In Defense of Animals Donation Options
IDA gives you the option of making your donation "In honor of" or "In memory of" a family member, close friend or beloved animal companion. Please choose only ONE of these options (the purpose of each is explained below).

Click here to make an online donation using a credit card

...you can even use your Paypal account to donate to IDA. Please make sure to specify which campaign you are supporting.


To make a donation by mail, please send check payable to:

In Defense of Animals
3010 Kerner Blvd.
San Rafael, CA 94901. 

To make a donation by telephone, please call 415-388-9641.

IDA Also gives you the option of making your donation "In honor of" or "In memory of" a family member, close friend or beloved animal companion.

Please choose one of the following options:

Earmark your donation to a specific campaign

Animal abuse get your goat? Donate to IDA's Project Hope. Vivisection make you go ape? Donate to support IDA's anti-vivisection campaign.

Choose a campaign to which you'd like to donate.

In honor of...

A donation to IDA "In honor of" someone is a unique way to commemorate special events like birthdays and anniversaries or milestones like graduations, weddings and births. You can also make a donation "In honor of" an animal companion's birthday or other special occasion. Recognizing your loved ones this way allows IDA to work for animals on their behalf. Upon request, IDA will gladly notify the individual of your donation to IDA in their honor.

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In memory of...

If you want to pay tribute to a loved one who has passed away, then you can make a donation "In memory of" that individual. You can dedicate an "In memory of" donation to anyone, human or non-human, who was important to you. Donating to IDA "In memory of" someone allows you to pay your respects to them by supporting the vital work that IDA does to end cruelty to animals.

IDA can notify anyone you specify, such as family and mutual friends, of your donation to IDA in honor of the dearly departed.

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Join IDA's Monthly Giving Program - The President's Circle! 

Your support is vital to IDA’s efforts to protect the rights, welfare and habitats of animals. Monthly giving is a great way to support IDA and helps us reduce our printing costs and save paper at the same time. With a monthly contribution of $5 or more, you will receive our IDA magazine as well as periodic updates on our many campaigns.

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Planned Giving

Planned gifts provide an opportunity both to realize your personal financial goals and to strengthen the work of In Defense of Animals for the future. Through a planned gift, you may be able to increase your current income, or provide additional retirement income, while reducing income and estate taxes. With careful planning, it is possible to reduce or eliminate income taxes (including capital gain) and transfer taxes (including gift, estate, inheritance and generation-skipping). You can enjoy these tax savings while turning appreciated assets into an income for yourself or others. Planned giving is a tool that helps you to achieve your goals for IDA and all of the animals we strive to help, and enhances your financial plans and security.

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