Camels are the best charity Christmas gift
Camels are set to be the must-give Christmas present this year.
Okay so they won't be challenging the Star Wars clone trooper voice-changing helmet for the must-have top slot but if you are about charity, camels are where it is at.
A list of the top 10 charity gifts has been complied by the independent charities watchdog Intelligent Giving after looking at the offerings from 200 organizations.
According to the top 10, £8 will get you 100 snails for a Liberian family; just £5 will give a dog a cuddle; £20-£75 will help destroy guns and £95 will get you a camel. Although they’re hard to wrap, the hump's a dead giveaway.
If none of those tickle your charitable fancy, how about paying for a Rwandan farmer to receive some Bull Semen. Nice. "What's that coming down the chimney mummy?" "I don't know, but I'm pretty sure it's a not Santa."
James Asfa of Intelligent Giving said: "We've scoured the catalogues and can now reveal the year's top "virtual" charity gifts, prioritised by interest and how useful the gifts look.
"Note that the actual gift goes to a deserving soul/cause, while your friend or relative gets an explanatory trinket and, one hopes, a warm glow."
Top 10 best charity Christmas gifts
1: Camel £95, Oxfam
2: Fish cages £20, Practical Action
3: Destroy recent war-zone guns £20-£75, Good Gifts
4: Pineapple plants £13, Concern
5: Give a dog a cuddle £5, Dogs Trust
6: Girl's school uniform £20, World Vision
7: Sponsor a brain cell for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's research £15, Good Gifts
8: 100 snails for Liberian family £8, Samaritan's Purse
9: Heart repair kit for stem cell research £40, British Heart Foundation
10: Sea boots £36, RNLI
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