Donate Goods for Animals

Produce and Bakery Goods

Produce and bakery goods are used to feed our animals as well as for certain enrichment activities. We will take any produce items that are relatively fresh, except for onions (green onions and leeks are okay), limes, lemons, and herbs. Remember that animals don't care about bruises! Produce doesn't have to look good for them to eat it. We'll also take bread and bakery items, dried fruit, nuts and cereals. Please, no rotten or moldy foods.

For more information on produce and bakery donations please contact the Commissary Department at commissary@oaklandzoo.org.

Donating Halloween Pumpkins

We are at capacity for donated pumpkins and are not accepting any more for this year -- thank you!

Tree Branches (Browse)

Tree branches (browse) are also used as food and/or toys (enrichment) by many of our animals. At this time we are not picking up from residential households, but we are accepting deliveries of edible branches. We do not accept individual Christmas Trees, as we work with Christmas Tree lots directly to receive their leftovers.

Please consider these tree companies for your tree removal needs, as they have been working with the zoo for over ten years delivering tree branches for the animals directly to the zoo! Since it is time consuming for our keepers to pick the branches up, we much prefer to work with companies who are willing and able to deliver.

• Garcia Professional Tree Service: (510) 915-0201
• ‍Buena Vista Tree Service: (925) 449-1203
• Luis’s Tree Service: (510) 575-5667
• Duda Tree Service: (510) 531-5261
• Miguel Terra Petra Gardens: (510) 205-9647
• Green Terra Tree Service: (510) 436-5403
• Torogoz Landscaping LLC: (510) 575-8694‍

Click here for a complete list of Frequently Asked Questions about browse donations.