I was shocked and horrified to discover that some of the charities I used to support actually fund testing on animals. I want to donate money that will be used to help people, not harm animals. So I started doing some research, looking for charities that help people in need without injuring or killing any animals in the process. I was delighted to find a long list of acceptable charities that I can feel good about supporting.
If your favorite charities support testing on animals, please consider supporting one or more of these charities instead. They have all earned the Humane Charities Seal of Approval from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Instead of supporting the March of Dimes, you could support Easter Seals. Instead of supporting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, you could support the Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis or the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America. Instead of supporting the American Cancer Society or the National Children’s Leukemia Foundation, you could support the American Breast Cancer Foundation, the Cancer Recovery Foundation of America or the Childhood Leukemia Foundation. You get the idea.
Here is a list of charities that do not fund testing on animals. If you donate to these charities, you know your money will be used to help, not to harm.
Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis
300 Fifth Ave.
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 781-487-0008
AIDS Action Committee
359 Green St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-437-6200
American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
1800 Johnson St., Ste. 100
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-659-9315
American Association of the Deaf-Blind
8630 Fenton St., Ste. 121
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3803
301-495-4402
American Association of Kidney Patients
3505 East Frontage Road Ste. 315
Tampa, FL 33607
800-749-2257
American Breast Cancer Foundation
1220 B E. Joppa Rd., Ste. 332
Baltimore, MD 21286
410-825-9388
American Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Institute
528 Raven Way
Naples, FL 34110
239-431-5425
Birth Defect Research for Children
976 Lake Baldwin Lake, Ste. 104
Orlando, FL 32814
800-313-2232
Cancer Recovery Foundation of America
6380 Flank Dr., Ste. 400
Harrisburg, PA 17112
800-238-6479
Cerebral Palsy, Inc.
2801 South Webster Ave.
Green Bay, WI 54301
920-337-1122
Childhood Leukemia Foundation
807 Mantoloking Rd., Ste. 202
Brick, NJ 08723
888-CLF-7109
Children’s Burn Foundation
5000 Van Nuys Blvd., Ste. 450
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
818-907-2822
Deaf Action Center
3115 Crestview Dr.
Dallas, TX 75235
214-521-0407
Doctors Without Borders
333 7th Ave., 2nd Fl.
New York, NY 10001-5004
888-392-0392
Easter Seals
233 South Wacker Dr., Ste. 2400
Chicago, IL 60606
800-221-6827
Hearing Loss Association of America
7910 Woodmont Ave., Ste. 1200
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-657-2248
Heart Support of America
6101 Stephens Hill Way
Corryton, TN 37721
888-430-9809
Lung Cancer Alliance
888 16th St NW, Ste. 150
Washington, DC 20006
202-463-2080
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
706 Haddonfield Rd.
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
800-532-7667
Muscular Dystrophy Family Foundation
7220 US 31 S
Indianapolis, IN 46208
317-923-6333
National Breast Cancer Coalition
1101 17th St. NW, Ste. 1300
Washington, DC 20036
800-622-2838
National Children’s Cancer Society
One South Memorial Dr., Ste. 800
St. Louis, MO 63102
800-882-6227
Organization for Autism Research
2000 N. 14th St., Ste. 710
Arlington, VA 22201
703-243-9710
Parkinson’s Resource Organization
74-090 El Paseo, Ste. 102
Palm Desert, CA 92260
760-773-5628
Sources:
Group for the Education of Animal-Related Issues. http://www.geari.org/faq-charities-animal-testing.html. Health Charities and Animal Experimentation.
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. http://www.humaneseal.org/search.cfm. Charities.