Lend a hand to these central Illinois organizations this holiday season. Check Illinois Times next week for more local wish lists. Send lists to [email protected]
Forever Home Feline Ranch 3600 Persimmon Dr., 679-1593
Forever Home Feline Ranch is an organization created to provide a “forever home” to every cat in need. The ranch is a sanctuary where cats have a second chance to live a full life in a nocage, no-kill environment. At the present time, while raising funds for property, the group is assisting local residents in keeping their companion pets by providing programs such as the Pet Food Bank and Vet Care Assistance (includes dogs). Helping people keep their companion pets is the best way to keep animals out of shelters and will help achieve their ultimate goal of establishing central Illinois as a no-kill community.
Wish list:
• Pet taxis - all sizes
• Dry cat and dog food
• Wet cat and dog food
• Cat toys
• Litter
• Gift cards: PetSmart, K-Mart, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Menards, Walmart, Petco, Big R and Target
• Cat brushes
• Crates
• Litter pans and scoops
• Copy paper
• Forever stamps
• Fleece material (animal themed) to make cat and dog mats
• Raffle items such as gift certificates, gift baskets or any items to put in baskets
Animal Protective League 1001 Taintor Rd., 544-7387
The Animal Protective League operates a no-kill shelter for abandoned, abused, sick and injured cats and dogs. In 2009, APL has taken in 1,800 animals and found homes for 1,600 of them. In April 2006, APL opened a high-quality, high-volume, low-cost spay/neuter clinic that has performed 28,000 surgeries to reduce cat and dog over-population.
Wish List:
• Cleaning supplies (paper towels, liquid laundry detergent, bleach, liquid hand soap, dishwashing liquid, scouring pads, fabricsoftener sheets, Playtex gloves, brooms, dustpans)
• Office supplies (AAA, C, and 9-volt batteries; copy paper, postage stamps, file folders, filing cabinets)
• Food (canned food for cats and puppies, jars of all-meat baby food; dry cat food; Milk-Bone dog biscuits)
• Maintenance supplies (trash bags of all sizes, snow shovels, heavy-duty indoor-outdoor extension cords, storage totes with lids)
• Animal-care supplies (serviceable sheets, blankets, pillow cases, rugs, towels, cat and dog crates, nail clippers, new litter boxes, leashes, sandwich-sized Ziplock bags)
• Gas cards
• Sam’s Club gift cards
• Monetary donations to cover emergency veterinary expenses
