"HPI...is recognized as a world leader in using animals to address hunger and poverty through ecologically sound, sustainable agriculture"- ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS

"the idea behind HPI...is similar to the notion that it's better to teach a man to fish so he can feed himself, rather than give him a fish that will feed him just once. The donation of just one animal could eventually benefit an entire community"-Associated press

"Your work has saved countless individuals from starvation and has brought new life to troubled Lands" - President Bill Clinton

"The organization's projects tend to take on lives of their own. Ten years ago, the group sent 105 rabbits to the Sichuan Province of China. today, there are hundreds of thousands of rabbits, providing meat and income for villagers."- The Boston Globe

"HPI joins people of all faiths to work for the dignity and well-being of all people. For its efforts to end hunger, HPI received the President's Award for Voluntary Action in 1986 and the Presidential End Hunger Award in 1990."

"To my family, the HPI animal is more important than I am. When I die, they'll weep for me; but if our animals die, my family may starve"

- Asian Rice Farmer