Kathy Cafazzo Photography presents $1,200 check to Faithful Friends Pet Rescue

Press release from Kathy Cafazzo Photography

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Today, Kathy Cafazzo Photography presented a donation check for $1,200 to Faithful Friends Pet Rescue & Rehoming at the PetSmart on Archer Road — funds raised through the 2025 Pooch Playoffs photography campaign.

The second annual Pooch Playoffs was a fun, bracket-style competition – except in the international round – unleashed by several dozen members of Photography Business Institute, or PBI, located around the United States and two foreign countries. Each photographer teamed with a local pet charity to raise money, bring attention to that charity’s needs, and take professional photos of the participating canines. Each participant’s entry fee doubled as a donation, and Kathy Cafazzo Photography is proud to present the proceeds directly to Faithful Friends to support their rescue and rehoming efforts.

Faithful Friends Pet Rescue and Rehoming is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue and rehoming of dogs and cats in Gainesville and surrounding communities. 

Kathy Cafazzo, owner of Kathy Cafazzo Photography, organized the Pooch Playoffs to help raise money for Faithful Friends Pet Rescue and Rehoming, which received 100% of the proceeds from the event. Cafazzo photographed 16 canines during the month of March to compete in the fun event.

Pinot, a piebald Miniature Dachshund from Gainesville, earned the crown as the Ulti-MUTT Cutie of North Central Florida. A total of 3,172 votes were cast during the week-long competition. Pinot will celebrate her 14th birthday this month. She was found abandoned in a backyard before finding her forever humans through Gainesville Pet Rescue when she was 6 months old.