Kids Can Help Shelter Pets, Too
While our volunteer program is designed for individuals 17 years of age and older, children under 17 can still make a difference in the lives of our shelter pets by:
- Making cat and dog toys and enrichment items. These items can help reduce the stress many animals feel when they come to a shelter, as well as exercise their brains while they wait to be adopted!
- Snuffle mat
- Snuffle ball
- Snuggle blanket
- Wine cork toys
- Octopus dog toy.
- Cat scratchboard.
- Ring ball cat toy.
- Tissue kebab cat toy.
- Cat wrestle sausage toy.
- Cat charmer wand.
- Paper Mache cat toys
- Cat Pom Poms
- Felt feather toy
- No sew heart toy
- PVC Work to eat toy
- Dog fox tail toy (you can get tennis balls from the shelter)
- Dog chew ring
- Dog or cat No sew bed
- Bunny catnip toys
- Peanut Butter stuffed apples
- Tire bed
- Collecting items or organizing a supply donation drive for items from our wish list.
See our tips for a successful donation drive! - Making pet treats. Please schedule a time to drop off perishable treats by emailing HumaneEd@mdspca.org or calling (410) 235-8826 ext. 1005.
- Yogurt pumpkin dog treat
- Pumpkin oat ball dog treat
- Doggie cookies
- Doggie oatmeal dog treat
- No-bake dog treat
- Peanut butter dog treat
- Peanut butter honey nut dog treat
- Tuna cat treats
- Sardine cat treats
- Salmon cat treats
- A great way to help animals in our community is through fostering a dog or cat! Animal fostering is when your family provides short-term care to shelter animals in your home before they’re adopted. If your family is interested in learning more about fostering an animal from the MD SPCA, please contact foster@mdspca.org.
- Eagle Scout and Gold Award Projects. If you are interested in helping the Maryland SPCA through an Eagle Scout or Gold Award Project, please contact the Humane Education department at HumaneEd@mdspca.org or 410-235-8826 ext. 5002. Past projects have included building an exercise yard for our shelter animals, planting trees, building benches, making community cat shelters, and more! Projects are accepted based on shelter need and availability.
Do you have an idea for a project that you don’t see above? Please contact us to discuss your ideas at HumaneEd@mdspca.org or 410-235-8826 ext. 5002.
