When you sponsor an animal for a year you make a HUGE difference in their life. With your donation you will be helping Kip with all of his care, from routine vet visits to daily feedings.

With your yearly sponsorship (payments recurring monthly) you will receive quarterly updates and pictures of your resident in your email, your name on the IFS website, plus a spot on our exclusive sponsorship slideshow, viewable in the IFS store. Also, receive a free pass for all Open Barn Days!
Come out and meet the animals you’ve sponsored—so they can thank you themselves! This is the gift that keeps on giving, for you and for Kip.

For your convenience, this sponsorship will automatically renew each year until you choose to discontinue sponsor support.

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.

NOTE: For sponsorships, please allow up to 3 business days for your sponsorship package to be created with care and delivered to the recipient's email address.