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Vinnie (#19)

On February 12 donations for the Australia wildfire relief ended! HUGE thanks to everyone who donated! We made a total of $517 USD! Pets were distributed shortly after the event ended! (as seen above) Along with the Solacine!

There was a special thanks to all those who donated and provided their names:

DragonFilms, Mimoza, Sharni, Lapizsolarflare, Moreii, Enochtus, FelixEgadrik, Rocwylde, Hiraeth, Tenshi, kodi_prvt, MoonDragon, shadow, Amity, Kierin, Sin, and Chip!

And for those who went above and beyond was gifted a special surprise! The Bee Eater Savannah!

Which went out to people who donated $20+

What could this be???

Spring is a time for change, and, as we approach the end of the season, we thought it was time for Patreon to receive a glow up.

As some of you might know, a little over a year ago we started Patreon to help pay our team for their hard work, as well as website hosting and other related costs. This project has very much been a labor of love. Patreon has helped us immensely this past year, and we are endlessly grateful for our patrons for supporting our dream.

We’ve made a complete revamp of our Patreon tiers with the goal in mind to bring a more sustainable and consistent influx of fresh content for everyone!

First and foremost, a lot of our rewards simply weren't sustainable. In particular, the breed sponsoring tier has left our backlog oversaturated with upcoming breeds. That’s certainly not a bad thing, and we share your enthusiasm! Moving forward, we would like this type of content to come to the site slowly over time to provide a more consistent stream of new additions.

In the coming months we will begin to roll out the remaining new breeds sponsored through Patreon. Moving forward, our new and refreshed tiers will help ensure patrons aren't left waiting months for their sponsored content to be added.

The Patreon tier changes will be effective on June 1st. This gives current patrons plenty of time to decide whether they'd like to remain pledged, or to change their pledge to receive content that might not be available for some time after this update. But don't worry- many of the previous tier rewards, such as breed sponsoring and monthly raffles, aren't gone forever! We aim to keep our tiers fresh and worthwhile for our Patrons, and if there's a particular feature you want to see added again, we always appreciate hearing your feedback and thoughts!

Coming with this update will also be a completely fresh set of Critters for the monthly themed rewards! Patrons will be receiving sneak peeks and exclusive first looks throughout the month, so make sure to keep an eye out! 

Current Patrons’ pledges will be transferred to the tier that has the same monetary value as their previous choice. We ask that you take some time to review the new rewards and change or update your pledge according to your preference!

Additionally, we will be combing through every past pledge to ensure every Patron has their owed rewards delivered. We've learned a lot over the last year, especially when it comes to handling Patreon. With that new knowledge, our goal with this update is to provide our Patrons with a more consistent and improved experience. 

We'd like to end this update off with the first look at some of our upcoming breed additions! The Whippet and the Egyptian Mau!

Got any questions? Don’t hesitate to join our Discord!

Magnus (#354)

Soma (#545)

Denali (#691)