When you sponsor an animal for a month you will make a HUGE impact on the animal’s life by helping provide food, bedding and vet care. With your donation, you will receive a special downloadable certificate of sponsorship as well as a coupon for one free Sanctuary Stroll to be redeemed upon arrival. Come out and meet the animals you’ve sponsored—so they can thank you themselves!

Kip is a big boy now, but he was just a tiny little guy when he first arrived at IFS. Even though Kip was a baby when he joined our family, his short life before he found his forever home with us was characterized by fear and uncertainty. 

Sweet little Kip was intended to be raised and killed for beef, but a serious health condition led to his freedom. Kip was born with a mass in his airway, which made it really difficult for him to breathe. Breathing is the most basic and essential function of all living beings, and difficulty breathing is scary for anyone who experiences it. 

Our trusted veterinarians were devoted to helping Kip, and he was quickly approved for a brand new method of surgery to remove the mass from his airway. Tiny little Kip became the first cow to ever undergo this specific procedure. The surgery was a serious one, but it was successful and Kip experienced no complications! Thanks to his resilience and a whole lot of TLC, Kip made a full recovery.

Today, Kip is everyone’s little brother. He’s always right there with the big cows, ready to prove that he’s a big cow too. The bigger cows love him and accept him, but we can totally tell that it’s like their mother told them to take their little brother with them to the playground. They’re like, “Do we have to, Mommmm?” and Kip is just like, “Mom said you have to include me!” - cows are so much more like us than we realize.

To gift this sponsorship to someone you love, see the instructions below.

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IMPORTANT NOTE: This sponsorship includes a certificate for download. No physical item will be shipped. You will automatically receive an order confirmation email, followed by an email containing a link to your certificate and information about your sponsored resident. You will then have 24 hours to open and download the sponsorship packet. You are welcome to print anything in the packet, or you may download it and send it to your gift recipient by email. The Sanctuary Stroll pass included with the download may only be used once.