Starkville Police And Animal Control Start Donation Drive For Flooding Victims

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – In the wake of devastating floods displacing thousands from their homes in south Louisiana, the Starkville Police Department and Animal Control Officers are enlisting the public’s help in a drive they have planned.

SPD and Animal Control officers are collecting items for the flood victims and their pets.

The list of items needed are as follows:

  • Bleach
  • Paper towels
  • Garbage bags
  • Rubber gloves
  • Bandages
  • Non-perishable items
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Soap
  • Batteries
  • Flash lights
  • Towels
  • Pillows
  • Sheets
  • Blankets
  • Clothes
  • Socks
  • Duct tape
  • Tarps
  • Zip ties
  • Box cutters
  • Infant formula
  • Diapers
  • Toddler’s pull-ups
  • Baby food
  • Adult diapers
  • Toothbrushes
  • Toothpaste
  • Food for all types of pets
  • Food buckets & bowls
  • Rope for large livestock
  • Gallon jugs of water

Starkville police say these are only a few of the items that have been requested, but any items are appreciated.

Locations for donation drop-offs are at all Starkville Police Department locations, the Oktibbeha County Humane Society on Industrial Road, Rick’s Cafe on Highway 182; Spruill Property Management on Louisville Street, Animal Hospital on North Jackson Street, and Oktibbeha County Co-op on Pollard Road.

Officers want to transport a load of supplies to Louisiana this weekend, so they are asking the public to donate items by Saturday afternoon on August 20th.

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