Donations to animal shelters are appreciated

Animals in local shelters need your support, and on Saturday there is an opportunity to help.

Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary will hold three stuff-a-truck events sponsored by Engelmann Farms from 9 a.m. to noon. The trucks will be located at Petco Pet Supplies, 266 Siemers Drive, and Kmart, 11 S. Kingshighway, in Cape Girardeau and the Safe Harbor Thrift Store in Jackson, located at 3862 E. Jackson Blvd.

Requested donations to help the shelter include 4 Health brand and Purina animal food, litter boxes, clumping litter, metal buckets (5-gallon), cat and dog beds, cat toys, cedar shavings and straw to be used for dog kennels, scratching posts for cats and bird seed, according to a story by Nancy Hadler in Wednesday's Southeast Missourian. Gift cards and cleaning supplies also are appreciated.

Safe Harbor, a no-kill animal shelter, and the Humane Society, along with other area kennels do important work to help homeless pets. We encourage you also to consider adopting a pet from a shelter if you are interested.

Thank you to those who support these organizations. We encourage you to stop by one of the donation areas on Saturday or otherwise support the shelters. Thank you for your support.