Yes I’m being a bit cheeky, but for many of us our animals are our family. One thing that is very apparent for us at Donate A Car Canada, is that Canadians love their pets. It is unconscionable and sad when we discover a pet has been mistreated, lost, or left for dead. They are at our mercy, and when we’ve chosen to care for them it is unthinkable that we’d shirk responsibility to the point of neglect or abuse.

Pooches putting on the miles

One of our donors recently submitted her Hyundai in memory of her beloved pups, Bear and Ralphie. What struck us about her donation and her story, is the understanding that so many treasured memories are created while we are driving our vehicles from here to there. We sometimes don’t value those moments at the time. But we wake up to the beauty of making those memories in due time:

“That car never really belonged to me – it belonged to my dogs. Thank you for your services and helping me make a donation to the Nova Scotia SPCA! It made saying goodbye to it just a little easier. I left a note in the back seat (the above photo) and I’m attaching a copy for you.” ~ Lisa from Nova Scotia

Supporting the orgs that protect our pets

Our charities listing includes many organizations across the nation that provide care and nurturing for animals in distress. We encourage you to look through the choices to see if there are any that peak your interest. ‘Spot one you love? Consider donating your vehicle to their great cause!

Have you had a similar experience to Lisa? Perhaps you are looking for a meaningful way to honor your beloved furry family member! Donate your unwanted vehicle on behalf of our one of our hard-working animal charities!

Supporting your local SPCA, humane society, or animal shelter through vehicle donation is as simple as 1-2-3!

1. Fill in an online donation form (this takes less than 10 minutes).
2. Wait for your phone to ring: that’s the transport guy calling to arrange your free tow!
3. Finally, watch your inbox. You’ll receive your tax receipt for the net proceeds from the re-sale or recycling of your donated vehicle.

Bear, Ralphie, and countless other feathered, four-legged, toe-beaned critters are counting on you to make a difference! And we’re here to help!

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Turning that summer vacation ride into riches for charity

Have you ever wondered what happens to your summer vacation shuttle bus once its driven its last carriage full of tourists through the Rockies? One BC company makes it a habit of extending the legacy of those trusty vehicles.

The company owner first came to Donate a Car Canada in 2022. His 2010 Ford E450 Bus had been rendered immovable thanks to a stolen catalytic converter. $500.00 was raised for the Regional Animal Protection Society.

Then, in 2023, he donated a scrap-ready 2014 Ford E450 shuttle bus. It too had, you guessed it, a stolen catalytic converter. RAPS received $275.00 dollars to help the critters.

Most recently, this same donor rolled back in with a double donation in January! You read that right: two shuttle vehicles in one month. The happy news? These ones weren’t quite ready to come off the road. Auction-ready and fully of potential, his 2015 Ford E-450 was sold for a donation of $2866.15 for the BC SPCA! It’s parking lot pal, a 2011 Mercedes Benz Sprinter, went for a $1109.02 donation for the same charity!

Summer is more than just slushies and sunshine

The example set by this summer vacation shuttle owner is inspiring! Every vehicle counts — junker and jewel alike. Ask the care teams at RAPS and the BC SPCA: big donation, or small, when it comes to helping vulnerable animals, every gift matters.

This summer, if you find yourself tired of sweeping around that old Taurus, donate it!

Mowing the lawn for the sixth time and annoyed by that unused Honda in the driveway? Donate it!

This summer vacation, turn your imagination toward creative ways of giving back to the charity you love. And if that includes donating an unwanted car, van, SUV, truck, or motorcycle, we’re your crew! We’ll keep the process simple, quick, and free — for donor and charity alike!

We’re a click or a call away!

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Betty White’s legacy

One life’s Goodness is pretty tricky to measure. Who we are, unseen and in secret, is complex and sweet. Some of us shine so brightly on the tiny stage of an “ordinary” life. Others have a reach that inspires ten people…or ten thousand…or ten million.

What Betty White would wish to be truly known for will be the stuff of wondering for awhile. Her sparkle and sass are invitation to hope and irreverent joy. We’ll have the happy luck of being influenced by her just as long as we can click a “Watch Now” button on this viewing platform, or that.

We are so excited to share in her vibrant Generosity for a wee while longer! We’re here to come alongside you as you participate in the Betty White Challenge. How? By making it so-very-easy to donate your unused or unwanted vehicle on behalf of the animal cause of your choice! Watch our socials all week long to get a glimpse at the dozens of charities you can aid in honor of Betty.

Serving animal charities for over two decades

Canadians love (love!) their local shelters, humane societies, and SPCAs. We process hundreds of vehicle donations for cats, dogs, rabbits, and birds every year, all year long. In fact, our role in getting your vehicle donation dollars to charity has been a wonderful learning experience for us.

Who knew there were works like the Donkey Sanctuary of Canada and Little OinkBank Pig Sanctuary to give to? Or, have you heard of Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary? Did you know there’s a charity dedicated to Beagles in Newfoundland & Labrador? Beagle Paws is Canada’s largest Beagle Rescue organization. They have chapters in Alberta, Newfoundland, and on Vancouver Island.

The Toronto Humane Society vehicle donors have given$95,000.00 since THS partnered with us.

In 2021, forty-one (41!) car, truck, SUV, van, and motorcycle donors have selected the Winnipeg Humane Society for their gifts.

The BC SPCA and Regina Humane Society have received over $173,000.00 and $17,000.00 respectively from Canadian vehicle donations!

Betty may not have seen this coming?

Betty White may not have envisioned a legacy of car donations in her honor! How delighted we are that her laughing, joyful reach might extend to helping homeless, aging, vulnerable critters in this way.

Your animal care cause will be helped by your unused or unwanted car. We’ll turn your truck, SUV, van, or motorcycle into cash for those critters, too!

Your local shelter does not pay for this service in any way. Your tow will be free, and you’ll receive a tax receipt to claim next year. The donation form usually takes less than 10 minutes. You can do that online, or give us a call (1-877-250-4904). We’re here to serve.

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Aligning with charities like The Beagle Alliance

If you love Beagles, donate a van to one of Canada’s Beagle-loving works!

One of our newly signed charities in 2023 is called The Beagle Alliance — and we’ve got another minivan donation set to land in their account this month end. The donor wrote, “…everything went excellent!”

In Springtime this year, a donated Toyota Yaris was auctioned for a donation of $1569.45!

Excellence in donor and charity care is the heart of serving causes like theirs.

Bears and beyond

Are you more about donkeys, or pigs, or wilder things? You will find your charity of choice is able to receive your valuable vehicle donation.

‘Every heard of the Donkey Sanctuary of Canada? They’re set to receive a $700.00 gift from an ’07 Toyota Tacoma gift this month!

Funds for Furry Friends will see $500.00 from last month’s Kia donation.

Hope for Wildlife is getting a donation of over $1,000.00 from the re-sale of a 2010 Honda Civic

A recycle-ready VW Jetta will ensure a steady-on $300.00 for Zoocheck, too!

New charities jump on board our program every day. There is good reason for that: donors like you having the freedom to give where you care are number one. Secondly, it means irreplaceable donation dollars.

I want to give to a Canadian wildlife cause

There are so many ways to tend our earth and our wilds! Your regional charity will benefit from your time, your social media shares, and even from your gifts-in-kind. Visit your nearby charity’s web page and find their “Ways to Donate” information.

‘Ready to go big and donate your unused or unwanted vehicle? Here are some of the causes we currently work alongside:

Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area

Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation

Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary

BC Parks Foundation

Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)

Critter Care Wildlife Society

Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society

Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc.

Hope for Wildlife Society

Kawartha Wildlife Centre

Lake Winnipeg Foundation

Medicine River Wildlife Centre

Northern Lights Wildlife Society

Northwest Wildlife Preservation Society

Nova Scotia Nature Trust

Peregrine Falcon Recovery Project (Manitoba)

Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre

Shades of Hope Wildlife Refuge

The Land Between

TLC The Land Conservancy of British Columbia

Toronto Wildlife Centre

World Wildlife Fund Canada

Zoocheck

My charity isn’t on your list

If you wish to donate a car for animals and don’t see the cause you wish to support on our list, no problem! We are at-the-ready to serve any Canadian charity. It’s possible that if you visit your charity they already have us linked somewhere on their website. If you can’t find the link, let us know…or reach out to your charity to let them know of your hope to donate your vehicle.

Once we’re connected with them we can get the work done to set them up with their own vehicle donation program. No cost to them. No cost to you. Big benefits to your, your charity, and critters across the country!

It’s as easy as 1-2-3 to donate a car for animals

Whether you’re in a major centre like Toronto or Vancouver, or caring for our coasts out East, your charity welcomes your car donation. Truck, van, SUV, car, or motorcycle — every vehicle makes a difference. And in every province, too!

You might already be a fan of Vic the Vulture. He flapped his way into our hearts awhile back, thanks to donors like you and their conservation charity of choice.

Whatever inspires you to give to Canadian wildlife conservation, we are here to make the process as easy as 1-2-3:

1. Fill in our online form. It will take less than 10 minutes and can be done by clicking the big red button below. If you’d rather talk to a funny human, just call in during business hours to 1-877-250-4904!
2. Wait for your phone to ring. Our towing agent will call you to arrange your free tow.
3. Watch that inbox for your tax receipt!

We are so excited to serve you and your charity of choice!

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Local SPCA chapters are good to go!

Have you had a chance to take a look at our partnering charities? You won’t believe how many are animal rescues and shelters! ‘Don’t see your local SPCA on our list? No problem. Within minutes we can have your vehicle donation designated for them. Not only that, your gift could be the car that gets them on our partner list for others to choose from, too!

Something we know about Canada’s shelters and rescues: they will stretch your donation dollar to the MAX! Every critter counts. Every dollar counts. And every car counts. If helping vulnerable animals is your thing, this is another way to do it!

Big or small, your car will help our furry, feathered friends

Donate a Car Canada is working from coast to coast — in every province! We work for your charity to process any car, truck, van, SUV, or motorcycle for donation. It can be a junker. Running and in pristine condition? We have caring and capable auction houses working for us in many major centres. Perhaps you are considering donating something that lands somewhere between a scrapper and a 5 star car? We can work with that, too!

The donation process is just so easy! You are minutes away from exceptional donor service and a free tow. Your charity choice? Choose any Canadian charity to receive your gift!

Not quite ready to donate? Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter! There you will get an overall feel for how we care for each other and our charities. This is a caring community, here to serve you.

One click and we will be at your service…

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Beetle donors give – right across Canada

Scrap. Re-sale. Auction ready. We have seen ’em all! VW Beetle donors have been extending the legacy of their beloved cars for over two decades.

Donors share their runners and their non-runners. Our capable and caring agents sort us out with the best dollar they can reach, car-by-car. The charities you love? Well, they are the ones who benefit the most!

In the last few months,

• Kidney Cancer Canada received $589.75 from a Calgary VW Beetle donor.
• The BC SPCA took in $2499.80 in Nanaimo.
• Autism Ontario benefited with $350.00 in Kitchener.

We have other VW donors working with us this Spring, too!

A rare Beetle…just for the love of purple

Check out one of our previous punch buggy blog posts here. This guy now works for Donate a Car Canada!

Big or small, your car will help your cause

Donate a Car Canada is working from coast to coast to serve VW donors. And that, of course, is just a drop in the bucket! We work for your charity to process any car, truck, van, SUV, or motorcycle for donation. It can be a junker. Running and in pristine condition? We have caring and capable auction houses working for us in many major centres. Perhaps you are considering donating something that lands somewhere between a scrapper and a 5 star car? We can work with that, too!

The donation process is just so easy! You are minutes away from exceptional donor service and a free tow. Your charity choice? Choose any Canadian charity to receive your gift!

Not quite ready to donate? Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter! There you will get an overall feel for how we care for each other and our charities. This is a caring community, here to serve you.

One click and we will be at your service…

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Pet refugees

Ukraine animal rescue is top-of-heart for some local animal charities. War displaces pets just as it does their owners.

For dog and cat lovers, this hits close and hard. Wartime is not kind to domesticated animals. Animal lovers want to help!

There are animal care charities ready to help, house, feed, and tend these innocent critters. Getting behind the cause you love helps reach animals that you cannot get to personally. Believe it or not, your old clunker is one easy way to make a big difference!

Parachutes for Pets | One charity weighs in

One of our receiving charities, Parachutes for Pets, offers,

“Yesterday we reached out to the Ukrainian Consulate and various Ukrainian organizations to offer support (pet pack, vet checks) for other pets coming over with the Ukrainian Refugees Canada is set to welcome.

Today we were connected with a lady in Kyiv who has stayed behind with her pets and husband to feed and care for pets left behind. She has been using her own resources and they are running low.

We have committed to sending funds to assist with pet food as well as pet packs for those coming to Canada.”

If animal care is where your compassion sparks, consider exploring this giving option!

Ukraine animal rescue from the comfort of home

House pets do not lean one way or another. Their politics are…well…they are just not part of any of the rumblings of humankind. They are truly innocent victims of human foible and grappling.

Are you wrestling with how best to reach toward global needs like these? There are so many conflicts brewing all at once. Needs close at hand could use your gifts, too. On the other hand, our aide is needed around the world. Giving creatively and generously can be a confusion of options and ideas!

We simplify the process! Visit our Donate a Car charities page. There you will see a searchable list of Canadian charities. Your charity of choice not on the list? No problem — just ask and we’ll be sure your gift goes to the cause you love!

Spend a little time exploring options for your car, truck, van, SUV, or motorcycle donation. Your unused/unwanted vehicle can make a tremendous difference to whatever cause you choose. If caring for vulnerable creatures (and, by extension, their owners) is your heart work, we can help!

Charity care in your own back yard

Voltaire challenges us to tend our own garden. For some of us, helping the world means helping at home. If that is you, your local animal shelter continues to serve. In fact, it is business as usual for most Canadian relief works. The needs here in Canada are felt and, in some cases, critical. Your vehicle donation can help local charities. Right now. Bringing immediate aid in your own neighbourhood, town, or province.

Regardless of where you designate your gift, you can expect excellent and amiable donor support service from us here. Your charity will never pay a penny for our services. Your gift will go to the charity you’ve chosen. What a beautiful way to offer steadying compassion in strange times!

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Adopt, donate, fundraise, stay tuned

The BC SPCA has so many ways to stay connected. For example, they are active in wildlife and farm animal care. Furthermore, veterinary support, animal adoptions, and legal wrangling are all part of their work, too. If advocacy for furry friends is on your heart-string list, this work is for you!

The BC SPCA leads the way in animal care and management.
It is the largest animal welfare organization of its kind in Canada.

They help more than 97,109 abandoned, abused, injured and homeless animals each year. Moreover, they run preventative programs around the province to address the root causes of animal suffering.

Their work is evidence-based. That means they are using the best available scientific and professional knowledge about the welfare of all animals. This includes pets, farm animals, research animals, and animals in the wild.

BC SPCA | Forever Guardians

This boots-on-the-ground charity is working to protect and enhance the quality of life for all animals.

The SPCA positions themselves as loving guardians for countless creatures. Forever Guardians is also a unique program offered by the charity. They invite us, as givers, to consider legacy giving. In this way we, too, are guardians of some of the most vulnerable, even after we pass.

What does this have to do with my car?

Donate a Car Canada partners with hundreds of charities like the BC SPCA. From coast to coast we facilitate the donation of unused or unwanted vehicles. Re-selling or recycling those vehicles results in a monetary donation for your charity of choice. We have been delighted to come alongside the SPCA in BC in this way for many years. The result? Thousands of donation dollars in our efforts to do our part in advocating for the wild and the wooly-feathered-and-furry!

You can give to them in this way, too! Click the donation button below. We’ll get you set up with your free tow, and get your gift disbursed to your chosen charity in no time!

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