Top 12 Overall
The top 12 overall submissions with the most votes in the contest will have their pet’s image added to our 2025 Calendar, and will also receive a free calendar.
Top 3 Overall
The top 3 overall submissions with the most votes will be able to choose which month they would like their pet’s photo to be listed with.
Top Winner of Each Category
The top winner of each category (those with the most votes) will win a free session for Pet Pictures with Santa, hosted by the Athens Area Humane Society. Dates and details for this event will be shared with those winners at a later date.
Rules
Contest Entry:
- To submit your pet’s photo, a minimum $15 donated is required. This amount will enter you into the contest.
- Entries are limited to one photo per entry fee and must be submitted online. You may submit as many entries as you like.
- Once entered, all photos become the property of the Athens Area Humane Society and can be used, edited, or modified for print or marketing purposes.
- Any photo or biograph description deemed inappropriate as determined by the staff of the Athens Area Humane Society will be removed from the photo contest.
Photo requirements:
- All entries must be in color and contain one single animal.
- If your entry was taken by a commercial studio, please include a signed copyright release from the photographer with your entry.
- Pets not wearing collars or ID tags may be ruled ineligible for calendar placement.
- Your pet does not have to be adopted from the Athens Area Humane Society to be eligible to enter this contest. Any pet, regardless of species, is welcome!
- All photos must be submitted by the photographer who took the photo. Photos with copyrights must receive the express consent of the owner of the copyright for usage rights in the AAHS pet photo contest.
- Pets submitted must be owned by the person entering the photo.
Contest voting:
- Each dollar donated to a pet’s campaign represents one vote.
- All donations are tax-deductible by law.
- All donated to the photo contest are final.
- All votes must be applied to selected photos by the conclusion of the voting period to be county.
- Contest winners may need to re-submit their photo to the Athens Area Humane Society as a high resolution image. Winners will be notified where to send photos.
The Athens Area Humane Society is a no-kill shelter providing sheltering, adoption, spay and neuter services, and community resources, like free vaccine clinics and a food bowl program for hungry pet families.
At the Athens Area Humane Society, we rescue and protect companion animals by providing for their wellbeing, uniting them with loving homes, and advocating for a compassionate society. We envision a society where all dogs and cats have a loving home and the bond between pets and people is celebrated.