Uxbridge Scugog Pet Food Bank

15/11/2025

15/11/2025

2025 CHRISTMAS BAGS!!

Most of our Christmas bags will be a little late this year… our volunteers are unavailable until December 12th and we simply cannot do this without their help!!

But here is a sneak peak of some bags I put together for 2 special events we our co-sponsoring over the next 2 weeks.

There are 34 cat bags, 2 kitten bags and 23 dog bags. Phew!!

These will be handed out during the Oshawa Animal Care Advisory Committee and Oshawa Animal Service Center’s pet wellness days November 15th and 23rd.

Looking forward to working with Rescue Chow Pet Food Bank and Mars, Incorporated / Mars Petcare on December 12th to make all the rest of the Christmas bags.

09/11/2025

Our product testers are hard at work checking out the new kitty toys that Cheryl made this year… these will be part of our 6th Annual Christmas Auction starting November 22nd.

05/11/2025

Donate. Volunteer. Advocate.

31/10/2025

Why we exist.

28/10/2025

DRIVER FOUND

DRIVER NEEDED

Today (Tuesday) or tomorrow (Wednesday) from Leaskdale to Port PerryOperation Scugog Foodbanknk).

Small load of pet food.

Delivery Tues 12-2:30 or Wed 11-3.

25/10/2025

It’s so sad that this is still happening.

Why Selling Donated Pet Food Hurts Everyone

~By Chrissy McKenty, Founder of Miss Dixie’s Foundation

At Miss Dixie’s Foundation, we believe that every donated bag of food carries a purpose. It’s meant to fill bowls, not bank accounts. It’s meant to help struggling rescues and shelters offset costs, not provide a side hustle to someone who should know better.

Last year, we learned that someone in the rescue community who had received food directly from one of our distributors (not from Miss Dixie’s Foundation) was selling those donated bags to breeders. Since then, others have come forward naming the same individual as still selling this premium brand for $20, $30, and even $40 per bag.

The handwriting on the bags matched a former distributor who supplied product to many reputable rescues. That made the trail clear enough to follow. Sadly, this individual knew exactly what she was doing and understood the damage her actions could cause.

Every organization that received this donation signed paperwork confirming that donated food could not be sold. Those agreements aren’t optional. They exist to protect the reputation of the distributor, the integrity of donation programs, and the animals who depend on them.

The Consequences

When one person decides to sell donations, everyone pays the price.

1. Distributors lose trust and stop donating altogether.

2. Manufacturers step back to protect their brands from being undercut.

3. Legal action becomes a real possibility for breaching signed agreements.

4. The reputation of honest rescues takes a hit, because word travels fast in this community.

5. And most importantly, the animals lose, every bag sold for profit is one less that reaches a rescue or pet owner in need.

How It Affects the Rest of Us

Because of this kind of behaviour, we’ve seen the impact firsthand. Our supply of kibble has dwindled, and I’ve had to send out numerous emails to rescues letting them know that donations are limited with this brand until distributors rebuild trust because of this individual. These are hard messages to send when you know there are animals waiting on those meals.

Miss Dixie’s Foundation did not supply this individual, but her actions have affected us all. Both our foundation and the distributor were informed, and she was immediately cut off from receiving any further donations from us.

A Message to the Public

If someone is offering you “donated” pet food for sale, please think twice. Ask where it came from. Legitimate rescues do not sell donations. Supporting these side sales doesn’t just bend the rules, it breaks the system that keeps thousands of pets fed each month. Call them out, speak up for the animals.

Or as Miss Dixie would say, “That’s like biting the hand that feeds you.”

At Miss Dixie’s Foundation, we’ll continue to stand by our principles honesty, integrity, and accountability. Donations are a privilege, not a paycheck. They exist to help, not to hustle.

Let’s keep the focus where it belongs: feeding animals, not egos.

18/10/2025

Thanks to voters in Uxbridge and Port Perry who once again included us in their lists of Readers’ Choice Best Non-Profit / Foundation. 💙🐾

04/10/2025

How lovely is this!!???!!! Our local Pet Valu Uxbridge is collecting cat food for us!! Thanks to everyone there for helping us to deal with these unprecedented shortages.

We are now collecting food donations for the Uxbridge Scugog Pet Food Bank, an amazing organization that works with Uxbridge Loaves and Fishes and other area food banks. While you are shopping for your beloved pets, please consider buying an extra can or bag for pets in need. Thank you!

01/10/2025

🌟 🌟 🆘 🆘 URGENT 🆘 🆘 🌟 🌟

WE HAVE ZERO DRY CAT FOOD.

What we need:
- Donations of dry cat food or
- Contact information for anywhere that would sell us dry cat food at a heavily discounted value.

How you can help:

UXBRIDGE:
Drop off unopened, unexpired bags of dry cat food (preferably small to medium sized bags).

Directly to Uxbridge Loaves & Fishes Food Bank via their 2 Uxbridge drop off locations (during their normal business hours):
🐾 Trail Capital Pharmacy Uxbridge (Hank), 2 Douglas Rd, A35, Uxb; and
🐾 Pharmasave Uxbridge Medical Pharmacy & Home Health Care Centre (Sam), 29 Toronto St S 1B, Uxb.

PORT PERRY
Directly to Operation Scugog Foodbank during their normal donation hours.

WHITBY:
Directly to Rescue Chow Pet Food Bank - Durham Region - Ontario during their normal donation hours.

OTHER:
Directly to us at the pet food bank - drop off at our storage location near the Leaskdale / Sunderland border anytime:
We are in the country and it confuses GPS...

Here is a google maps link:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/sdNuoHo7Uu3pNURbA?g_st=ic

One house west of Lakeridge Road, first driveway on the South side of Durham Road 13.

Long black fence and blue gate.

Actual address is: s60 Durham Road 13, Leaskdale, ON L0C 1CO

We have a bin by the gate (west side just inside the gate - black and blue). Just reach over the fence to open. Donations of unopened food can be left there.

Or message us / email us ([email protected]) if you can help.

Thanks!!

30/09/2025

DRIVER FOUND

🆘 DRIVER NEEDED 🆘

We desperately need dry dog food picked up in Whitby at Rescue Chow Pet Food Bank and delivered to us at our Leaskdale/Sunderland storage area.

Preferably tomorrow (Tuesday) or early Wednesday.

Please reach out if you can help.