As the government shutdown continues, please consider donating pet food and other pet supplies to your local food pantry or pet food pantry. In our community, Footprints Food Pantry in Kittery, Maine is offering support to any government employee in Kittery or Eliot affected by the shutdown. To help stock their shelves, the Petco on 1465 Woodbury Ave in Portsmouth, NH is hosting a pet food drive!

On Saturday, January, 19, 2019 the Woodbury Ave Petco will be accepting donations of dog food, cat food, and food for smaller animals, as well as other needed pet supplies. If you can’t make it on Saturday, don’t worry! They will be collecting food from now until they deliver it to Footprints Food Pantry this Tuesday. For more information on this pet food drive for furloughed and government employees on duty without pay, please call 603-334-0190. Please note: at this time only the Woodbury Ave Petco is accepting pet food donations for workers affected by the shutdown.

If you are a government employee in Kittery or Eliot affected by the shutdown who needs food for your family, you are invited to come to the Footprints Food Pantry located at 37 Old Post Rd, Kittery, on Wednesdays 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM and Thursdays 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM. Just bring proof of residence and your reusable shopping bags. For more information visit Footprints Food Pantry.

For those who live outside the area, please contact your local food pantries and pet food pantries to see how you can lend a helping paw to those affected by the government shutdown. Thank You!