May 2014 List of Considered Charities

This page lists the organizations involved in certain stages of our charity evaluation process leading to our May 2014 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

A Well-Fed World
Abolitionist Approach
Alley Cat Allies
America for Animals
American Humane Association
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Americans for Medical Advancement
Animal Chaplains
Animal Defenders International
Animal Defense League
Animal Ethics
Animal Law Coalition
Animal Legal Defense Fund
Animal Liberation Press Office
Animal Place
Animal Protection and Rescue League
Animal Protection Institute
Animal Rights Party USA
Animal Welfare Institute
Animals and Society Institute
Animals’ Angels
Anti-Cruelty Society (Chicago)
Arizona Humane Society
Bat Conservation International
Bat World Sanctuary
Best Friends Animal Society
Born Free Foundation
Beyond Carnism (formerly Carnism Action and Awareness Network)
Catskill Animal Sanctuary
Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
Center for Biological Diversity
Certified Humane (Humane Farm Animal Care)
Compassion for Animals
Animal Outlook (formerly Compassion Over Killing)
Compassionate Action for Animals
Factory Farming Awareness Coalition
Farm Animal Rights Movement
Fishcount
Food Animal Concerns Trust
Food Empowerment Project
Friends of Animals
Grey2K USA
Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Humane Alliance
Humane Farming Association
Humane Party (US)
Faunalytics
Humane Society of Huron Valley
Humane Society of the United States – Farm Animal Protection
HumaneWatch
In Defense of Animals
International Fund for Animal Welfare
International Primate Protection League
International Society for Animal Rights
It’s Meow or Never for Ferals
Last Chance for Animals
Lobster Liberation Front
Maddie’s Fund
Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition
Mercy For Animals
Michigan Humane Society
National Anti-Vivisection Society
New England Anti-Vivisection Society
New Harvest
Party for the Animals USA
Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
People for Animal Liberation
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Performing Animal Welfare Society
PetSmart Charities
Physicians’ Committee for Responsible Medicine
Primate Freedom Project
RedRover – United Animal Nations
Respect for All Animals Ministry
Responsible Policies for Animals
Sanctuary One
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Society for Animal Protective Legislation
Society of Animal Welfare Administrators
SPEAK (Society for the Promotion of Education in Animal Kindness)
The Animal A.R.K.
The Blue Cross Veterinary Hospital
The Humane League
The Monday Campaigns
Vegan Outreach
VegasVeg
Vegetarian Resource Group
VINE Sanctuary
WDCS (Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society)
Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary
World Event to End Animal Cruelty
World Society for the Protection of Animals

Published Reviews

Shallow (Exploratory) reviews

A Well-Fed World
America for Animals
Beyond Carnism (formerly Carnism Action and Awareness Network)
Compassionate Action for Animals
Factory Farming Awareness Coalition

Medium (Comprehensive) reviews

Animal Outlook (formerly Compassion Over Killing)
Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM)
Humane Society of the United States – Farm Animal Protection
Mercy For Animals
The Humane League
Vegan Outreach

2014 Recommended Charities

Top Charities

Mercy For Animals
The Humane League

Standout Charities

Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM)
Humane Society of the United States – Farm Animal Protection