City Of Wheaton: Help The Wheaton Police Department Stuff The Squad For DuPage County Animal Services

Press release from the City of Wheaton:

November 9, 2021

The Wheaton Police Department encourages the community to come Stuff the Squad to help our furry neighbors in need on Wednesday, Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The community can visit the Wheaton Police Department at 900 W. Liberty Drive between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and help stuff a squad car full of donations and items needed by DuPage County Animal Services. Contactless donations can be placed directly into the squad, and there will also be a drop box in the lobby all day Wednesday if you're unable to drop off items during the event hours. The types of items needed include:

DuPage County Animal Services (DCAS) is located in Wheaton and is the only immediate open admission shelter in and around DuPage County. As a self-supporting county department, DCAS cares for nearly 3,000 animals every year without the support of property tax dollars and fund operations using revenues from the sale of rabies registration tags, fines, fees, and private donations.

The Stuff the Squad program is an initiative of the Wheaton Police Department inviting the community to join officers in donating items needed by community organizations. 

"The Wheaton Police Department has been so thankful for the community's response to this program, and we're thrilled to help Wheaton animals in need, too," said Community Engagement Officer Crystal Miroballi. "Our officers sometimes encounter lost pets, and if we aren't able to reunite them with their owners, we bring them to DuPage County Animal Services. We are thankful for the care they provide to animals in need and look forward to giving back in this way."

List of Requested Donation Items

This press release was produced by the City of Wheaton. The views expressed here are the author’s own.