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Wish List

Donations of supplies and services help Toronto Wildlife Centre help more patients by keeping costs low. Here’s a list of items we need at the centre right now. If you have something you think would help but don’t see it here, send us an email or call us at 416-631-0662 x3207.

All items can be dropped off between 9am and 6pm, 7 days per week* at:

60 Carl Hall Road, Unit 4
Toronto, Ontario
M3K 2C1

*Holiday hours: 9am to 4pm Dec 24th, 25th, 26th, 31st and 1st.

Sorry—Toronto Wildlife Centre cannot offer pick-up services for any items donated.

Toronto Wildlife Centre cannot accept donations of fur coats.

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HPAI Supplies

  • Coveralls (Gostwear) – 15 x-small, 15 small, 15 medium, 10 large, and 10 x-large sizes
  • Rubber boots and galoshes (Amazon)
  • 3M 8210 N95 INDUSTRIAL RESPIRATORS
  • Canopia by Palram 45-in x 19.75-in Steel Work Bench (Lowe’s)

Household and Kitchen Items

  • High-capacity batteries, all sizes – New
  • Kitchen shears (Amazon)
  • Cardboard boxes: For animal transport (sturdy, and at least 1 ft x 1ft x 1ft) New or Used
  • Blender, ideally 1000+ Watts (for grinding pelleted food for baby waterfowl and shorebirds, and for making slurries to feed debilitated patients) – New or used
  • Tabletop scales that resolve to 0.1gram with a maximum weight of at least 500 grams – New or used (Amazon)
  • Digital Weight Scale
  • Large capacity scale
  • Coffee Grinder (Amazon)
  • Lithium AA Energizer batteries

Cleaning Supplies

  • Garbage bags (LARGE SIZE ONLY PLEASE: 30″ x 50″ clear or 26″ x 32.5″ clear)
  • Paper towels
  • Bleach
  • Disposable masks
  • Disposable gloves (powder-free latex or vinyl, sizes medium to large )
  • 70% isopropyl alcohol
  • Unscented, bleach-free, high-efficiency laundry detergent
  • Large professional grade mop heads
  • Dust mops
  • Dish scrub sponges
  • Fragrance free liquid hand soap
  • Pressure washer (1700+ PSI)

Medical Supplies

  • Disposable surgical facemasks (ASTM LVL 3 only)
  • Disposable surgical gloves: All sizes, powder free, latex or latex-free (Amazon)
  • Bags of IV fluids: Unused/not expired
  • Cover slips (Amazon)
  • Needles: 25G-18G (no vacutainer needles) – New
  • Tegaderm Transparent Film Dressing (Amazon)
  • Syringes in sterile packaging (not expired, 1ml – 60 ml) – New
  • Pediatric Stethoscope
  • Transparent Dressings 4″ x 4 3/4″ (Amazon)
  • Hydrocolloid bandages (Amazon)
  • Thermoplastic (surgical purposes) (Ardawigs)
  • Surgical Scissors
  • Surgical Scissor Sharpening Services

We are unable to accept medical supplies at the door. If you have medical supplies to donate, please contact us by phone at 416-631-0662 x3207 or by email. Our donations staff will determine if we can accept the items and arrange a time when they can be received at our centre. Thank you!

Animal Care Supplies

  • Framed Mirror approximately 2ft x 2ft (for patient enrichment) (IKEA)
  • Kritter Keepers (Amazon)
  • Bat tents (Amazon)
  • Butterfly tents (for aviaries) size Large (Amazon)
  • Mini bat ramekins (Amazon)
  • Bird ramekins (Amazon)
  • Red heat lamps (Home Depot)
  • Large kennel cabs (Amazon)
  • Kiddie Pools – used for swans (Grainger)
  • Restraint gloves in small or medium (ACES Animal care)
  • Non-tippable feeding bowls (Amazon)
  • Butterfly nets (3- to 6-foot long handles) (Amazon) – New
  • Artificial plants or trees: For outdoor songbird enclosures – New
  • Privacy room dividers – New or used (Amazon)
  • Large and medium sized insect tent for recovering songbirds (Anthem Sports)
  • Exo Terra Solar Glo bulbs (80W and 125W) (Petsmart, Amazon)
  • Solarmeter for reptile enclosures (Amazon)
  • Branches, logs and greenery (Cedar, pine, and maple are best! Please no cherry or yew. Sizes ranging from large sticks to tree limps or stumps.)
  • Nipples (Mini Miracle Nipple, Regular Miracle Nipple)
  • Rubbermaid 4243-00 Stock Tank 50 Gallon Black (Global Industrial)
  • 15 Gal. Black Poly Stock Tank (Princess Auto)
  • 40 Gal. Black Poly Stock Tank (Princess Auto)

Food and Nutrition

  • Walnuts (unsalted, natural, in the shell) (John Vince Foods)
  • Almonds (unsalted, natural, in the shell) (Amazon)
  • Ensure (vanilla or strawberry flavoured) (Amazon)
  • Baby Food  (chicken flavoured)

Please no peanuts or black-oiled sunflower seeds!

Food is one of Toronto Wildlife Centre’s biggest expenses! If you have any contacts that might be able to donate groceries to our patients, please contact us by phone at 416-631-0662 x3207 or by email.

Rescue Team Equipment

  • Static Rescue Rope (11mm, 150 ft+)

Please contact TWC’s donation department at (416) 631-0662 x 3207 for more details about these items.

Machinery, Tools and Building Supplies

  • Gas powered chainsaw – New or used
  • Heavy duty pruning shears – New or used
  • Electric golf cart – New or used (For transporting food loads to large outdoor enclosures)
  • Outdoor garden cart – New
  • Milwaukee battery operated reciprocating saw (M18 18V Li-Ion Sawzall w/5.0Ah battery)
  • Milwaukee battery operated Circular Saw (M18 Li-Ion 6-1/2inch w/XC 5.0Ah battery)
  • Solar Power Generators – various sizes. Please contact TWC’s donation department at (416) 631-0662 x 3207 for more details about these items

Office Supplies

  • New or slightly used laptops: min 8GB RAM, Windows 10 Pro or higher (to use in domain environment)
  • Dry erase markers
  • Multi-use paper: 8 1/2 by 11 letter (Amazon)
  • Postage stamps
  • Various sizes of clear bins with lids (ONLY WITH LIDS)
  • Foldable laptop stand
  • Monitor riser (Amazon)

Ink/toner cartridges:

  • HP 63XL Black High Yield Original Ink Cartridge (F6U64AN) (Staples)
  • HP 63 Black & Tri-Colour Original Ink Cartridges, 2 Pack (L0R46AN) (Staples)
  • HP 934XL Black High Yield & 935 Cyan, Magenta and Yellow Original Ink Cartridges, 4 Pack (N9H66FN)
  • HP 926XL Black ink (Amazon)
  • HP 926 Tri-colour ink (Amazon)
  • Brother TN431 Standard-Yield Black, Magenta, Yellow, Cyan Toner Cartridge

Services Needed

  • Driveway repair service
  • Snow plowing service
  • Plumbing service
  • Painting service
  • Electrical service
  • Carpentry service

Please contact us by phone at (416) 631-0662 x 3207 or by email to learn more about service donations.

Gift Cards

Education and Outreach Supplies

  • Portable voice amplifier with headset (for outdoor education)
  • Display cases (Amazon)
  • Polymer Clay (brown or black)
  • Air Dry Clay
  • Wildlife magazines featuring good photos
  • Children’s scissors, markers, construction paper, and other craft supplies
  • Native wildflower seeds