Best charity coffees that support animal rescues

Top pick: Bird & Wild Medium Roast, whole bean. It's the one bag here whose whole identity is wildlife: shade-grown, bird-friendly coffee that supports bird habitat and conservation, and it's Fairtrade too. A medium roast with bright floral notes, sold in a big 1 kg bag — good if you drink a lot and want your coffee habit to do some good.

Who the others suit:

• FLOW Original Medium Roast — the crowd-pleaser: huge rating base, nutty-chocolate cup, big 5 lb bag for a household that goes through coffee fast.
• Koffee Kult Medium Roast — for someone who wants a small-roaster, single-origin feel and a very highly rated medium roast.
• Lavazza Barista Gran Crema — dark, chocolatey and dependable for espresso and milk drinks.
• Peet's French Roast — if you like a bold, smoky dark roast and want a widely available bag.
• Blue Bottle Espresso — organic dark roast for espresso lovers who want a name they trust.

One caveat: I couldn't verify a rescue-donation program on every bag, so treat the Bird & Wild pick as the one with the clearest animal-and-wildlife mission, and check each roaster's own site for the exact charity it supports.