2017 List of Considered Charities
This page lists most of the organizations involved in certain stages of our charity evaluation process leading to our 2017 charity recommendations.
Note: Some organizations we’ve considered or reviewed have requested that we not list them on our website; those groups are not included in the lists below.
Considered Charities
269 Life
A Well-Fed World
A.D.D.A. Asociación para la Defensa de los Derechos del Animal
Agire Ora
Aktion Kirche und Tiere e.V.
Aktion Tier – Menschen für Tiere
Alliance pour la Suppression des Corridas
America For Animals
Anima
Animal Aid
Animal Care treatment International Network
Animal Equality
Animal Ethics
Animal Farm Investigation – Tierversuchsgegner Berlin und Brandenburg e.V.
Animal Future e.V.
Animal Peace e.V.
Animal Place
Animal Protection and Rescue League
Animal Public e.V.
Animal Rights Active e.V.
Animal Rights Watch
Animal Welfare Action Lab
Animal Welfare Foundation
Animali
Animali e Animali
Animals & Society Institute
Animals Australia
ANIMALS UNITED e.V.
Animals’ Angels e.V.
Animals’ Constitution (Menschen für Tierrechte-Bundesverband der Tierversuchsgegner e.V.)
AnimaNaturalis Internacional
Anonymous for Animal Rights
Arbeitsgemeinschaft für artgerechte Nutztierhaltung
Arunachala Sanctuary
Asociación Andaluza para la Defensa de los Animales – ASANDA
Asociación Nacional para Defensa de los Animales – A.N.D.A.
Asociación Nacional para la Protección y el Bienestar de los Animales (ANPBA)
Asociación para el Respeto y Convivencia con los Animales Domésticos y Salvajes (ARCADYS)
Asociación para la defensa de los recursos naturales de Cantabria (ARCA)
Assistance Aux Vieux Animaux – AVA
Association Droits des Animaux
Association G.R.A.A.L. (Groupement de Reflexion et d’Action pour l’Animal)
Association Végétarienne de France
Associazione Nazionale Protezione Animali Natura Ambiente – A.N.P.A.N.A.
Associazione sammarinese protezione animali
Associazione Vegetariana Italiana
Austrian Vegan Society
Austrian Vegetarian Union (ÖVU)
Berkeley Coalition for Animals
Berlin-Vegan
Better Eating International
Beyond Carnism (formerly Carnism Awareness and Action Network)
Beyond Factory Farming
British Hen Welfare Trust
Bundesverband Tierschutz e.V.
Canadian Coalition For Farm Animals
Canadians for the Ethical Treatment of Food Animals (CEFTA)
Catskill Animal Sanctuary
Cauthorn Ranch Rescue
Chicken Out! Vancouver Humane Society
Christian Vegetarian Association
CIWF – France
CIWF – Italia
CIWF – Spain
Compassion for Animals
Compassion In World Farming USA (CIWF-USA)
Animal Outlook (formerly Compassion Over Killing)
Compassionate Action For Animals
Conseil National de la Protection Animale (CNPA)
CreatureKind
Derecho Animal – Web Centre for Animal Rights
Deutsche Tierschutzbüro – Photos
Deutscher Tierschutzbund
Die Tierbefreier
Die Tierschutzpartei
Direct Action Everywhere (DxE)
Droits des Animaux Sud
El Hogar ProVegan – Animal Sanctuary
Empire State Humane Voters
Ente Nazionale Protezione Animali
Erna-Graff-Stiftung für Tierschutz
Eurogroup for Animals
Europäische Tierstiftung e.V.
Europäischen Tier- und Naturschutz e.V.
European Vegetarian Union (EVU)
Factory Farming Awareness Coalition
Farm Forward
Fattoria della Pace Ippoasi
Faunalytics
Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organizations
Fondation 30 Millions d’Amis
Fondation Brigitte Bardot / Brigitte Bardot Foundation
Food Animal Concerns Trust
Food Empowerment Project
Foundation for the Counseling and Action in Defense of Animals (FAADA)
Global Animal Partnership
Groupe d’action dans l’intérêt des animaux (GAIA)
Help Animals India
Helping Hands for Pets
Humane Farm Animal Care
Humane Farming Association
Humane Slaughter Association
Humane Society International
Humane Society Legislative Fund
In Defense of Animals
Internationale Gesellschaft für Nutztierhaltung (IGN)
Internationale Vegetarier-Union (IVU)
Internetzwerk für Tiere (IfT)
KAGfreiland
L’ Animalisti Italian Onlus Association
L’association vegetarienne & vegatelienne d’information
L214
La Fondation Droit Animal, éthique et sciences- LFDA – French Animal Rights League
Landestierschutzverband Baden-Württemberg e.V.
Last Chance for Animals
Lega Anti Vivisezione (L.A.V.) delegazione di Abuzzo
Les Cahiers Antispécistes
LIDA
Ligue de défense des droits des animaux
LSCV
Mercy For Animals
Movement For Compassionate Living
NetAP – Network for Animal Protection
New Harvest
NOAH – Menschen für Tiere e.V.
NutritionFacts.org
One Step for Animals
One Voice
Otwarte Klatki/Open Cages
Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal (PACMA)
PETA India
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Politischer Arbeitskreis für Tierrechte in Europa e.V.
Pro Animale für Tiere in Not e. V.
Progetto Vivere Vegan
Provieh – Verein gegen tierquälerische Massentierhaltung e. V.
ReACT! e.V.
Rüsselheim e.V.
SaiCosaMangi
SALEM International
Sentience Politics
Sky’s The Limit Sanctuary
Società Scientifica di Nutrizione Vegetariana
SOKO Tierschutz
Soylent Network
SPCA de Montreal
Supermeat
Swiss Veg
The Animal Museum
The Brooke
The Good Food Institute
The Humane League
The Monday Campaigns
The Nonhuman Rights Project
The Peace Advocacy Network
The Pollination Project
The Reducetarian Foundation
Tierärztliche Vereinigung für Tierschutz
Tierbefreiungs Offensive Saar
Tierhilfe Lippe e.V.
Tierrechtsbewegung e.V.
Tierrechtsinitiative Köln
Tierrechtsinitiative Vergessene Vierbeiner
Tierrechtstermine.de
Tierschutz Initiative Freiburg
Tierschutzverein Augsburg u.U. e.V.
Tierversuchsgegner Saar – Menschen für Tierrechte e.V.
Triangle Vegfest
Veg Facile
Vegan Australia
Vegan Society
Vegan3000
Veganice
Veganitalia.com – Associazione per la diffusione del Veganismo in Italia
Vegetarian Initiative (VI)
vegetarisch-leben
Vier Pfoten
Viva!
Vivo comitato per un consumo consapevole
Voluntarios en Defensa de los Animales (VEDA)
Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary
Declined to be Reviewed/Published
Where possible, we’ve included the reason for declining as reported by the charities themselves.
| A Well-Fed World | They disagree with Animal Charity Evaluators’ evaluation criteria, methodology, and/or philosophy. They do not support Animal Charity Evaluators’ decision to evaluate charities relative to one another. |
| Animals Australia | |
| Animals & Society Institute | They chose to wait until the following year to be evaluated. |
| Association Végétarienne de France | They did not respond to our attempts to contact them about being reviewed. |
| Beyond Carnism (formerly Carnism Awareness and Action Network) | They were too busy during Animal Charity Evaluators’ evaluation season to participate in the review process. |
| British Hen Welfare Trust | They were too busy during Animal Charity Evaluators’ evaluation season to participate in the review process. |
| CIWF Italia | They chose to wait until the following year to be evaluated. |
| CIWF Spain | They chose to wait until the following year to be evaluated. |
| CIWF France | They chose to wait until the following year to be evaluated because they were bringing on new staff. |
| Animal Outlook (formerly Compassion Over Killing) | |
| Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) | They were too busy during Animal Charity Evaluators’ evaluation season to participate in the review process. |
| Farm Forward | |
| Global Animal Partnership | They did not respond to our attempts to contact them about being reviewed. |
| Groupe d’action dans l’intérêt des animaux (GAIA) | |
| Humane Society Legislative Fund | They chose to wait until the following year to be evaluated because they wanted to ensure that programs and staff were properly in place for an evaluation. |
| nutritionfacts.org | They do not consider themselves an animal charity. |
| The Reducetarian Foundation | They chose to wait until the following year to be evaluated. |
| Viva! | |
| One Step for Animals | They chose to wait until the following year to be evaluated. |
Published Reviews
Comprehensive reviews
Animal Equality
Animal Ethics
AnimaNaturalis Internacional
Compassion in World Farming USA (Compassion USA)
Faunalytics
L214 Ethique et Animaux
Nonhuman Rights Project
New Harvest
Otwarte Klatki (Open Cages)
The Good Food Institute
The Humane League
Exploratory reviews
America for Animals
Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO)
Vegan Society Austria (VSA)
Recommended Charities
Top Charities
Animal Equality
The Good Food Institute
The Humane League
Standout Charities
Compassion in World Farming USA (Compassion USA)
L214 Ethique et Animaux
Otwarte Klatki (Open Cages)
Faunalytics
Nonhuman Rights Project