Help us purchase the items we currently need most
We’re currently running low on a number of items – and we’d love your support to stock up so we can continue to help the more than 8,000 animals who come into our care each year.
We’ve put the items we need most right now on the wish list below. You may choose to donate funds to help purchase an item, or donate the goods directly to our Lonsdale, Port Lincoln or Whyalla shelters, our Stepney head office or our nine Adelaide op shops.
We also gratefully accept good-quality secondhand items – see the full list of what we can and can’t accept for our shelters and for our op shops.
Items for dogs
Dog collars, especially clip collars, rather than buckle collars
Dog enrichment toys, especially sturdy Kong toys
Items for cats
Items for small animals
Items for our shelter vet clinics
Snugglesafe heat pads, for keeping animals warm and cosy after anesthesia and surgery.
Dental treats for cats and dogs – our vets especially love Greenies and Dentastix.
Items for our volunteer foster carers
Baby wipes (any brand is fine), used to help orphaned kittens go to the toilet. Sometimes carers can go through a pack a day!
Fleece baby blankets, which dry much quicker than towels making them handy as kitten bedding.
Comforting heart beat simulators, which calm orphaned kittens and help them to feel safe.
Wombaroo Cat Milk Replacer Formula, which is nutritionally balanced for orphaned kittens or when mums have trouble producing milk.
Items for our inspectors and rescue officers
GoPro cameras for our inspectors and rescue officers to use while responding to cruelty cases and animal emergencies.
Snake eye inspection camera for looking into holes in walls or drain pipes for kittens, birds and possums that have fallen in.
Thermal imaging detector for locating animals fallen into wall cavities of buildings/houses.
Extendable prune clippers for aiding the rescue of birds stuck in trees by string or twine.
Other items for our shelters
Medium and large garbage bags
Washing powder for cleaning animal bedding
Reams of A4 copy paper
Cooling misting system kits, which are placed in our kennels and pens to help keep animals cool on hot days
Washing machines used by our shelter staff for cleaning animal bedding
Clothes dryers used by our shelter staff for drying animal bedding
Philips Incandescent 240V PAR38 heat lamps to keep our shelter animals warm on cold days
Large janitor carts, used by our shelter staff when cleaning animal pens
Medium-sized janitor carts, used by our shelter staff when cleaning animal pens
Involved with a business and want to help animals?
We’re often in need of services such as gardening, fencing, construction, plumbing and carpentry. Please contact us if you have items or services you might be willing to provide.
We also gratefully welcome corporate partners keen to help animals via fundraising, workplace giving, donation boxes and more. By partnering with RSPCA South Australia, you can play a direct role in improving animal welfare across our state, while also uniting your staff, boosting your business and saving on tax.