Donate food and essentials
Our teams are always delighted to receive food and essentials for the animals they care for. Please check the lists below for what we can and cannot accept.
If you would like to donate a large quantity of food and/or essentials, please contact our Fundraising team via the form on the Contact Us page. Please select ‘Fundraising & Events’ from the drop down.
Where you can donate food and essentials to animals in need
Scottish SPCA Centres
We have six Centres across Scotland. Outside each Centre is a box where you can leave your donated food and essentials.
You can donate the following food and essentials:
- Towels and blankets (if used, please ensure they are clean and have been laundered)
- Hand knitted items
- Used newspapers (must be bagged)
- Toys in good condition
- Plastic dog beds in good condition
- Pet food (unopened and in date)
- Vegetables and fruit (spring greens, kale, broccoli, cucumber, spinach, celery, carrots, apples, grapes, any berries)
Please note we cannot accept the following:
- Dog crates and cages
- Duvets and pillows
- Textile dog beds
- Fish tanks
- Pet food that has been opened
- Poor quality or broken toys
- Dog biscuit mixers
- Dog food with coloured biscuits
- Rawhide treats
National Wildlife Centre
The Scottish SPCA National Wildlife Centre in Fishcross, Clackmannanshire, accepts donated items. You can drop these in to the donation box outside the centre. Find the National Wildlife Centre. You can donate the following food and essentials:
- All sizes of blankets / fleece
- Newspapers
- Animal toys in good condition
- Plastic dog beds in good condition
- Pet food (unopened and in date)
- Vegetables and fruit (spring greens, kale, broccoli, sweetcorn, lettuce, spinach, carrots, apples, berries) – only during spring and summer
- Pillow cases, bed sheets, duvet covers, hand towels, bath towels
- Fish tanks with lid in good condition and good size (has to be clean)
- Finely knitted nests
- Clean, used jar lids
- Good condition plant pots and trays
- Unopened bird seed, suet, etc
- Poltec cages, plastic brooders
- Wood chip & compost (unused)
- Plants, trees, gardening equipment
- Small plastic pet carriers
- Play pens, animal hides
- Unopened hay
Please note our National Wildlife Centre cannot accept the following:
- Duvets and pillows
- Blankets that have been knitted
- Dog crates / cages
- Opened / out of date pet food
- Any treats, coats, leads
- Small bird cages
- Shredded newspaper
- Small animal bedding such as sawdust, hamster bedding
- Any types of medications
Pet Aid Donation Points
Frequently asked questions
- Aberdeen City Council – Integrate Children and Family Services, 2 Gilbert Road, Aberdeen, AB21 9AJ
- Co-operative Banchory, Hill of Banchory South, Banchory, AB31 5QB
- Harbro Country Store, 4 Edgar Road, Elgin, IV30 6YO
- Morrisons Banchory, N Deeside Road, Banchory, AB31 5YR
- Morrisons Inverurie, Blackhall Road Inverurie, AB51 4JP
- Tesco Banchory, Hill of Banchory E, Banchory, AB31 5QA
- Tesco Turriff, 32 High Street, Turriff, AB53 4EN
- Browns Pet Shop, Abbey Path, Arbroath, DD11 1ED
- Pets at Home, Unit 1 Westway Retail Park, Westway, Arbroath, DD11 2NQ
- Asda Dundee Kirton, 7-9 Derwent Avenue, Dundee, DD3 0SZ
- Tesco Monifieth, High Street, Monifieth, Dundee, DD5 4TP
- Dalraida Vets, Manse Brae, Lochgilphead, PA31 8QX
- Tesco Cambeltown, 1 Lochend Street, Cambeltown, PA28 6DL
- Ayrshire Grooming Salon, 43 Princes Street, Ardrossan, KA22 8DE
- Morrisons Troon, 10 Duke’s Road, Troon, KA10 6QX
- Sainsbury’s Prestwick, 125 Ayr Road, Prestwick, KA9 1TW
- Caithness CAB – Thurso, 1A Beach Court, Thurso, KW14 8AD
- Co Op Thurso, Meadow Lane, Thurso, KW14 8ER
- Ormlie Community Centre, 108 Marr Terrace, Ormlie, Thurso, Caithness, KW14 7SW
- Dumbarton ARRC, Dumbarton Road, Milton, Dumbarton, G82 2UA
- Morrisons Dumbarton, 55 Glasgow Road, Dumbarton, G82 1QZ
- Pets at Home Dumbarton, St James Retail Park, 3 Glasgow Road, G82 1RB
- Tesco Milngavie, 7 Gavin’s Mill Road, Milngavie, G62 6NB
- Tesco Haddington, Newton Port, Haddington, EH41 3LZ
- Tesco Hermiston Gait, Cultins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DG
- Dundas Day Centre, Oxgang Road, Grangemouth, FK3 9EF
- Asda Galashiels, Currie Road, Galashiels, TD1 2AG
- Clockwise, 77 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G2 3BZ
- Glasgow ARRC, 125 Kinnell Place, Glasgow, G2 3RY
- Going Mutt’s, Unit 11 Block, 4 Third Road, Blantyre, G72 0UP
- MacDonald Vets Scotstoun, 1411-1413 Dumbarton Road, Scotstoun, G14 9XS
- Morrisons Baillieston, Ravenwood Road, Baillieston, Glasgow, G69 7HU
- Morrisons Giffnock, 38 Fenwick Road, Giffnock, G46 6AA
- Morrisons Partick, 1-2 Merkland Court, Partick, G11 6BB
- Pets at Home Newton Mearns, Greenlaw Village, 1, Greenlaw Drive, Glasgow, G77 6GW
- Pets at Home Pollokshaws, Unit 4, Auldhouse Retail Park, Cogan Street, Pollokshaws, Glasgow, G43 1AP
- The Roundhouse Vet Practice, 43-47 Cogan Road, Pollokshaws, Glasgow, G43 1BJ
- The University of Glasgow, Small Animal Hospital, 464 Bearsden Road, Glasgow, G61 1QH
- Inshes Vet, 5 Inshes Holdings, Inshes, Inverness, IV2 5FF
- Inverness Dog Daycare, Unit 1, 18 Carsegate Road N, Inverness, IV3 8EA
- Tesco Extra Inshes, Inshes Retail Park, Milton, Inshes Roundabout, Inverness, IV2 3TW
- Bright Eyes Cattery and Kennels, 11 Corntown, Conon Bridge, Dingwall, IV7 8HR
- Co-operative Invergordon, 110 High Street, Invergordon, IV18 0DL
- Tesco Superstore Tain, Shore Road, Tain, IV19 1EH
- Lanarkshire ARRC, Bothwell Road, Hamilton, ML3 0SB
- Pets at Home Coatbridge, Unit 9, Faraday Retail Park, Coatbridge, ML5 3SQ
- Pets at Home East Kilbride, Unit C, Howard Avenue, East Kilbride, G74 4ZA
- Pets ‘n’ Vets Blantyre, 169 Stonefield Road, Blantyre, G72 9SD
- Pets ‘n’ Vets Hairmyres, St James Avenue, East Kilbride, Glasgow, G74 5QD
- Scotmid Uddingston, 317 – 319 Old Edinburgh Road, Uddingston, G71 6PL
- Harbo Country Store, Mayshade Park, Bonnyrigg Road, Dalkeith, EH22 3LA
- Sainsbury’s Straiton, Straiton Mains, Straiton, Loanhead, EH20 9PW
- Pets at Home Livingston, Almondvale Retail Park, Livingston, EH54 6QX
- Sainsburys Livingston, Unit 1, Almondvale Retail Park, Livingston, EH54 6RQ
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Livingston Outlet Shopping Centre, Almondvale Avenue, Livingston, EH54 6QX