Food and Essentials
Find out what food and essentials you can donate to animals in our care.
Why donate food and essentials
The animals in our care are always delighted to receive food and essentials from our supporters – and so are our Centre teams! We really do appreciate every single item that is kindly bought for the animals and we love receiving deliveries. Before you donate, please check the lists below so that you know what we can and cannot accept.
Where you can donate food and essentials to animals in need
Donate at a Scottish SPCA Centre
We have six Centres across Scotland where you are welcome to drop off food and essentials for animals awaiting their forever home. There is a donation box located outside our Centres where you can leave your donated food and essentials.
Please clock on the lists below to make sure animals in our care can benefit from your generous donations.
- 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)
- 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
Donate at Our National Wildlife Centre
Find the National Wildlife Centre
Our National Wildlife Centre is located in Fishcross, Clackmannanshire. We accept food and essentials here and they can be left in the donation box outside the Centre. Please review the lists below to find out what you can and cannot donate. Thank you.
- 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
- 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
Drop Off at a Pet Aid Donation Point
You can donate food and treats for dogs, cats, and small animals at any Pet Aid Donation Point across the country. Before you buy something to donate, please check the lists below for what we can and cannot accept through these donation points. To find your local donation point, click on your local region on the list below.
We are grateful for all food and treats that we can accept for the animals in our care. Thank you.
- Dog and cat food, wet and dry and in date, can be close to sell by date
- Dog and cat treats, in date, can be close to sell by date
- Small animal food, such as rabbit pellets, hamster mix, hay, treats
- Duvets or pillows
- Towels
- Open bags of food / treats
- Out of date items
- Rawhide treats
- Bedding
- Toys
- Walking aids
- Grooming items
- Miscellaneous items
Find your local Pet Aid donation point
- 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 6YQ
- 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
- Town & Country Veterinary Group, 14a Bridge Street, Banchory, AB31 5SX
- Asda Dundee Kirton, 7-9 Derwent Avenue, Dundee, DD3 0SZ
- Brooksbank Centre & Services, Pitairlie Road, Mid Craigie, Dundee, DD4 8DG
- Browns Pet Shop, Abbey Path, Arbroath, DD11 1ED
- McCaskie Country Stores, Orwell Farm, Kinross, KY13 9HB
- Tesco Monifieth, High Street, Monifieth, Dundee, DD5 4TP
- Dalraida Vets, Manse Brae, Lochgilphead, PA31 8QX
- Ayrshire Grooming Salon, 43 Princes Street, Ardrossan, KA22 8DE
- Morrisons Stevenston, Kilwinning Road, Stevenston, KA20 3DE
- Morrisons Troon, 10 Duke’s Road, Troon, KA10 6QX
- Sainsbury’s Prestwick, 125 Ayr Road, Prestwick, KA9 1TW
- Vets4Pets, Ayr, Retail Park, Allison Street, Ayr, KA8 8HD
- Asda Galashiels, Currie Road, Galashiels, TD1 2AG
- Co-Op Thurso, Meadow Lane, Thurso, KW14 8ER
- Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust, The Barn, Drovers Square, Ardgay, Sutherland, IV24 3AL
- Ormlie Community Centre, Henderson Street, Thurso, KW14 7LD
- Boyce & Houston Vets, 13 Rockbank Place, Hardgate, Clydebank, G81 5NZ
- Morrisons Dumbarton, 55 Glasgow Road, Dumbarton, G82 1QZ
- Tesco Milngavie, 7 Gavin’s Mill Road, Milngavie, G62 6NB
- The Small Animal Hospital, 464 Bearsden Road, Glasgow, G61 1QH
- Tesco Haddington, Newton Port, Haddington, EH41 3LZ
- Tesco Hermiston Gait, Cultins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DG
- Tesco Colinton Mains, Colinton, Edinburgh, EH13 9AH
- Tesco Corstorphine, 30 Meadow Place Road, Corstorphine, Edinburgh, EH12 7UQ
- Dundas Day Centre, Oxgang Road, Grangemouth, FK3 9EF
- Ashley Veterinary Centre, 357-359 Anniesland Road, Glasgow, G13 1XT
- Clockwise, 77 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G2 3BZ
- Going Mutts, 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
- 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
- Bright Eyes Cattery and Kennels, 11 Corntown, Conon Bridge, Dingwall, IV7 8HR
- Co-op Alness, 46-48 High Street, Alness, IV17 OPS
- 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
- Tesco Superstore Tain, Shore Road, Tain, IV19 1EH
- 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
- Sainsbury’s Livingston, Unit 1, Almondvale Retail Park, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6RQ
Send Directly to a Centre with Amazon Wishlists
Did you know you can donate directly to a centre by shopping on Amazon? We use Amazon Wishlists to provide up-to-date shopping lists of what our Centres need most.
We care for thousands of domestic and wild animals. We rely on your generous support to provide nutrition, stimulation and care for them. If you would like to donate food or essentials that can make a real difference to animals, you can use our Amazon Wishlists to send gifts directly to the Centre of your choice.
Please click the link below to view the Amazon Wishlist for the Centre you wish to donate to:
- Aberdeenshire
- Dunbartonshire & West Scotland
- Edinburgh & Lothians
- Glasgow
- Glasgow Vet Clinic
- Highlands & Islands
- Lanarkshire
- National Wildlife Rescue Centre
- Inspectorate – Aberdeen
- Inspectorate – Central
- Inspectorate – Edinburgh
- Inspectorate – Glasgow
- Inspectorate – Inverness
When items donated via Amazon Wishlists are delivered, it won’t include your contact details so on behalf of the animals you’ll help, we say thank you for your generous support.
Every donation matters to Scotland’s animals who need us
If you would prefer to make a cash donation, we appreciate every single £1. Thank you for supporting us to keep doing the work we do including caring for and releasing hedgehogs!
