# Do charity gifts really reach the animals?

> How a costed charity gift reaches an animal: the gift names the care and its real price, WARN directs the donation, the certificate confirms it.

## Quick answer
Yes — when the gift is costed, as every tag here is. The tag names a specific piece of care and its real price; your donation goes to World Animal Rescue Network CIC, which directs it to the partner shelter doing that work; and your e-certificate states exactly what was funded. Transparency is the mechanic, not a slogan.

## Costed vs symbolic — the difference that matters
A symbolic gift supports a cause generally; a costed gift funds a named action at its real price. Both are legitimate, but only one answers "what did my money do?" in a sentence. Every tag in this shop is costed: a week of meals, a vaccination, a month of sanctuary care.

## Who does the work?
Established partner shelters, sanctuaries and rescue organisations across Asia, Africa and South America — the people already feeding street dogs, running vaccination programmes and caring for rescued wildlife. WARN raises the funds and directs them to that frontline work.

## How to check any charity gift
Three questions: does it name the care and the price? Does it name the organisation receiving the money? Does it say what you’ll get as proof? Here: yes to all three — the tag, WARN CIC, and the e-certificate respectively. Our guide to choosing an animal charity has the full checklist.

## FAQs
### What proof do I get?
A payment receipt from WARN and a personalised e-certificate describing the exact care funded. Prices carry a quarterly review date.

### Are the animals real?
The care is real and costed at partner shelters. We never invent an animal, a shelter or an outcome — composite storytelling is not how this shop works.

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Source: https://charity-shop.org/answers/do-charity-gifts-really-reach-the-animals · Reviewed 17 July 2026 · Charity Shop UK — the online charity shop from World Animal Rescue Network (WARN).