Great and Not So Great Animal Protection Charities

Image via WikipediaThose of you who are regular visitors to the Friendster social networking site and other popular websites are probably familiar with the animal cruelty prevention ads by WSPA. Since I'm a big supporter of animal rights (both protecting endangered species and preventing all forms of cruelty) I thought I'd check out the charity on Charity Navigator to see how they rated. Unfortunately they only got 2 out of 4 starts. It got me thinking that I should look for what organizations doing similar work were rated as. I found a fantastic international organization doing lots of great work with a 4 star rating.

Please check out The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). I'm seriously considering adding them to my charity list.

I do think that WSPA should receive credit for making such prominent and catching ads. They really pull people in to helping the cause. It's just disappointing that they have such a low efficiency rating. Their executive and other employee compensations are ridiculously high compared to the much larger and better funded IFAW. Hopefully WSPA will work to improve this and help end the cruelty for more animals!

It's unbelievable how cruel and nasty people can be to our fellow mortals! I hope you will read more about what they do and how you can help!

Other great organizations for both animal and human welfare are:

• Conservation International (See their Charity Navigator Report)
• Human Rights Watch (See their Charity Navigator Report)
• Oceana (See their Charity Navigator Report)
• Defenders of Wildlife (See their Charity Navigator Report)
• Doctors Without Borders (See their Charity Navigator Report)
  

and of course many more!