In partnership with VWB/VSF x Halo Brewery
Ever dreamed about your furry friend becoming a star? Well, get ready for a tail-wagging opportunity where they could be featured on a beer label by our brewery partner Halo Brewery!
Veterinarians Without Borders North America/Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Amérique du Nord (VWB/VSF), is holding Animals & Ales Photo Contest with Halo Brewery from March 3-17, 2025.
To join, submit a photo of your pet, collect as many votes as possible from your family and friends ($1 = 1 vote) and by doing so, raise important funds for veterinary care and programs to support animals and communities in need. The winning pet from Halo Brewery will be featured on a label of their limited release cans.
No purchase necessary to enter or win. Void where prohibited. Open to residents of Canada who are at least 19 years of age. See Contest Rules for details.
About the brewery
Halo’s philosophy is rooted in the spirits of artistry and experimentation – and we are intrepid when it comes to iterative brewing. All that is just a fancy way of saying that we refuse to let the same old styles – or our own old recipes! – restrict us. We use fruit, spices, and other unique ingredients in our recipes to complement the flavours of our malts, hops, and yeast. Halo Brewery delights in dressing up the classics in new clothes; respecting tradition without ignoring our creative impulse. Even more great prizes!
Although there can only be one label winner, we've added some pretty sweet prizes for entrants (people who enter their pet) who reach incredible fundraising milestones. Each milestone achieved will qualify the entrant for the correlated item(s); that means you could unlock four incredible prizes, as well as winning the label design!
Fundraising milestones include:$1,500 — Tote bag and collapsible pet water dish
$3,500 — $100 PetSmart gift card
$6,500 — Personalized ballcap with your adorable pet's face
$10,000 — YETI dog bowl
Please see the Contest Rules for full details.
(Must be 19+ to participate in Canada)
VWB/VSF Canada is a registered charity # 84146 9547 RR0001
Tips to Promote Your Pet
To help your pet shine, we are sharing some tips to help your furry superstar win:1. Social media shout-outs: Get your friends, family and neighbors on Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok, etc., involved asking them to share with their networks and vote for your pet!
2. Personalized email blitz: Send out a message to everyone you know to ask for votes/donations – you'd be surprised how many people are willing to pitch in!
3. Email signature style: Spice up your work email signature by adding your contest entry. Let your colleagues know that you're on a mission to raise funds for an amazing cause (plus they get to see your adorable furry friend!)
4. Group chat rally: Drop your entry into group chats – bet everyone in there loves your pet (almost) as much as you do. Share the excitement about your contest entry and watch the support roll in.
5. Go old school: Design some fun flyers to promote your furry friend in the contest! Add a QR code to directly link to your web page so people can get there in an instant. Put your flyers around your community including pet stores, notice boards and coffee shops.
Contest RulesVeterinarians Without Borders North America's (VWB/VSF) Animals & Ales Photo ContestPrizing
The top fundraiser for VWB/VSF in association with each brewery, including Blood Brothers Brewing (Toronto, ON), Fixed Gear Brewing Company (Guelph, ON), Hell's Basement Brewery (Medicine Hat, AB), Landwash Brewery (Mount Pearl, NL), NWT Brewing (Yellowknife, NT), The Second Wedge Brewing Company (Uxbridge, ON), Storm Stayed Brewing Company (London, ON), and Trailway Brewing Company (Fredericton, NB), will each win a place for their pet's photograph to be featured on a specially released beer. Winners will receive a framed print of their custom label, plus a multi-pack of beer (
Canadian & provincial/territorial rules apply).
The runner-up (second place contestants) for each brewery will receive additional prizes to be announced.
Contest Rules
- You must be 19+ years of age to participate in the Veterinarians Without Borders North America's Animals and Ales Photo Contest. This includes both entering and voting in the contest.
- The contest opens at 9:00:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Monday, March 3, 2025. The contest closes at 7:00:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Monday, March 17, 2025. All fundraising must take place within these dates.
- The 16 winners (including first and second place winners) will be posted to the homepage of this website on March 16, 2025. The winners will also be contacted directly by VWB/VSF to make arrangements for submitting required photos.
- Winners will be determined according to how much they raise in their individual contest fundraisers. All donations to VWB/VSF must be made online and directly to your contest entry to be counted towards your contest fundraising total. To join the contest, you must create a Veterinarians Without Borders North America's Animals and Ales Photo Contest entry via this website.
- In the case of a tie, the entrant that reached their final vote total first will receive the prize.
- The winning cans will only be available for pick-up at the brewery, post-event. VWB/VSF will communicate with the winner when the cans are available.
- VWB/VSF reserves the right to disqualify any entry based on objectionable content or depiction of the animal or persons in a photo. In this scenario, donations collected will be refunded, if requested, by the donors.
- All winners must provide a selection of 2-3 photos of their pet by March 20, 2025. Photos must meet the image quality requirements described below. If appropriate photos are not provided by the deadline, VWB/VSF will offer the winning place to the next eligible contestant.
- By agreeing to the waiver when you enter the contest, you acknowledge and give permission to VWB/VSF to use the name, story, and photo of the animal entered in future various VWB/VSF publications, promotions, and materials.
- To claim their prize, winners must acknowledge and give permission to VWB/VSF, Blood Brothers Brewing (Toronto, ON), Fixed Gear Brewing Company (Guelph, ON), Hell's Basement Brewery (Medicine Hat, AB), Landwash Brewery (Mount Pearl, NL), NWT Brewing (Yellowknife, NT), The Second Wedge Brewing Company (Uxbridge, ON), Storm Stayed Brewing Company (London, ON), and Trailway Brewing Company (Fredericton, NB), to use the name, story, and photos of the animal entered in publications, promotions, and materials.
Image and Name Requirements for Winners
So long as an animal does not look distressed, you may enter the contest with whatever picture you choose, however, winning submissions must follow the below rules to print:
- Winners must own the rights to the photos they provide (e.g., photos taken by professional photographers are not eligible without the photographer's explicit permission).
- Photos must be high quality and resolution.
- Photos submitted must include only the winning animal (and no other animals or humans).
- The animal should be present in no less than 2/3 of the frame.
- Please ensure that the photo is sharp and in focus with a clean background.
If a photo is deemed ineligible, the winning contestant will have five days to submit new photos. If a usable photo cannot be produced the label will go to the next highest fundraiser.
VWB/VSF Canada is a registered charity, # 84146 9547 RR0001.