Eligibility
Entrants must be over the age of 18 at the time of entry.
Your pet does NOT have to be adopted from the Lawrence Humane Society to be eligible to enter the contest.
Entry fee is $5 per photo. You may enter as many photos as you want, but you must pay the entry fee for each photo entered.
Each photo may only have one pet in it. You must submit a different entry for each pet.
Photos must be of dogs or cats only; people are not allowed in the photo. All animals must be depicted in a humane manner.
Any photo that is deemed to be inappropriate or that does not comply with rules will be removed from the contest.
Entering a Photo
Entry period is from 8:00:00 AM (Central Time) on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 and ends at 11:59:59 PM (Central Time) on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Photos must be high-resolution (300 dpi or greater).
By entering a photo, you warrant that you have the rights to use the photo and the entry does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party or violate the privacy rights of a third party.
Photos with professional photographer watermarks will not be eligible.
All photos must be submitted online to be eligible.
All photos submitted become the property of the Lawrence Humane Society.
Voting
Each vote is $1. There is no limit to the number of times a person can vote. In fact, we encourage as many votes as possible!
Voting period begins at 8:00:00 AM (Central Time) on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 and ends at 11:59:59 PM (Central Time) on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Prizes
The GRAND PRIZE winners (2) will be the one cat and one dog whose entries received the most votes in their respective categories at the close of the voting period. Their images will be painted by John Sebelius and will appear together on Lawrence Beer Co. Crowlers during the summer of 2023.
In the event of a tie vote in either category, the winner will be the participant with the earlier entry date.
The RUNNERS UP (2) will be the one cat and one dog whose entries receive the second highest number of votes in their respective categories at the close of the voting period.
In the event of a tie vote in either category, the runners up will be the participants with the earlier entry date.
All winners will be notified no later than April 15, 2023 via e-mail. Winners will be asked to keep from sharing the news publicly until Lawrence Humane and Lawrence Beer Co. do a public announcement.