Helping & Giving Cruelty-Free Giving — What to Know A man in his 80s who dearly loves animals decides that it's time to make out his will. He bequeaths $2,000 to an organization working towards eliminating vivisection. He also bequeaths $2,000 to the American Cancer Society in hopes they will soon eliminate cancer. What is the real value of his bequest? Answer: Zero or less than zero. The problem is his lack of knowledge about the American Cancer Society. Without knowing it, he has negated his wish to help eliminate vivisection, because the American Cancer Society funds animal experiments. Also, he has unknowingly detracted from his goal of eliminating cancer, because vivisection does not help prevent or treat human cancer. Therefore, the value of his heartfelt and generous bequest amounts to nothing. Had he known, the man might have made the second bequest to a charity that does not support vivisection, like Cancer Care, Inc., The Cancer Federation, Inc., Cancer Prevention and Survival Fund, or the National Children's Cancer Society, instead of the American Cancer Society, and his $4,000 combined bequest would have been invaluable. When choosing health charities as benefactors of your bequest, consider whether they fund vivisection. Make sure your legacy of compassion is indeed compassionate for all. The Council on Humane Giving has compiled the following list of charities that do and do not fund vivisection as of 2004. Still Fund Vivisection Alzheimer's Association (aka Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association) American Brain Tumor Association American Digestive Health Foundation Alzheimer's Disease Research American Cancer Society American Diabetes Association American Federation for Aging Research American Foundation for AIDS Research (AMFAR) American Health Assistance Foundation American Heart Association American Institute for Cancer Research American Liver Foundation American Lung Association American Paralysis Foundation American Parkinson Disease Association American Red Cross The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association Arthritis Foundation BNI Foundation Boys Town National Research Hospital The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Canadian Diabetes Association Cancer Research Foundation of America City of Hope Coronary Heart Disease Research Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation Epilepsy Foundation of America Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy The Foundation Fighting Blindness (formerly National Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation) Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba Huntington's Disease Society of America International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders The Jimmy Fund Joslin Diabetes Center Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America (formerly Leukemia Society of America) Lupus Foundation of America March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund (Lions Club International Foundation) Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis Muscular Dystrophy Association National Alliance for Research of Schizophrenia and Depression National Alliance for the Mentally Ill National Foundation for Cancer Research National Headache Foundation National Heart Foundation National Hemophilia Foundation National Jewish Medical and Research Center National Kidney Foundation National Multiple Sclerosis Society National Osteoporosis Foundation National Parkinson Foundation National Psoriasis Foundation National Stroke Association National Vitiligo Foundation, Inc. Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research Paralyzed Veterans of America Parkinson's Disease Foundation Pediatric AIDS Foundation Research to Prevent Blindness St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Shriners Burns Institutes Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children Society for Pediatric Pathology St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Tourette Syndrome Association United Cerebral Palsy United Parkinson Foundation Do NOT Fund Vivisection A+ Home Care, Inc. Access to Independence, Inc. Achievements, Inc. Action Against Hunger Adult Activity Services Adult Training and Habilitation Center AFAAR Aging & Disabled Services, Inc. AIDS Coalition of Cape Breton AIM Center American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults American Association of the Deaf-Blind American Association on Mental Retardation American Breast Cancer Foundation American Hospice Foundation American Kidney Fund American Leprosy Missions American Pediatric Heart Fund American Vitiligo Research Foundation AP John Institute for Cancer Research Arthritis Research Institute of America Arthritis Trust of America Association for Community Living Association for Persons with Physical Disabilities of Windsor & Essex Counties Autism Treatment Services of Saskatchewan, Inc. Avon Breast Cancer Crusade Be an Angel Fund Beth Haven Better Hearing Institute Birth Defect Research for Children Brain Injury Association of America Brain Injury Association of Florida, Inc. Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre Breast Cancer Fund Bronx Home Care Services, Inc. Burke Foundation Burnt Mountain Center Butler Valley, Inc. Calvary Fund, Inc. Canadian Red Cross (Croix-Rouge canadienne) Cancer Care Services Cancer Fund of America, Inc. Cancer Project Cancer Treatment Research Foundation Career Development Center Caring for Babies with AIDS Carroll County Health and Home Care Services Carroll Haven Achieving New Growth Experiences Charlotte HIV/AIDS Network, Inc. (CHAN) Cheyenne Village, Inc. Chicago Hearing Society Chicago House Children's Burn Foundation Children's Cancer Association Children's Diagnostic Center, Inc. Children's Health Environmental Coalition Children's Immune Disorder Children's Wish Foundation International Christian Horizons Collier County Association for the Blind Colostomy Society of New York Community Services Comprehensive Advocacy, Inc. Concerned Citizens for Humanity Concerned Citizens for the Developmentally Disabled/Community Options Connecticut Institute for the Blind/Oak Hill Crestwood Children's Center Danville Cancer Association, Inc. DARTS Deaf Action Center Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. Deaf Service Center of St. Johns County Deaf-Blind Service Center Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA) Dewitt County Human Resource Center Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) Disabled Resource Services Dogs for the Deaf, Inc. Eagle Valley Children's Home Easter Seal Society Easter Seals EYAS Corporation Families Helping Families at the Crossroads of Louisiana Family Service Association Federation of Families for Children Mental Health Five Acres/The Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of Los Angeles Floating Hospital Follow-Your-Heart Foundation Foundation for the Junior Blind Friendly Hand Foundation Friends Garland Appeal Getabout Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry Giving MD a Voice-Committee of Hope and Awareness for Muscular Dystrophy Grace House Greystoke Homes and Support Services, Inc. Hamilton District Society for Disabled Children Handicapped Housing Society of Alberta Hartville Meadows Healing Hands Project Healing Species Health Cares Exchange Initiative, Inc. Heartland Opportunity Center Hebron Community, Inc. Heimlich Institute Helen Keller Worldwide Help Hospitalized Veterans HIV Network of Edmonton Society Hodan Center, Inc. Hope House Foundation Horizons Specialized Services, Inc. Humboldt Community Access and Resource Center Independence Crossroads, Inc. Indiana Rehabilitation Association Institute for Rehabilitation, Research, and Recreation, Inc International Eye Foundation Joshua Tree Feeding Program, Inc. Kensington Community Corporation for Individual Dignity Kinsmen Telemiracle Foundation Lake Whatcom Center League for the Hard of Hearing Lifegains, Inc. Lions Eye Bank of PA, Inc. Little People's Research Fund, Inc. Living Skills Center for Visually Impaired Loving Arms Lown Cardiovascular Center Lymphoma Foundation of America Maidstone Foundation, Inc. MAWA Trust McDougall Research and Education Foundation MCS Referral and Resources (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity) Michigan Community Blood Centers Michigan Wheelchair Athletic Association Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Miracle Flights Miracle House of New York MISS Foundation Mobile Meals, Inc. Mountain Valley Developmental Services Mower Council for the Handicapped, Inc. Mt. Angel Training Center and Residential Services Multiple Sclerosis Foundation N.W.T. Council for Disabled Persons National Association for the Visually Handicapped National Children's Cancer Society National Craniofacial Association National Federation of the Blind National Stuttering Project Naturaleza, Inc. New Opportunities Nia Comprehensive Center for Developmental Disabilities North Country Center for Independence Opportunities Unlimited Options Center for Independent Living Orange County Association for the Help of Retarded Citizens Outlook Nashville, Inc. Ozarks Valley Community Service, Inc. (OVCS) Palm Springs Stroke Activity Center Parents and Children Coping Together Pathfinder International Phoenix Services, Inc. Phoenix Shanti Group, Inc. Pleasant View Homes, Inc. Prairie Mission Retirement Village Prevention of Alcohol Problems Pride Youth Programs Primrose Center Project Open Hand Puerto Rico Community Network for Clinical Research on AIDS Puerto Rico Down Syndrome Foundation Quest Cancer Research Radio Information Service Rainbow Society of Alberta Rehabilitation Center Rehabilitation Society of Calgary Resource Center for Accessible Living, Inc. Rimrock Foundation Riverfront Foundation Rockingham Opportunities RocVale Children's Home Royal Freemasons' Benevolent Institution of NSW Samaritan Recovery Community, Inc. San Antonio State School Schizophrenia Society of Alberta Seva Foundation Share Sheltered Workshop Skin Cancer Foundation Society for Handicapped Citizens Society to Aid Retarded, Inc. (S.T.A.R.) Southwest Center for Independent Living Southwest Human Development Southwestern Independent Living Center Special People, Inc. Specialized Training for Adult Rehabilitation (START) Spina Bifida Association of America Spinal Cord Injury Network International St. Joseph Home, Inc. St. Paul Abilities Network Staten Island Mental Health Society, Inc. Stroke Survivors Support Group of Pueblo Swift County Developmental Achievement Center Thyroid Society Timberlawn Psychiatric Research Foundation, Inc. Tobias House Attendant Care, Inc. Tomorrows Children's Fund TRANSACT Health Systems of Central Pennsylvania Transplantation Society of Michigan Trauma Foundation Turn Community Services United Amputee Services United Cancer Research Society Victor C. Neumann Association Visions Resource Center VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired Vocational Services, Inc. VOLAR Center for Independent Living Warner House Washington Volunteer Readers for the Blind Waukesha Training Center Wesley Heights Western Carolina Center Foundation, Inc. Workshop/Northeast Career Planning Youth Services for Oklahoma County *This charity has funded research involving the use of animal byproducts.

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