  :The only potential criticism I'm aware of is that, while Heifer International permits donors to pick out the animal of their choice, they reserve the right to reallocate money according to need - and they did so after the tsunami.  So you might pick out a flock of ducklings for a Chinese family, but Heifer might choose to buy geese for a Thai family instead.  I don't believe that many donors would have a problem with this policy, so I won't add it to the Criticism section unless more people think it's noteworthy.     :Heifer does meet all the BBB's criteria for accountability.  