Wild4Life Wildlife Rescue & Rehab (813) 454-2535; (813) 655-1521
Our Goal is to provide rescue and rehabilitation to injured and orphaned wildlife.
In order to offer this service, donations of supplies, feed and volunteer time would be greatly appreciated.
Wild4Life offers care to more than 100 injured, orphaned, and rescued animals each year. We rely on the generous support of corporations, small companies and individual donors. Please review the opportunities we've listed below and let us know how you can help.
Who pays for all of this? I'm often asked if I receive subsidies, or if this is a paying job. The answer to both questions is “no.” I pay annual fees for both state and federal permits and I'm also required by law to provide medical care to animals in my care. My "pay" is the reward I feel when I have successfully rehabbed and released one of my babies.
How can I help? If you would like to help provide care for these needy animals, please look over my Wish List and consider donating to their cause. Currently, we are in need of the items listed below. Every donated item makes a difference - don't assume someone else will donate these items. Remember that all donations are tax-deductible. Receipts for your donation are available upon request. Most items listed on our wish list do not have to be new, used gently is purr-fectly fine.
?Wish List 2008-2009
Volunteers (anytime, day or night, 2 hours a week or whatever you can spare)
Animal Care and Supplies
Medium and Large Pet Carriers
Airline Kennels (all sizes)
Large Parrot/Macaw Cages
Lids from mayonnaise and peanut butter jars, etc.
Large, sturdy tree limbs for habitat enclosures
Old-style Wooden Playpen
AVENT Baby bottles/nipples (can sometimes be found in great condition at consignment stores)
Fleece (scraps are fine), fake fur, real fur (coats or hats)
Food Items and Items Available at WalMart or Most Grocery Stores
Fresh Fruits (apples, berries, melon, peaches, etc.)
Fresh Vegetables (apples, baby carrots, squash, broccoli, grean leaf or romaine lettuce, sweet potatoes, etc.)
Packaged frozen berries Eggs
Bottled spring water Brawny Pick-A Size Paper Towels
Pedialyte (unflavored) for hydrating animals Dawn Liquid Dish Soap (Citrus scents preferred)
Liquid Hand Soap (citrus/ginger scents or unscented) Hand Sanitizer
Plastic Garbage Bags (13 and 33 gallon) Ziploc Bags (all sizes)
Parrot seed, with peanuts Pecans, peanuts, trail mix (unsalted, please)
Frozen berries Baby blankets
Polar fleece hats (baby mammals sleep in them) Towels
Heating Pads Tide Laundry Detergent – Citrus scent – NO BLEACH
Vinegar Hydrogen Peroxide
Baking Soda Small plastic kiddie pools for raccoons
Laundry baskets Heavy Duty, wheeled plastic garbage cans
Bungee cords – not fabric covered Cable ties
Heating pads and covers Buckets
Baby wipes Unsalted peanuts and nuts of all kinds
Baby fruit juice (unsweetened) Tarps
Unopened jars of meat, vegetable or fruit baby food for emaciated animals
Clear or translucent plastic storage boxes (any brand, with lid) to convert into incubators/housing for young ones
Medical/Veterinary Supplies
Medical Bandages Tape
Neosporin Nolvasin (avail. at feed stores)
Baytril, Injectible 22.7 ml Dexamethazone sp 4mg/ml
Latex Exam Gloves Nebulizer equipment (hoses/masks/Albuterol)
Microscope slides and cover slips Good quality pediatric stethoscopes
Digital gram scales Digital infant scales (able to weigh in grams)
Any Medical supplies (even expired antibiotics are approved for use with wildlife)
Pet Store/Feed Store Items
Rabbit Pellets (we use these for litter, and larger bags are fairly inexpensive)
Powdered puppy or kitten formula such as Esbilac and KMR
Gift certificates to any agriculture store or pet store
Cat trees or beds
Stainless steel or heavy, non-tip food & water bowls
Lixit brand glass Pet water bottles – 32oz.
Dry, non-grain-based puppy food (young raccoons) with meat meal as first ingredient, not corn
Dry, non-grain-based dog food (adult raccoons) with meat meal as first ingredient, not corn
Rodent block
Maintenance and Hardware Supplies
Fiberglass Screening Rolls of Astroturf or Outdoor Carpet
Shade Cloth (neutral colors) Bamboo/Reed Fencing
50' Garden Hose Push Brooms
Shovels Leaf Rakes
LARGE Scrub Brushes Heavy duty metal gravel rake (not a leaf rake)
Mops Shaklee Basic-H Cleaning Products
Concrete PVC
Drains for floor Chain Link Fencing
Dorm-Sized Refrigerator Stackable washer/dryer
Baby Barn or pottery shed for storage/quiet environment Window AC unit
?Brass Garden Hose Nozzles Small Plastic/Vinyl Outdoor Storage Shed/enclosed shelving
Locking tool box with wheels or locking medicine cabinet (large, not wall-mount)
Caging materials, for planned enclosure area to be built soon.
We will need roofing materials and/or volunteers who would like to help build a roof for this project.
Cage building supplies (2 by 4's, ½” square wire mesh, 3" drywall screws).
Exterior rated plywood (1/2") for the construction of den and nest boxes.
Hardware Items (hinges, nails, screws, padlocks etc)
Education Program Supplies
8.5" x 11" Office Paper Toilet Paper
#10 Envelopes 1st Class Postage Stamps
Clear Acrylic Donation Box Plastic-topped Folding tables (long)
Canopy to provide shade Individual hand sanitizers
Reference & Research Materials
Hurricane Supplies
Battery Operated Weather Radio Generator(s)
Mag Lite Flashlights Battery-powered Lanterns
Bottled spring water
Specialty Items
Digital video camera Small copy machine/FAX
Prepaid cell phone cards (T-Mobile)
Laptop PC with Wi-Fi capabilities, to allow for ready availability of crucial info during emergencies and pickups, as well as educational
presentations (contact us for details)
Enclosed, AC trailer (concession style - for transporting and presenting animals to lessen stress from moving from place to place)
Other Ways You Can Help
Funding for special projects Cash Donations for unexpected expenses
Gift Cards from: Grocery Stores; Hardware Supply Stores; Feed Stores; Petco; PetSmart; WalMart; Boyette Animal Hospital;
Care Animal Hospital; Brandon Emergency Animal Clinic
For more information or if you have something not listed that we may be able to use, please call (813) 454-2535
