Charlie's Pet Food Bank!

Volunteers will help organize and distribute essential pet food and supplies to community members and their animals at Charlie’s Pet Food Bank in the Downtown Eastside. 

Charlie’s pet food bank provides free and low-cost pet services for people who are homeless, living outdoors, low-income and senior pet guardians in downtown Vancouver.

This community-based initiative was created to improve the lives of pets living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Launched in 2000 by the BC SPCA’s Chief Animal Health Officer at the time, Dr. Jamie Lawson, and the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, Charlie’s is named after a starving dog that came into our animal hospital in critical condition. Sadly, we weren’t able to save Charlie, and he passed away after three weeks of intensive care.

Items distributed weekly

• Pet food – dog, cat (dry and wet) and small pet
• Cat and dog treats
• Cat litter
• Cat litter boxes
• Toys – dog, cat and small pet
• Collars, harnesses and leashes
• Dog coats
• Beds
• Pet carriers

The mission of the BC SPCA  is to enhance the quality of life for all domestic, farm and wild animals. We are the largest animal welfare organization of our kind in North America and the largest animal sheltering society in the world.