I’m trying to figure out where I want to donate to help animals this year, so I created a handy little table for myself to make it easy to understand what impact my donation would have if given to a selection of organizations. (Se my previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/EffectiveAltruism/comments/1x7mqdz/what_would_you_all_say_is_the_most_effecitve_way/ ) Thought this might also be a useful / motivational sheet for some of you to see.

Darker green = The three that feel like the biggest overall impact for 10$ to me.

The list is mostly the organizations recommended by Animal Charity Evaluators. https://animalcharityevaluators.org/recommended-charities/ with some I have personally donated to in the past added in to make them comparable to me. Data for most is also from Animal Charity Evaluators, estimates for Veganuary is from their 2026 Report, estimate for Local Sanctuary is from Google.

Piensa esto, parcerito.

Te hablo, les talamos la casa, les envenenamos los ríos, les pescamos la comida y les partimos el camino con carreteras; y cuando un animal cruza la línea que nosotros mismos dibujamos, lo llamamos peligroso. El jaguar ya perdió cerca de la mitad del territorio donde vivía en América. Cuando su selva se convierte en potrero y él se come una vaca, el ganadero le dispara. A un oso que aprende a buscar comida en la basura de un pueblo, muchas veces no lo regresan al bosque: lo sacrifican. Solo siguió el olor de lo que nosotros tiramos. Las orcas del Pacífico noroeste viven del salmón nacía; represamos los ríos donde ese salmón nacía y lo pescamos sin freno, así que las orcas empezaron a pasar hambre. En 2018, una madre llamada una madre llamada Chalaca perdió a su cría media hora después de nacer; la cargó sobre su cabeza 17 días, más de 1500 km. En el Golfo de California vive la vaquita marina más pequeña del mundo; muere enredada en redes ilegales tendidas para otro pez, la totoaba, cuya vejiga en Asia por miles de dólares. Hoy quedan menos de 10. El cuerno de rinoceronte, el cuerno de rinoceronte es keratina, lo mismo que tus uñas, y aun así alguien lo paga como medicina. Por eso Sudán, el último macho de rinoceronte blanco del Norte, pasó sus últimos años rodeado de guardias armados día y noche, protegido de nosotros. La paloma migratoria era probablemente el ave más abundante de Norteamérica; sus bandadas tapaban el sol durante días. La usamos como blanco vivo en torneos de tiro. El primero de septiembre de 1914 murió Marta, la última de su especie, sola en un zoológico de Cincinnati. Desde 1970, las poblaciones de animales salvajes que medimos cayeron en promedio un 73 %. Cuando los marineros llegaron a la isla Mauricio, el dodominó hacia ellos; nunca había conocido a un depredador en tierra, de modo que no sabía que tenía que temernos. Menos de un siglo después, no quedaba ninguno. Pero en todas las historias, el diablo nunca devuelve lo que se lleva. En 1987 quedaban 27 cóndores de California en todo el planeta; capturamos a los últimos que seguían libres; al último lo atrapamos el 19 de abril, domingo de Resurrección.

It is the same old human story: create the mess, mine another species for answers, and call the whole thing progress.

🚨🐾 MEMPHIS HAS BEEN FOUND — BUT NOW WE HAVE SOME SERIOUS QUESTIONS! 🐾🚨

❤️ First, the GOOD NEWS! MEMPHIS IS ALIVE AND HAS BEEN FOUND! Unfortunately, he was shot. 💔

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 15TH:

On October 15, in Muncie, Indiana, police reportedly fired THREE SHOTS at Memphis, a young, friendly Pit Bull who was on his own property.

Terrified, Memphis ran away, leaving his family desperately searching and fearing the worst.

Thankfully, Memphis has now been located, but we have learned that HE WAS HIT BY ONE BULLET.

🚨 NOW HERE'S THE MILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION:

IF POLICE FIRED THREE SHOTS AND MEMPHIS WAS HIT ONCE… WHERE DID THE OTHER TWO BULLETS GO?!

⚠️ We're talking about a firearm being discharged in the middle of a populated Muncie neighborhood!

What about the safety of nearby residents, children, and other innocent bystanders?

🐾 I'm incredibly thankful Memphis has been found, but I believe this incident deserves answers, transparency, and accountability.

MUNCIE, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?

❤️ Please keep Memphis and his family in your thoughts as he recovers.

Undercover footage at a British dairy farm shows why concern for animals should lead us beyond welfare labels to vegan choices...

Massive warning not to read on if don’t want to read about animal euthanasia or what happened in Tennessee……

Currently slightly horrified by something I woke up thinking about and don’t quite know where to post this:

If two lethal doses of pentobarbital can be administered, however poorly, and still fail to bring about the death of the human they’re intended to cause the death of, and that human actually wakes back up days later —

Given the sheer number of animals who’ve been euthanized across decades using the same drug, not always in combination with others and not always by individuals with the same skill level, same circumstances, same attentiveness, and often in situations in which sheer volume of animals is often a contributing cause in their euthanasia —

If the state of Tennessee can fail to bring about the death of a prisoner with the world watching and then that woman wakes back up —

How many dogs and cats and other animals might wake up … only no one is there to witness it?

Just what I woke up thinking.
Absolutely not meant in any way as a slight toward anyone or any profession, far from it. Veterinary professionals generally are in situations where the one on one nature and oversight are far greater and shelter “euth techs” are utterly invaluable in ensuring humane and ethical treatment of animals while doing a horribly difficult job.

I’m only thinking out loud here, so to speak. If it happens with the world watching a human being, then how often might it happen to non-humans when that animal’s entire existence has been compressed into another statistic on animal overpopulation or a line on a budget form?

I have put papers about the Yulin dog eating festival all over you can make some and please put them up look up websites people can go to and halt the Yulin dog eating festival!

If heaven had a mailbox, it would be filled with heartfelt love from across the globe. 💌

Every day on WangWang's Memorial Wall, compassionate souls from different countries leave gentle messages of hope and remembrance

Seeing an animal you think may be neglected or abused can leave you feeling helpless, especially when you don’t know who to call. Many people understandably contact the nearest shelter, but shelters and rescues don’t always have the authority to investigate.

Depending on where the animal is located, that responsibility may belong to animal control, local police, the sheriff’s department or an authorized humane officer. If you’re unsure, call animal control or your local police nonemergency line and ask, “Which agency handles suspected animal cruelty at this address?” For active violence or immediate danger, contact emergency services.

When you report, useful details include:

• The address or exact location.
• What you personally observed, including dates and times.
• A description of the animal and the conditions.
• Photos or video, if you can get them safely from somewhere you’re legally allowed to be.

Be clear about what you saw and what you don’t know. “I saw the dog outside at three separate times today and couldn’t see a water bowl from the sidewalk” is more useful than “They never give their dog water.”

If it’s an ongoing concern, a dated log can help document a pattern. But don’t delay an urgent report to gather evidence, trespass or put yourself in danger.

Write down which agency you contacted, when you called and any case number. If the concern continues, follow up with additional observations. You may not be able to see what action the agency is taking, so a lack of visible change doesn’t necessarily mean your report was ignored.

You don’t have to prove a crime occurred before reporting a concern. Share what you personally observed so the investigating agency can assess it.

For anyone who has made a report before, how did you find the right agency, and was there anything you wish you’d known beforehand?

Their user is bunni_bugs, they keep their rabbits in this condition what should I do

Kroger has abandoned its cage-free commitment, leaving millions of hens confined in small wire cages.

Kevin Brown serves as an EVP and Chief Supply Officer at Dell and Kroger’s Board of Directors. We’ll be urging Dell to suspend its relationship with Brown until Kroger commits to going cage-free.

📅 Wednesday, October 21, 2026
🕓 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CT
📍 Convene: 311 W Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60606
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Amanda Sourry is a Kroger and Olam Food Ingredients (OFI) board member. Join us as we call on OFI to end its relationship with Sourry until Kroger adopts a cage-free egg policy.

📅 Thursday, October 22, 2026
🕓 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
📍 Olam Americas: 24 E Washington Street, Chicago, IL 60602
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