Many animal charities are trolls though. You can start a charity and your 'independent' board can just pay you and your brother who runs the advertising all the

Many animal charities are trolls though. You can start a charity and your 'independent' board can just pay you and your brother who runs the advertising all the money. Send a few bucks to your cousin the lobbyist, some more to your other cousin who owns the office complex, and then leave 1% as grants for animal shelters. This is not far from what some PETA like charities do.