Whether it is a birthday, graduation or Christmas – it may be a time of celebration for you and your friends, but for homeless or endangered animals it is just another day – usually with not much reason to celebrate. That is why I love buying gifts that give back to animals for whatever event I have coming up. It is another way I can do good – while bringing some happiness to others.
This is the ultimate guide to great gifts for animal lovers with over 40 brands that are helping animals in need in some way!
GIFTING TIP: When wrapping your gift that gives back – add a little note to make sure the recipient is aware of the impact the purchase has on animals!
Gifts That Give Back To Animals
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FOOD & DRINKS
Brewing Good Coffee Company
Coffee, tea and more that selects a new group to work with and donates 10% of their proceeds to that organization.
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Endangered Species Chocolate
Social goods company creating vegan, non-gmo, fair trade and gluten free chocolates with 10% of their profits being donated to organizations like Chimp Haven and more.
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Kombucha Dog
Kombucha drinks with no processed sugars or syrups and every bottle features a picture of a dog in need!
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Tito’s Vodka
Vodka for dog lovers – Tito’s is made in Austin, TX and donate product and money to various organizations throughout the year.
Rescue Chocolate
Vegan lovers rejoice with this chocolate bar that contains no animal products and is also Kosher and comes in a variety of flavors. Portion of sales go to a rescue of the month.
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Grounds & Hounds Coffee
Fair trade organic coffee that gives back 20% of their net proceeds to partner animal organizations.
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One Hope
Wine, coffee and treats that give back to a variety of organizations – animals just being one of them.
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Hugo Coffee Roasters
Good coffee and saving dogs. That’s what we do. And every time you drink a cup of Hugo Coffee, you’re saving dogs, too. 10% of profit goes to dog rescue!
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Africa Quest Wine
Each year we will produce a special blend of Pinot Noir in which 100% of the profits will be dedicated to projects that support wildlife and the local communities that share their lands.
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Rescue Dog Wines
Rescue Dog Wines are active rescue volunteers and fosters who also happen to make wine! 50% of their profits are donated to rescues.
Rescue Coffee
With the tag line “sip a cup, save a pup” you know they are doing good. 10% of all sales are donated.
CLOTHING
PI Yoga Pants
A line of yoga inspired apparel that gives 10% of their net profits to sea turtle charity organizations.
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Save The Duck
Warm winter coats that are environmentally friendly and do work and donate to a variety of animal charities.
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Wholesome Culture
An eco-friendly collection of apparel with veganism inspired sayings. 15% of their profits are donated to an animal rescue they select.
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Emi Hope
Apparel brand creating awareness about the world’s rhino population which is declining. 10% of their net profits are donated to the International Rhino Foundation.
One Tribe Apparel
A yoga inspired line that supports elephant rescue with $1.00 of every sale being donated to the Elephant Nature Park.
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I ♥ Tyler Madison
Fashionista inspired clothing created by animal rights activists. A portion of all sales are donated to a variety of shelters and rescues.
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N:Philanthropy
Designer clothes that are vegan leather and high end inspired with 10% of proceeds going to the ASPCA and other animal organizations.
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Ivory Ella
Apparel line with an elephant inspired focus – 10% of net profits are donated to Save the Elephants as well as other organizations.
Love Brand & Co.
Swim and resort wear based in the UK but they ship worldwide. 5% of their annual revenue is donated to various elephant organizations.
Conscious Step
Socks your loved ones will actually want to receive! A portion of proceeds are donated to Oceana, Best Friends & Conservation International.
mini rodini
A clothing brand that is working with Galgos del Sol to help one of the most abused dogs in the world – the Galgos. 20% of every Galgos apparel piece will be donated.
Dog Threads
Ever wish you and your pet can wear matching clothes? Now you can! You can find matching apparel for everyone in your family at Dog Threads. 2% of every sale is donated to various animal rescue groups.
CharityPaws
A collection of rescue inspired apparel, jewelry, bags and shoes with 5%-30% of proceeds being donated.
COSMETICS & BEAUTY
Lush Charity Pot
Make a purchase of the CharityPot at Lush and help save animals and give a gift that everyone will love.
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Love Goodly
Love Goodly is a subscription box focused on nontoxic, cruelty free and vegan beauty and skincare and a portion proceeds are donated to a variety of animal organizations.
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Grounded Sage
Botanical Face and Body Skin Care Solutions + Natural Pure Cosmetics for Sensitive Skin.
Certified Cruelty Free Products by PETA and Leaping Bunny.
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Karity
Through their Palettes for Paws initiative, every purchase of their 100% cruelty, free palettes result in a shelter animal getting a meal.
Chantecaille
A line of cosmetics that has a large focus on giving back to a variety of conservation causes including bees, African species, oceans and more .
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Farmhouse Fresh
FarmHouse Fresh also has a registered 501(c)(3) animal sanctuary. A portion of their sales helps those animals.
FOR THE HOME
Pet House Candles
Candles, air fresheners and more to make your world smell better. Fundraising program and donations are made to animal organizations.
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Wild Beautiful Free Candles
USA made organic, vegan and eco-friendly candles that give back 10% to charity partners including gorilla, lion and elephant rescues.
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Rescue Candle
15% of proceeds from these environmentally conscious candles are donated to various animal rescue organizations.
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Under The Skin
Handcrafted prints that bring awareness to the world’s most endangered animals and donates 20% back to several charity organizations.
Happy
Spritz
Handcrafted aromatherapy products that are vegan, kosher, cruelty free and use no alcohol or parabens. Portion of all proceeds benefit animal rescues.
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Rescue Me Candles
Candles are made from natural soy wax and phthalate free fragrance oils! 20% of proceeds donated to animal rescues!
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Rescued Wine Candles
Hand-poured, eco-friendly, soy candles with a wine inspired scent that supports animals rescues. 10% of annual profits are donated and they offer fundraisers too.
HeartBarks BarkBoard
Custom crafted cutting boards made from Michigan hardwood. Every cutting board sold offers a $30-$50 rescue donation.
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JEWELRY & ACCESSORIES
Fred Meyer Jewelers
With every purchase of a PAWSitively Yours Diamond Jewelry® piece, $3 is donated to the Humane Society of the United States.
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Tiffany
To help protect nature’s magnificent creatures, we give 100% of the profits from Tiffany Save the Wild designs to the Wildlife Conservation Network.
PopSockets
50% of all sales from PopSockets’ Wildlife Conservation Network Poptivism collection supports our efforts to protect endangered species and preserve their natural habitats.
Votch
A cruelty free watch company featuring vegan leather watch bands and other accessories. 10% of sales are donated to various animal rescues. UK based but ships worldwide.
Fetch Eyewear
Glasses that give back! Each year an amount that is equal to or greater than the total profits earned from sales is donated to The Pixie Project as well as other animal welfare groups by the Ann and Robert Sacks Philanthropic Fund.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Animal Kingdom Cards
$1.00 of every deck of these playing cards will be donated to the World Wildlife Foundation.
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Operation
ResCUTE
OPERATION ResCUTE is intended to educate and encourage the next generation of young readers to think about adopting shelter dogs in need of a loving home. 100% of profits are donated.
Hooray For Underdog
A photography brand focused on helping rescue animals with donations and services. Notecards, art prints and more are all available in their shop.
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Fragrant Jewels
A collection of candles, bath bombs and scrubs that have a ring inside – Look for the products that donate to animal rescues.
Tucker Finds His Forever Home
An adorable story of Tucker, a young pit bull who loses his him, winds up at a shelter and then finds his forever home. 100% proceeds benefit Wagtown.org.
TagsforHope
Customizable collars, leashes and tags for collars that give a portion of proceeds to help shelters and rescues.
Other Animal Loving Gift Ideas
If your gift giving plans include a toddler, then you can check our Animal Toys for Toddlers gift guide which offers the best animal toys that teach important lessons on animal care and pet ownership. We think these are the best gifts for kids to help them learn compassion, pet care from vet visits to daily maintenance and so much more.
We also have a guide that profiles some great alcohol brands that are helping animals! So if you have a wine or bourbon lover on your list who loves animals just as much – these are the brands you may want to give as a gift!
Have a brand in mind that you think should be listed here? Please let us know!
If you know of a retail brand that offers a selection of products and/or gifts that give back to animals whether via donations, awareness or some other way – we want to know! Just leave a comment or email us at hi@charitypaws.com and let us know about the organization!
Here is another great one! https://rescuedogwines.com/about-us/
Thank you Monica! Added them.
Farmhousefreshfoods.com
Thank you for letting us know about them! They have been added! Jill
If you care about animals, the B.C. SPCA has an amazing program that provides dog, cat and wildlife care for as little as $10. The organization cares for 34,000 animals each year, and is completely donor-funded, so every gift matters.
Hi!
I own Rescue Me Candle Company LLC, we donate 20% of our proceeds to animal rescues! Our candles are made from natural soy wax and phthalate free fragrance oils! I would love to be added to your list! I look forward to hearing from you 🙂
Hi Kiersten! Thanks for what you do – got you added to the list! Jill
The Dapper Paw sells dog tags and coffee mugs and they donate part of their proceeds to charity!
Thank you Lauren! We could not easily find anything on the website that noted that or where they have donated so far – so we won’t add them to the list, but will leave your comment up so others can see it!
What a great blog post. Thank you so much for this. And a lot of the company products make amazing gifts for all occasions.
I may have to purchase a few as pressies
I love this! I had never heard of most of these companies, so I’m excited to check them out. I love how they are all giving back to animals in need. Will do some Christmas shopping from this list for sure!
I’m a big believer in giving back and love it when I see companies donating a portion of sales to help those in need. I don’t know how I would choose but I could see myself lighting a candle, having a cup of coffee and sitting in my elephant pants