When you sponsor an animal for a year you make a HUGE difference in their life. With your donation you will be helping Rudy 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 Sanctuary Strolls for the duration of your sponsorship!

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 Rudy.

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

Baby Rudy was born into the beef industry, where he was regarded as nothing more than a potential profit. Because of this, he was left out in the freezing cold as a newborn to suffer devastating frostbite. Rudy was deprived of medical care and left in terrible pain for weeks on end, as parts of body began to fall off and expose raw flesh; he even lost an entire hind hoof.

We tried so hard to find this sweet boy a forever home at another sanctuary, as the limitations of our infrastructure had us at full capacity, but there just wasn’t space for him anywhere else either. And sadly, time had run out for Rudy. So, we brought him home to IFS. This precious baby didn’t deserve to die, and if we had walked away, that soon would have been his fate. 

Rudy was in so much pain when he came into our care, and we rushed him to ISU for evaluation and treatment. Today, he’s safe and sound, and loving his new life at the sanctuary, where he’s showered with love, warmth, and affection. Rudy has a long road to recovery ahead of him and he’s still battling pain from his wounds, but his spirits are so bright. All this precious boy wants is to be snuggled by his caregivers. He’s so incredibly innocent, and we truly cannot believe that anyone would let him suffer the way he did. We’re so deeply thankful that Rudy has a safe forever home here at IFS.

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.