Hi! My name is Nicole and I am the Founder of the Animal Food Bank. We are a non-funded, volunteer based organization working in BC that provides pet food, supplies and vet care to pets of low-income and homeless individuals. We also provide this support to pets of evacuees.
In the first five days of the BC Wildfire Season we have sent out over 3,500 lbs of food, as well as supplies like leashes and collars and cat litter. We've been told to "brace ourselves" for an aggressive wildfire season.
Why donate to us?
We are grass roots, on the ground help, networked with and helping many sister organizations, including the BC SPCA (we just sent them 1,000 lbs of food to Kamloops), ALERT, and other partner rescues who are assisting in servicing evacuees.
We are not limited by red tape and policy and so can help whoever we need, whenever. For example, if a pet is evacuating and has been injured, we can step in to pay the vet fees without having to waste precious time seeing an "on staff" vet (we don't have one), or perform a means test (where the human has to prove need).
Our mission is greater than pet food and we are nimble and able to pivot quickly to delivery necessary services. The last thing someone should have to worry about when evacuating with their pet, is how to feed or care for the pet.
Please help us by donating to our 2021 BC Wildfire Pet Evacuation Fund. There are currently over 200 fires burning in BC. We need to be able to respond in an instant and cannot do without your help.
Please visit us at animalfoodbank.org for more information on our organization or on Facebook at Animal Food Bank Canada.
Thank you so much, on behalf of the pets, and their guardians, for your support.
Nicole