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[quote=Anonymous]Our local police department will accept gently used stuffed animals that are in good condition.  Animals cannot be oversized, medium sized or smaller.  The officers put 2-3 in their trunk and whenever they have to deal with a child that is separated from their parents for whatever reason, they offer them a stuffed animal to comfort them.  So, about once every 4-5 years, I get a yard trash bag and the kids have to go through and fill the bag.  They can pick the ones that they like less to put in.  I watch them and ones that are not in good condition don't go in.  But the only animals that not in good condition are usually ones that are special to them and they aren't willing to put them in anyways.  It works out pretty naturally.

This way the kids get their fun and we don't get overrun with animals.  The one caveat is that I call the police department each time to see if they are still accepting the animals.   If the police department doesn't take them, try the fire department.  Not all departments take them, but there are a number that do.  If your local jurisdiction doesn't, you can also try calling the police/fire departments of adjacent jurisdictions.  From talking with other families who do this, we have found that smaller jurisdictions or county (vs city) jurisdictions are more likely to take them.[/quote]

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