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CARE CENTRE

Wish List
Wilson's Warbler

Our care facility needs food and medical supplies and other items to help us care for the 3,000 animals brought to us every year. If you wish to donate any of the items listed below, please call us at 604.526.7275 for directions and drop-off times or help in transporting. Thank you for your help.

Education Wish List

Download a printable version of a more extensive medical supplies list (PDF).

Food Supplies
  • Gift cards for local grocery stores
  • 26% protein natural harvest chick starter
  • 17% protein duck pellets
  • Baby food - chicken (and broth) with no other additives (Heinz brand)
  • Distilled water (jugs)
  • Fresh fruits and vegetables* : apples, potatoes, frozen mixed vegetables, pears, corn-on-the-cob, grapes, strawberries, romaine lettuce, carrots, bananas, sweet potatoes, sui (suey) choy and yams
    *Note: please call first as the need for these items is dependent on the types of animals currently in care.
  • Frozen blackberries and blueberries
  • Herring (frozen)
  • Innova Evo no grain dry cat and kitten food (purple bag)
  • Live clams
  • Clam meat (frozen)
  • Mealworms
  • Nuts (unsalted, both in and out of shell): almonds, walnuts, filberts, and acorns (no peanuts please - we have plenty!)
  • Salmon (frozen)
  • Smelt (frozen)
  • Trout (frozen)
  • Science Diet Canine Maintenance Gourmet Beef and Chicken canned food (370g)
  • Sterile red wriggler worms
  • Suet feeder blocks
  • Tri-V Beef and Vegetable canned dog food (green tins)
  • Wheat germ oil
  • White millet

Household Items

  • Cable ties (AKA zap straps, zip ties)
  • Whiteboard grid, art tape
  • Laundry soap
  • Square laundry baskets
  • Suction cup shower caddies/soap dishes
  • Small/medium mirrors
  • Baking/cooking timers
  • Chlorine bleach - 5 litre size (we use one 5L jug per day, on average)
  • Heat lamp bulbs (ceramic)
  • Garbage bags (industrial size)
  • Full spectrum light bulbs (tubular)
  • Mop heads (large industrial size)
  • Strainers (metal or plastic)

Medical Supplies

  • Littman stethoscopes - pediatric preferred
  • Veterinary ultrasound machine
  • Hand-held blood chemistry analyzer
  • Pressure gauge for attachment to inhalant anesthetic machine circuit
  • Endotracheal tubes without cuffs
  • Hemacytometer
  • Centrifuge for hematocrit and whole blood
  • Tegaderm
  • Lactated Ringer's Solution (sterile, unopened)
  • Latex/Nitrile exam gloves
  • Vitamin E oil
  • Vitamin B1, B-complex tabs

Outdoor Supplies

  • Drill press
  • Weed wacker
  • Heat lamp fixtures
  • 3/4" plywood
  • Hammers
  • Tarps
  • Ladder with two steps (2)
  • Pool thermometer
  • Lumber (2 x 4)
  • Handheld pool vacuum that uses siphon action
  • Soaker hoses
  • 55 gallon water barrel (2)
  • Astroturf or "daisy door mats" for use as perch covers
  • Greenery (evergreen, cedar is best)
  • Hose splitters (y-joint) and nozzles
  • Perennial plants & live trees
  • Garden trowels (3 - 5)
  • Rowboat oars - 6 foot
  • Wood chipper

Other/Miscellaneous Supplies

  • Reference Book: Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine Current Therapy, Volume 7
  • Chain mail gloves
  • Bird puppets (e.g. raven, gull, mallard, goose)
  • Gift certificates to Squirrels & More
  • Laptop - 2009 or newer
  • Digital camcorder
  • Live traps
  • Old business cards
  • SPCA boxes
  • Credit card imprinter
  • Banding Pliers - 2-hole banding pliers to fit sizes 2, 3, 3B, & 3A, with opening pin.
  • Canadian Tire money
  • Egg Candler
  • Gift cards for Thrifty Foods, PriceSmart, Save-On Foods, Staples, Costco, Home Depot, Rona, Tisol, VanPet
  • Wing Rule - 30cm
 

 

Last Updated: December 21, 2011