The Baltimore Humane Society is putting out an urgent call for help. It is asking for donations to fill its pet pantry as demand has reached critical levels.The supply shed might look full in Reisterstown, but donations are critically low inside the Baltimore Humane Society’s BMore Kind pet food bank. Alexa Jones is the marketing and public relations director for the Humane Society.”We rely solely on donations for this,” Jones said. At the time of this report, the food bank had no dry cat food, and everything in the shed will be gone within a week. The pantry provides free dog and cat food to about 80 families experiencing financial hardships. With the government shutdown and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding uncertain, demand has skyrocketed.”Every day, we’re getting calls about it,” Jones said. The shelter, of course, is accepting monetary donations, but to make it easier for folks, they have partnered with several local businesses to host collection sites.The businesses include Petco in Owings Mills. Pet Supplies Plus in Eldersburg, PetSmart in Towson and Howl in Baltimore City.”This absolutely helps keep pets and their owners together,” Jones said. Another sign of tough times is that more strays are not being claimed. Jones made a plea to not just let them loose if people cannot take care of them.”We will help with that, and other local shelters, as well, as long as we’re not full,” Jones said. For more information on how to help the pantry or the Humane Society in general, visit the following website.
The Baltimore Humane Society is putting out an urgent call for help. It is asking for donations to fill its pet pantry as demand has reached critical levels.
The supply shed might look full in Reisterstown, but donations are critically low inside the Baltimore Humane Society’s BMore Kind pet food bank. Alexa Jones is the marketing and public relations director for the Humane Society.
“We rely solely on donations for this,” Jones said.
At the time of this report, the food bank had no dry cat food, and everything in the shed will be gone within a week. The pantry provides free dog and cat food to about 80 families experiencing financial hardships. With the government shutdown and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding uncertain, demand has skyrocketed.
“Every day, we’re getting calls about it,” Jones said.
The shelter, of course, is accepting monetary donations, but to make it easier for folks, they have partnered with several local businesses to host collection sites.
The businesses include Petco in Owings Mills. Pet Supplies Plus in Eldersburg, PetSmart in Towson and Howl in Baltimore City.
“This absolutely helps keep pets and their owners together,” Jones said.
Another sign of tough times is that more strays are not being claimed. Jones made a plea to not just let them loose if people cannot take care of them.
“We will help with that, and other local shelters, as well, as long as we’re not full,” Jones said.
For more information on how to help the pantry or the Humane Society in general, visit the following website.
