Animals
ANIMALS charities protect, defend and provide needed services to domestic and wild animals. These organizations preserve wildlife habitats and protect endangered species, and seek ways to sustain and promote those habitats and species over time. We classified ANIMALS charities in three Causes.
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Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services (243) Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services charities include humane societies and veterinary services; no-kill shelters, organizations protecting animals from cruelty, exploitation and other abuses; and groups providing animal training and specialty services, such as groups training seeing-eye dogs. |
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Wildlife Conservation (71) Wildlife Conservation charities include fish, wildlife and bird refuges and sanctuaries, as well as groups researching wildlife protection and conservation around the globe. |
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Zoos and Aquariums (67) Charities classified as Zoos and Aquariums are charities which operate zoos, aquariums and zoological societies in communities throughout the country. |
Did you know?
- The Sun Gem Hummingbird beats its wings at the rate of 90 beats per second.
- The average life span of an adult butterfly is one to two weeks, but it can be as brief as two days or as long as a year.
- Tortoises are the only animals that normally live longer than man. The oldest tortoise ever known was an Aldabra tortoise that was approximately 152 years old.
- One in every four pets in the United States is obese.
- For every person born in the United States, 15 dogs and 45 cats are born.
- Wild cats are found on every continent except Antarctica and in a diversity of habitats ranging from desert to swamp to rain forest to mountain ranges.
- About six million vertebrate animals are dissected yearly in U.S. high schools alone.
- Venomous snakes can control the amount of venom they inject in a bite, a behavior herpetologists call "metering."
- Polar bears - the largest of all bears - carry four-inch layers of fat to retain their body heat.
- Chimpanzees share 98.4% of their DNA with human beings.
