Rules
The Basics: Entering Photos & Votes
- Submit your pet's photo with a $25 donation beginning at 7:00:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Friday, March 28, 2025
- Photos are displayed on the website for voting until 8:00:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Sunday, April 13, 2025.
- Photos may contain more than one pet.
- You may enter as many photos as you want.
- All submitted photos are subject to review and approval by ACS before the entry becomes visible.
- All submitted photos become the property of ACS to be used at their discretion for any and all marketing purposes.
Voting
- Each $5 donation counts as one (1) vote. There is a $5.00 minimum vote per credit card transaction.
- The first round of voting will end at 8:00:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Sunday, April 13, 2025 The top five contestants will be notified at that time and move on to round two, with voting for the "Derby Dog of the Year" leading up to the final round during the fashion show on April 13! They'll have the opportunity to walk the runway where show attendees can vote in real-time to have their say in crowning the "Derby Dog of the Year!"
- All donations from voting are non-‐refundable. Entries and donations must be made via the online contest page. Contest payments online are through a secure site.
- You are encouraged to email links to family/friends to encourage voting for your pet's photo.
- On your pet's public page, there is a "share" button that allows you to share your entry through Facebook and other social networking sites.
- All donations are non-refundable.
- ACS is a 501(c) (3) organization. Donations are tax deductible.
- The email acknowledgment reply to your online donation serves completely as your tax receipt.
- Mailed paper tax acknowledgements must be requested specifically by emailing to info@animalcaresociety.org
- Important: if your submission is low resolution or poor quality, your image may be excluded or you may be asked for a better quality image. To qualify, photo entries must be available in color and high resolution.
ACS reserves the rights to change the contest rules at any time.
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