs peeps seem to be SE Kent way) we have bin in Morrisons Wincheap, PAH, Wincheap, and now Asda as well as all the local vets.. MrsR generally people donate litter to us that they perhaps brought and there cat hated it.. But i have to say its its rare although we had several good makes of litter donated to us recently...

Janeyk · « **Reply #14 on:** July 26, 2009, 16:35:12 PM »

Our local Coop used to have bins and lots of us put food in but not seen any for ages now

Lovely offer Darren

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #13 on:** July 26, 2009, 15:50:59 PM »

I think most rescues would be happy for any sort of food but I agree that the richer food needs to be avoided cos their little tums probably cant cope with it......apart from if they get used to it cos they loive it so much the recues wont be able to afford to buy it.

Great that you are going to donate food,,,,,,we dont have any bins at any of our big supermarkets but then we dont have any rescues of note either.

MrsR · « **Reply #12 on:** July 26, 2009, 15:45:38 PM »

Never thought of donatin cat litter into those bins, I also give kitten food but will now add bags of litter also now.

Pudding · « **Reply #11 on:** July 26, 2009, 15:42:53 PM »

I think that is Marks personal opinion. If someone donated Iams I would happily freed it to a cat in need. And I do know the reports.

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #10 on:** July 26, 2009, 13:12:56 PM »

big hugs to you Darren for doing this

Ela · « **Reply #9 on:** July 26, 2009, 12:49:30 PM »

Thank you for your kindness, we actually prefer tins and pouches as we tend to get so much dried we cannot always use it. Having said that if people do give us dried we prefer the better quality ones and don't mind Iams (sorry Mark,) as that is all some cats will or can eat. We don’t really like to give our cats many of the boxed varieties and the shops own brands.

Perhaps you could contact the rescue concerned ,I would think their contact number would be shown somewhere on the collecting box and ask them of their preference.

Mark · « **Reply #8 on:** July 26, 2009, 10:43:59 AM »

I also think a lot of rescues would prefer not to have IAMS donated given the choice.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #7 on:** July 26, 2009, 10:06:26 AM »

Bless you for thinking about this - I would definitely say kitten food at the moment, we have a food bin and the main things we have to buy are kitten food and dry food. Morrisons and Pets at Home have offers on at the mometn, but it depends on which supermarket you will be going to.

DarrenR · « **Reply #6 on:** July 25, 2009, 22:53:23 PM »

Thanks for replying folks. I'll see if there are any offers on as it sounds like it's all good!

Canterbury_cats (Sharon) · « **Reply #5 on:** July 25, 2009, 22:28:20 PM »

Ummm for the person that has the room to store all our food donations i can speak from experience.
Senior food always welcome, otherwise our adult cats of a certain age get just the ordinary stuff.
In summer kitten food, kitten food, kitten food.. !! OUr branch had to go and buy 100 pounds worth a few wks back as although we were getting food donated we cannot give adult rich food to kittens... So we had to buy some.. Silly reallly..

We dont get dried food donated much and thats appreciated, kitten biscuits are rarely donated but we still need them.

Avoid anything really rich,,, sadly our strays will just throw it up.. Any of those tiny pate tins are much too rich..

Sainsburys own branch and of course any decent food is always welcome. As Mark said Gocat isnt something we would feed for wks and wks but if a stray has been eating rubbish then any kind of adult proper cat food will go down well.

Adult biscuits as well and of course any type of treat even just small packets are nice to spoil our puss cats with..

We do have several food bins at vets adnw e do get special diet food donated, sensitive food for cats with dodgy tummies.

One thing we all need though is cat litter we go through about 10 bags every 3wks in kitten season, so if you wish to donated litter then thats a another idea.

But really, we are happy for anything and without our food donations we would be spending a fortune on food.

BTW Pets at Home stuff seems to be very good as well.. We get alot of odd tins donated from our food bin at our local store. Angela did a fab job getting a supermarket and PAH with food bins plus around 6 vets as well... But importantly they Must be emptied on a regular interval stores want stand for it if they are not

Mark · « **Reply #4 on:** July 25, 2009, 22:18:37 PM »

Our branch of CP (Canterbury) is always short of decent dry food (we prefer not to give the cats stuff like dry go-cat) and at this time of year, pouches of kitten food are always handy because pregnant and lactating queens are fed it as well as the kittens. We are always grateful for anything though

- Probably not cost effective but we usually feed pouches as we don't have a cattery so cats are with fosterers who may only have 1 cat. We don't generally feed senior food for cats in short term care but recommend it to people who adopt older cats.

Daisymac · « **Reply #3 on:** July 25, 2009, 22:16:04 PM »

Bump

Come on guys, help out a new person on here who is kind enough to want to donate to a rescue

Daisymac · « **Reply #2 on:** July 25, 2009, 21:43:56 PM »

Quote from: DarrenR on July 25, 2009, 21:40:44 PM

Hi,

I will be working away from home next week. I will be shopping at a superstore that has a food donation bin for what I assume is a local rescue (Cats Protection). Last time I was there I bought a box of Felix pouches with my shopping and put them in. I have been wondering though; what type of food is most appropriate to donate. I want to maximise the benefit of my donation so is tinned food better than pouches (value for money?). Is it worthwhile buying a 'brand' or is it just as good to buy own brand? If it is cheaper then I could buy a bigger quantity.

I was wondering if I should by the 'senior' food as I would like to help some elderly cats but is it worth it?

Any advice gratefully received!

Aww bless you that is lovely Darren, I dont know what food rescues prefer but there will be someone along in a minute who can help, but I wanted to say, 'good on you' donating into a food donation bin and then caring enough to join a foum and ask what the cats will prefer.

DarrenR · « **Reply #1 on:** July 25, 2009, 21:40:44 PM »

Hi,

I will be working away from home next week. I will be shopping at a superstore that has a food donation bin for what I assume is a local rescue (Cats Protection). Last time I was there I bought a box of Felix pouches with my shopping and put them in. I have been wondering though; what type of food is most appropriate to donate. I want to maximise the benefit of my donation so is tinned food better than pouches (value for money?). Is it worthwhile buying a 'brand' or is it just as good to buy own brand? If it is cheaper then I could buy a bigger quantity.

I was wondering if I should by the 'senior' food as I would like to help some elderly cats but is it worth it?

Any advice gratefully received!

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