(Pictured: Donations of food are needed to keep pets from going hungry in Pierce County, according to the local Humane Society.)

Humane Society for Tacoma-Pierce County urgently needs dry dog food, dry cat food, and cat litter to restock its Pet Food and Supply Pantry due to increased demand from their owners for help feeding and caring for pets.

Donations of unopened and unexpired food and/or cat litter can be dropped off at the Humane Society’s animal shelter at 2608 Center St. in Tacoma Monday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Online donations can be made at thehumanesociety.org.

In 2023, the non-profit animal shelter’s pantry distributed nearly 90,000 pounds of food for more than 7,000 pets. Since May this year, 10,000-plus pounds of have been given out each month, putting the shelter on track to surpass 100,000 pounds by the end of 2024, officials said.