# recommend a good charity?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-charity/140696
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [December 5, 2002, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-charity/140696 "2002-12-05T15:22:46Z")
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### Author:  [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2002, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-charity/140696/21 "2002-12-07T04:32:59Z")
The Heifer project is indeed pretty cool.
I also know some animal rescue or rehabilitation organizations offer an “adoption” program. That is, with your donation you (or someone you specify) is sort of a foster parent to that animal. I’ve done this with a bat conservation society for several people. They get a little packet with a picture of “their” bat and his name. And a certificate. Stuff like that. It makes it really “gifty” which I like.
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### Author:  [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2002, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-charity/140696/22 "2002-12-07T05:58:06Z")
I think a lot of zoos do that, **Cranky**. And there’s Wolf Park in Indiana where you can sponsor a wolf.
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