Quite a number of development charities off things like this

Send a Cow is a UK charity that helps poor families in Africa become farmers and live off the land.

Donating to Send a Cow enables the charity to provide valuable resources like livestock (including cows!), seeds and tools to new farmers, as well as providing training in sustainable farming methods.

This is the reason it became to famous to send a cow, and now a number of other charities do it. Check out the international development charities in our charity gifts section, as many have these as similar present options in their online gift stores.