Providing a chicken for a family gives them a source of income, a supply of eggs to eat and manure for vegetable gardens. This gift can help support income-generating activities like raising chickens and also includes support and education to help families successfully raise and care for their animals.

Compassion and its local church partners will provide gifts of livestock such as chickens, goats and cows to those for whom it would be most appropriate and beneficial. Where gifts of livestock are not appropriate, gifts will be used for other suitable income-generating initiatives.