About

Our Mission

Every fall, tons of perfectly good pumpkins end up in landfills across Southern California. Our goal is to redirect as many of them as possible to animals in need.

We host various drop sites around San Diego for the community to drop off leftover, whole pumpkins (as long as they are UNCUT and still in GREAT condition) after folks are finished using them as fall decor, and we deliver them to non-profit animal sanctuaries where rescued pigs, cows, goats, sheep, and other pumpkin-loving animals enjoy them as a nutritious seasonal treat.

Since 2016, we’ve diverted thousands of pumpkins from landfills, transporting them to non-profit animal sanctuaries instead!

We now collect at 13 drop sites.

In the Media

Last year CBS-8 News profiled our work and featured one of the amazing sanctuaries we deliver to:

“Local woman collects post-holiday pumpkins, donates them to animal rescues”

Our Values

  • Animal welfare first — Every decision we make centers on the well-being of rescued animals.
  • Community-driven — We’re 100% powered by volunteers, drop site hosts, and generous donors, like you!.
  • Environmental stewardship — We believe in keeping perfectly good, seasonal organic waste out of landfills.
  • Transparency — We welcome questions from the public.

Get in Touch

Have other questions about our program, want to host a drop site, are a business with a large quantity of pumpkins to donate, or know of a 501c3 non-profit sanctuary that would like to be considered as a pumpkin recipient for this year’s drive? We’d love to hear from you:

Other Questions?

Check out our faq.

10th Annual Pumpkin Drive, supporting animal sanctuaries
Two donkeys eyeing a pumpkin over the fence A longhorn steer nosing a pumpkin A pig eating a broken-open pumpkin A truck bed full of donated pumpkins

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