General Discussion

I know how much effort goes into what she is doing. About 15yrs ago I volunteered on Sundays with a woman here in SoCal who had a similar program. She was a dynamo. I went with her a few times in her small box truck to places like big box stores or grocery stores, and picked up palettes of bags of pet food that were either expired or 'broken bags'*. Took them back to her garage to be picked up by local rescues or be delivered to them. Some times she'd get palettes that had other products for humans on them, which she'd deliver with the animal food. So if we went to deliver food to a shelter, she'd give the workers items they might be able to use. Even went to food banks to get food for the shelter/rescue workers. After some time I had to stop volunteering with her as I was working full time and had to start caring for an aging family member. Last I heard she was still going and had actually found space in a warehouse so she could expand her project.

There are people like your wife and her volunteers out there that work unbeknownst to the public helping out so many who need items for their animals. I can't thank her/you/them enough for what they do.

*broken bags are dry food bags that get ripped open or damaged and can't be sold. I don't know if stores still do this, but it might be a source of food for anyone needing food for their pets or colony cats etc.