Heifer International provides cows, sheep, and other livestock to rural families around the world with the aim of fighting hunger. Their beautiful color brochure shows smiling children with happy animals, and the text is written to make one feel that by giving an animal as a gift, you are helping to save the world of hunger. But the evidence indicates the contrary. Please read this article, Don't Give A Cow, by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau that sums up the problems with Heifer International well.
If anyone is interested in sending HI a letter to tell them what you think of their "work," there's a sample letter on our blog at http://earthsip.blogspot.com/2009/12/holiday-letter-to-send-heifer.html
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