Pet Food Pantry

If you successfully register you’ll be sure to receive food on the distribution day.

• For a cat: approximately five pounds of dry food 

• For a dog less than 30 pounds: approximately ten pounds of dry food 

• For a dog more than 30 pounds: approximately fifteen pounds of dry food 

If we have wet/canned food, we will automatically distribute it to you.  

All events will take place at 8323 Baldwin Street in Oakland from 12 – 2 p.m.  

Registration opens at 10 a.m. on each of the dates listed below. REGISTER HERE.  

Upcoming dates for 2026:

• Tuesday 1/20 – registration opens 1/12 and closes 1/16 (or when full)
• Tuesday 2/17 – registration opens 2/9 and closes 2/13 (or when full)
• Tuesday 3/17 – registration opens 3/9 and closes 3/13 (or when full
• Tuesday 4/21 – registration opens 4/13 and closes 4/17 (or when full)
• Tuesday 5/19 – registration opens 5/11 and closes 5/15 (or when full)
• Tuesday 6/16 – registration opens 6/8 and closes 6/12 (or when full)
• Tuesday 7/21 – registration opens 7/13 and closes 7/17 (or when full)
• Tuesday 8/18 – registration opens 8/10 and closes 8/14 (or when full)
• Tuesday 9/15 – registration opens 9/7 and closes 9/11 (or when full)
• Tuesday 10/20 – registration opens 10/12 and closes 10/16 (or when full)
• Tuesday 11/17 – registration opens 11/9 and closes 11/13 (or when full)
• Tuesday 12/15 – registration opens 12/7 and closes 12/11 (or when full)

Dogs can have these vegetables: sweet potatoes, green beans, pumpkin, spinach, greens, lettuce, carrots, peas, and broccoli. They can also have these fruits: watermelon, apples without seeds, strawberries, blueberries, bananas, pears, and cantaloupe.

Dogs can NOT have bones, pork, chocolate, avocado, onions, garlic, grapes/raisins, nuts, apricots, plums , shallots, leeks, scallions, xylitol.

Please consult your veterinarian for other foods your dog can and cannot have.

This recipe yields about 8 cups of food for your dog.

Important: Do not use pork or bones of any kind.

1 & ½ cup brown rice
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 pounds cooked ground beef, turkey, or chicken
3 cups baby spinach, chipped
2 carrots, shredded
1 zucchini, shredded
½ cup peas, canned or frozen

Mix everything together and store in the refrigerator.

Cats can have fish, cooked poultry, bananas, berries, melon, carrots, rice, pumpkin, oatmeal, eggs, and spinach.

Cats can NOT have: dairy, chocolate, nuts, grapes/raisins, garlic, onions, shallots, leeks, scallions, xylitol, coconut milk, seeds, raw meats or fish, raw or uncooked bread dough.

Please consult your veterinarian for other foods your cat can and cannot have.

In a pinch, use one of these 2 recipes for your cat:

1 can sardines in oil
2 tablespoons of cooked carrot, mashed
⅓ cup cooked oatmeal

OR

1 cup cooked chicken (boiled or baked)
¼ cup steamed broccoli, mashed
¼ cup steamed carrots, mashed
¼ cup Chicken broth

For either recipe, combine ingredients until smooth and cool to room temperature before serving. Store in the refrigerator.