Give to your loved ones by giving a cow or a goat to people who have next to nothing

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the mad-dash buildup to "Black Friday," one of the busiest shopping days of the year, Heifer International reminds shoppers it's better to give a cow than to "have a cow" because of early wake-up calls, long lines and rush-and-grab competition for limited quantity items.

And with Heifer's gift catalog, shoppers don't have to make a plan, search for a parking spot or get dressed for that matter. Using The Most Important Gift Catalog in the World, shoppers can do all their Holiday shopping from the comfort of their homes in their pajamas, letting their fingers do the walking and making their alternative gift purchases online at heifer.org.

No lines, no "on sale to the next 20 customers." No waits at gift-wrap stations. No-hassle shopping and purchases that will make all the difference in the world to a family in Asia, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe or the Americas.

Every gift of a cow, goat, flock of chicks or hive of honeybees provides transformational change. Heifers and goats give milk to drink and sell to make money for medicine or education. Chicks provide eggs for protein and profit. Sheep, alpacas and llamas provide wool for clothing and to sell in the market. Each provides hope and opportunity for a better life.

The gift also multiplies. Through Heifer International's Pass on the Gift, each family that receives livestock agrees to pass on the first female offspring to another family. Receivers become givers, just like you, and the gift grows as more animals are shared and more lives are changed.

Families that once struggled daily for a single meal have milk, can buy food, improve their diets, improve their health. They move from hunger and poverty to self-reliance and independence, with a willingness to share their knowledge, their resources to help others.

So, instead of the latest electronic gadget, the second cell phone of the year, that last minute gift for the person who has everything, this year consider giving gifts of hope and opportunity--cows, goats, sheep, trees, pigs, rabbits or even a gift of cash--through Heifer International, gifts that range in cost from $10 for a share of an animal to $5,000 for an ark full.

It's easy. Use your phone, fax or your computer and help Heifer International change the world by ending hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. Give to your loved ones by giving to people who have next to nothing.

You can even customize your gift card through Shutterfly.com to let friends and family know you respect them enough to know they'll be delighted with a gift that means hope for struggling, deserving people.

To learn more, visit www.heifer.org to view The Most Important Gift Catalog In The World and to read the many uplifting stories of those families who have been helped, or call 1-800-422-0474.

Heifer's mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. Since 1944, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in 50 countries, including the U.S., to help families and communities become more self-reliant.

For more information, visit www.heifer.org/blackfriday or call 1-800-422-1311.

SOURCE Heifer Project International

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