Chow Wagon Pet Food Bank
Our Chow Wagon Pet Food Bank distributed more than 17,000 pounds of free pet food to over 3,000 families last month alone. As the need in our region grows, we are in desperate need of pet food donations to continue serving the pets and people in our community!
Please consider making a life-changing donating from one of our Wish Lists below.
How can I help?
Your support allows us to keep serving over 3,000 households every month. You can donate pet food through one of our wish lists which ship directly to us. Below are our wish lists.
Or you can drop off nonexpired pet food to the below locations:
Animal Friends
562 Camp Horne Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Coldwell Banker Realty
3244 Washington Rd.
McMurray, PA 15317
Between the hours of 9 am and 4 pm Monday through Friday.
Looking for other ways to donate? Please see our full Wish List.
Client Application
Chow Wagon Pet Food Bank supports families and their pets by providing free pet food on a monthly basis. This service prioritizes Allegheny County residents in an effort to promote pet retention and reduce surrenders. It is intended to supplement the pet’s monthly food needs to ease the financial cost associated with pet care. We are currently accepting applications for our 2024 clients.
2024 Client Application – Online
2024 Client Application – Download
2024 Application Due Date: Tuesday, December 5th 2023
Community Resource Sharing
By joining our Partner Network, your organization can be eligible to receive donations of pet food and supplies to distribute directly to pets and pet owners in need.
If you work with an animal or human-serving organization in the Greater Pittsburgh area that is interested in receiving pet food through our Chow Wagon Partner Network, please click the button below to complete an application.
Recall Alert!
There is currently a recall for Victor dry dog and cat foods manufactured with a “Best By” date of 10/31/24 or earlier. Click here read more about the recall.
More Questions?
Please contact our Pet Retention team with any questions.
PetRetention@ThinkingOutsideTheCage.org | 412.536.3898