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Every Easter season, animal welfare organizations plead with people to stop buying pets for their children’s Easter basket, because so many of the animals end up being abandoned. I agree with them. If you don’t want a pet that will be with you for the rest of its life, don’t buy one. Pets are not toys.

However, I think that the gift of a bunny, lamb, or a fluffy little chick at Easter could be a great idea IF you give it through an organization like Heifer International, which provides livestock to people around the world that can benefit from them. For example, according to the Heifer web site chicks “can lay up to 200 eggs a year — a reliable source of protein for children who otherwise subsist mostly on starches”. Donations are tax deductible.

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