Need Help Providing For Your Pet?

Brutus Animal Aid provides pet food and essential supplies to York County pet owners experiencing financial hardship. If you’re struggling to keep up with pet care costs, we’re here to help.

Request Assistance

Who We Help

Our support is focused on helping local families keep their pets at home.

You live in York County, Pennsylvania.

You are experiencing financial hardship or a temporary crisis.

You are seeking help to keep your pet in your home (not to rehome or surrender).

How It Works

We keep the process simple and respectful.

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Review Process

Our team reviews your request and may follow up with questions if needed.

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Submit Request

Submit the request form with details about your pet(s) and your needs.

3 Pickup

Once a month, you will come pick up the requested items at our mobile pantry.

Details are listed on the form and our Facebook page for the pickup date, time, and location.

Please read carefully and send in all

required information (proof of pet(s)

and total household proof of income)

* One applicant per household, per month

All large donations such as cat trees, large beds, ETC will be monitored and limited so everyone gets a fair chance each month :)

* We are not a permanent source of pet food. We offer temporary assistance only.

* No one in the receiving household has the right to resell, or return to a store, food or items provided by the pet food pantry.

If pet foods/items are resold, the household and all members are no longer eligible. If your pet can not use the item please give to someone else for FREE or return to Brutus Animal Aid.

* Humane treatment of the animal(s) is mandatory. None are to be exclusively quartered outdoors, nor left on a chain 24/7 and must have FRESH water every day.

* Recipient agrees that pet(s) receiving donations of food are for their personal companionship and not for breeding or profit. If you are caught breeding your animals you will no longer be eligiable for the pantry.

* The Recipient must agree to maintain safe and healthy living conditions for all pets and to inform a proper agency immediately if this becomes no longer possible.

* The recipient must pick up their own food once a month. Other circumstances must be authorized by the pantry manager.

* The Beneficiary of the pet food pantry must understand that the quantity and brands of food, as well as distribution, are limited to donations and are subject to change based on availability.

OUR PANTRY IS 1X A MONTH FROM 2-4PM, PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP BEFORE 2PM AS WE NEED TIME TO SET UP.

Pets are welcome, they must be friendly!

If your pet uses the bathroom on the property, please clean up after them. If you do not have a bag to pick up the mess, please ask and one will be provided.

Absolutely no smoking on the property is allowed.

We occasionally provide free nail trims, but this varies month to month please follow our social media pages for updates on nail trims, pantry cancelations ETC.

By accepting the pet food and/or supplies, the Recipient agrees not to hold Brutus Animal Aid, pet food pantry staff, volunteers, and benefactors legally liable in the unfortunate event the Recipient's pet(s) becomes ill due to its food/supplies being changed.

I agree to all of the above terms & conditions

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Additional Resources

If we’re not the right fit for your situation, we’ll do our best to connect you with other local resources, rescues, and service providers in York County.