You receive a Digital Sponsorship Certificate. This is your official confirmation of support for Ploffy's emergency rescue cases — whether you've sponsored a cat, a dog, or both. You can download it immediately after checkout, and a copy will be sent to your email as a lasting reminder of the life you helped save.

Your contribution goes directly into the Emergency Rescue Fund for the active case you sponsor. This covers critical surgeries, emergency veterinary care, post-operative medications, and recovery food for cats and dogs who would otherwise be euthanized due to lack of funding. Every dollar is tied to a specific animal and a specific medical need.

We prioritize life over paperwork. Ploffy is an independent rescue collective. Traditional 501(c)(3) status requires thousands of dollars in legal fees and months of administrative waiting — resources we cannot spare when an animal has a 72-hour survival window.

By remaining independent, we ensure 100% of your sponsorship goes directly to the veterinary clinic, not to government filings or corporate overhead. You aren't getting a tax write-off. You're getting the direct, verified result of a life saved that would otherwise have been lost to the system.

We believe in radical transparency. Unlike large organizations where funds disappear into "administrative costs," we post actual vet receipts and surgical updates on our social channels. When you sponsor a case through Ploffy, you are paying a specific medical bill — and we share those bills, those invoices, and those recovery photos with our entire community in real time.

The deadline on each case is a strict window set by the shelter due to capacity limits — not a marketing tool. Our goal is always to secure full funding before that window closes so every surgery can be greenlighted. If we fall short, we are forced to prioritize the cases with the highest immediate chance of survival. That's the choice we're trying to avoid making — and your sponsorship is what prevents it.

Emergency veterinary care for animals in critical condition is genuinely expensive. Jaw reconstructions, orthopedic surgeries, oxygen therapy, specialized ophthalmic procedures — these require veterinary specialists, anesthesia, and intensive post-operative monitoring. Add weeks of prescription medications and recovery food, and the costs accumulate fast. We never inflate figures. Every number on our pages is a real invoice from a real clinic.

Most shelters are already over capacity and underfunded. When a dog or cat arrives with a $3,000+ surgical need, municipal shelters are often forced to choose immediate euthanasia to preserve resources for healthy, easily adoptable animals. Ploffy specifically catches the cases the system turns away — the ones labeled "too expensive" or "too far gone." Those are exactly the ones we fight for.

Yes — always. Sponsors deserve to see the impact of their kindness. We send regular email updates with photos and progress reports from the moment an animal leaves the clinic to the day they are healthy enough for adoption. When a dog takes its first steps on healed legs, or a cat opens its eyes for the first time after surgery, you'll be the first to know.

Any funds raised beyond the immediate needs of an active case go directly into the Ploffy Emergency Fund. This reserve allows us to say "yes" the next time a vet calls at 9 PM with an animal scheduled for euthanasia — without having to scramble for days before we can act. It's the safety net that makes faster rescues possible.

By default, every sponsorship is a one-time purchase. However, if you'd like to provide ongoing support for future rescue cases — both cats and dogs — you can join our Monthly Sponsorship program during checkout. You'll be the first to hear about new emergency cases, and you can cancel at any time, no questions asked.