Yak

The Tibetan Plateau is a harsh place to live in. The weather is often severe and erratic. Natural disasters are frequent. For nomadic Tibetans, yaks - which thrive in such high-altitudes extremes - are essential to their survival.

Yak can provide a family with milk to drink and sell, make butter and yogurt, and meat to supply much-needed protein. Having hot butter tea with friends and families is a tradition that these warm and outgoing herders have kept for thousands of years.

Yaks are strong animals that will lighten the load of a nomadic family as they move with their herds of animals. Moreover, yaks' coarse belly hair makes fibers for sturdy tents called yurts, while soft hair is woven into clothing. Its dried manure can also be used to make fuel for cooking. A yak will give birth on average twice within three years.

The gift of a yak will help transform the lives of a destitute Tibetan family while keeping their centuries-old way of life.

Honoring your friends and family member with a yak sent in their name is truly a one-of-a-kind gift!