We appreciate donations any time of the year! Please drop off donated items at the entrance of our Coon Rapids, Golden Valley, and Woodbury adoption centers during regular business hours.
Online purchases can be shipped directly to our Golden Valley shelter location at 845 Meadow Ln N, Golden Valley, MN 55422
Donate new items through our curated wish lists
To make donating simple, we've curated an Amazon and Chewy wish list with specific items that we need and use regularly in our shelters. When you purchase through one of these wish lists, you can ship items directly to our Golden Valley location.
View our Amazon Wish List or our Chewy Wish List for specific items we're looking for.
New Chewy users also have another opportunity to give back. Through the Chewy Gives Back program, $15 of your first purchase from Chewy (from our wish list or not!) is donated back to AHS when you use our referral link.
Donate newspaper
We are not currently accepting newspaper donations. Thanks to your generosity, our shelters are overflowing with newspaper. Learn more.
Donate new or gently used items
In addition to our curated online wish lists, we also accept other new and gently used items that can be purchased from anywhere and brought to one of our shelter locations, including:
- Live traps for TNR program
- 2Hounds Freedom No-Pull harnesses (sizes Med-XXL)
- Clean bath towels
- Leads, leashes, and collars
- Unopened pet food and treats in containers/bags weighing less than 20 pounds (no prescription food)
- Baby food with meat (for sick cats)
- Cage scratchers for cats from StretchandScratch.com
- Cat Litter (15 pounds or less)
- Kuranda dog beds from Kuranda.com
- Kongs, all sizes but especially the larger ones
- Enrichment supplies (slow feeder bowls, lick mats, food puzzles, new cat scratchers, and puzzle toys)
We cannot accept the following:
- Homemade dog treats, used dog treats, and raw hides
- Toner cartridges, old computers, computer equipment (mice, keyboards, monitors, printers, etc.)
- Medications and medical supplies, including syringes
- Pesticide products, including topical or oral flea and tick treatment, flea sprays, powders, or foggers
- Used litter boxes
- Confetti shredded paper
- Old clothing (T-shirts, socks, etc.)
- Blankets, comforters, pillows, pillow cases, and sheets
- Anything that is soiled, broken, or has missing pieces