Your donations make all the difference for the animals. Here, we explain the various ways that you can donate to us and the direct impact that your donation will have in improving an animal's life. You can make a donation either through the Paypal Giving Fund or with Venmo @cafanimals! Donations keep our doors open so we can continue rescuing animals and educating the community.

 

Our WishList

Our animals can always benefit from the direct donation of items that help us to help them stay clean, healthy, and happy during their time with us. The following is a list of items that we are happy to accept on behalf of our animals. We accept donations at 3954 Jacobs Ave., Eureka. We are on Highway 101 near Carl Johnsons. If you have quite a few donations and need us to do a pick-up, please call us at 707-296-4629 to arrange for someone to pick up.

Some stores we frequent for our furry friends include Humboldt Pet Supply, Winco, Costco, Arcata Pet, and Amazon. We will provide a donation receipt with the amount for any gift card we receive!

Additionally, our rescue is always looking for:

  • Non-expired or recently expired medications including flea medication for dogs and cats.

  • Quality cat and dog food, both dry and canned. If you want to buy new food to donate please contact us and we can help you with some of the most common foods we feed.

  • Bleach, scrub sponges, Clorox or Lysol wipes, and paper towels

  • Laundry soap (unscented purr-ferred)

  • Unscented clay litter or unscented clumping litter such as wheat, corn or pine (unfortunately, the kitties give a paw down to pine pellets)

  • New or lightly used dog and cat toys

  • Gift cards, Gift Certificates or Cash to help with our veterinary bills. We take our animals to Myrtle Ave. Veterinary Hospital, Humboldt Spay/Neuter Clinic, McKinleyville Animal Care Center, or Sunny Brae Animal Clinic.

Where does your donation go?

Spay and Neuter Assistance:

From a statistical perspective, nothing helps out animals in Humboldt more than providing affordable spay/neuter services. Slowing the birthrate down is critical not only in terms of saving resources and finding homes for the animals already living, but also for preventing the expansion of feral colonies and the suffering they often endure. One problem we often see with feral cats due to the high level of in-breeding and lack of care is the spread of various diseases. It’s not uncommon to see kittens who have something passed on to them by their mother. Feral cats are more likely to fight especially territorial males. Finally, ecological damage is increased by non-native predators encroaching on native-species territory, particularly in terms of cats hunting birds. Thais is what cats do when they are hungry or starving. CAF helps provide spay/neuter assistance to low-income individuals as well as helping anyone in the community who is trapping and fixing feral cats. We spay/neuter every animal that arrives at our facility and we do not adopt animals out without being spayed/neutered, nor do we take in surrendered litters from individuals who are unwilling to spay/neuter the parents that bred them. Click the title box above this section to donate!

Food & Care for Rescue Animals

A healthy diet, a clean and stimulating environment, and proper medical care are the keys to having healthy, adoptable animals. At CAF, we want to make sure every animal in our care gets the best resources for growing to their full potential. We often have anywhere from 10-50 animals in our care, and you can imagine how much the care adds up! Click the title box above this section to donate! 

Whatever our community needs most!

Companion Animal Foundation started as a thrift store with a little kitten room in the back with the goal of ending the pet overpopulation crisis of Humboldt. Over 20 years we have grown and changed with the community and in doing so the needs of our community have changed (isn’t that lovely?). We have a robust youth humane education program, and a foster program and we are working to get a Cat Cafe up and running so we can help more cats.