If you've purchased anything from Saving The Paws, you're going to receive monthly photo updates.
Not eventually. Not if we get around to it. Every month.
Here's exactly how that works.
What Triggers Your Photo Updates
The moment your order is confirmed, you're added to our photo update system.
You don't need to sign up separately. You don't need to request it. It happens automatically.
Your first update will arrive within 14 days of your purchase. Then monthly after that, for as long as you want to receive them.
What You'll Actually See
Each monthly email contains:
Photos from recent feeding operations. Dogs eating. Volunteers distributing food. Bowls being filled. Real moments from real feeding runs.
Multiple locations. We operate 100+ feeding locations. Your updates show photos from various sites, giving you a broader view of operations.
Time stamps and context. Each photo includes when it was taken and basic information about the location (without compromising volunteer safety by being too specific).
No recycled content. Every month brings new photos. We don't reuse images or send the same content twice.
Where These Photos Come From
Our volunteers and local partners document feeding operations as part of standard procedure.
Not every feeding run gets photographed — that would be impractical and would slow down operations. But most do.
Photos are taken on phones. They're not professional quality. Some have poor lighting. Some are slightly blurry. Some show muddy ground or rough urban settings.
That's intentional. These aren't marketing photos. They're documentation.
How We Collect and Organize Them
At the end of each month, we gather photos from volunteers across all feeding locations.
We sort them by date and location. We remove any that compromise volunteer safety or show identifiable people who haven't consented to being photographed.
Then we compile them into that month's update and send them to everyone who's purchased from our store.
The process takes time. It's manual. It's not automated. But it ensures you're seeing actual operations, not curated marketing content.
What the Photos Prove
The photos document three things:
Operations happened. The feeding runs we said would occur actually occurred.
Dogs were fed. The meals your purchase funded reached actual dogs at actual locations.
Consistency is maintained. Month after month, operations continue. This isn't a one-time event; it's ongoing work.
That's it. We're not claiming the photos show every single dog fed or every single feeding run executed. We're showing representative documentation that operations function as described.
Why We Don't Show More Detail
You might notice the photos don't include:
- Exact GPS coordinates of feeding locations
- Full names of volunteers
- Detailed descriptions of specific neighborhoods
- Identifiable landmarks that pinpoint precise locations
This is for safety reasons.
Volunteers operate in areas where their work isn't always welcomed. Dogs gather in locations where property owners might object. Feeding operations sometimes happen in legally ambiguous spaces.
Protecting volunteer safety and operational security means limiting certain details in public documentation.
You get enough information to verify operations occurred. You don't get information that could compromise the people doing the work.
What Happens If You Stop Receiving Updates
If you stop receiving monthly emails, three things might have happened:
Your email provider filtered them to spam. Check your spam folder and mark our emails as "not spam."
Your email address changed or bounced. Contact us at contact@savingthepaws.com with your updated email.
You unsubscribed. If you changed your mind, email us and we'll re-add you.
We don't remove people from photo updates unless they explicitly unsubscribe or their email repeatedly bounces.
Can You Share the Photos?
Yes.
The photos we send are yours to share. Post them on social media. Send them to friends. Use them to explain what Saving The Paws does.
We only ask two things:
Credit Saving The Paws when you share them.
Don't edit or manipulate the photos in ways that misrepresent what they show.
The whole point of photo updates is transparency. Sharing them extends that transparency to others who might want to support feeding operations.
What the Photos Don't Show
The monthly updates document feeding operations. They don't document:
Individual dog transformations over time. We don't track the same dogs month after month. Street dog populations are transient.
Every single feeding run. We photograph representative samples, not every operation.
Before/after rescue stories. We're not rescuing dogs off the streets. We're feeding them where they are.
The photos show what we actually do: consistent feeding operations across multiple locations with documented proof.
That's the scope of what monthly updates cover.
How Long Do Updates Continue?
As long as you want them.
One-time customers receive monthly updates indefinitely. We don't cut people off after a certain period.
If you purchase multiple items over time, you'll keep receiving the same monthly update (not multiple copies).
The only way to stop receiving updates is to unsubscribe or to have your email bounce repeatedly.
Why This System Works
Monthly photo updates solve a specific problem: proof of operations.
You supported feeding operations. These photos prove those operations happened. Every month reinforces that the system functions as described.
No trust required beyond the initial decision to purchase. After that, you get documented evidence monthly.
That's the model. Simple, transparent, repeatable.
Your First Update
If you just made a purchase, your first photo update will arrive within 14 days.
After that, expect one email per month, usually sent in the first week of each month, covering the previous month's operations.
The subject line will clearly indicate it's a Saving The Paws photo update. The sender will be from our domain. The content will be photos and brief context.
That's how the system works.