Rules

All entries and votes must be submitted by the deadlines listed below in order to be included in the final vote count. Entries may include animals that have passed away.

• There is a $25 registration fee.
• Your pet does have to be spay/neutered to be eligible to participate in this contest. People are NOT allowed in photos, but photos of cats, dogs and small companion animals are accepted.
• Photo entries must be no smaller than 1575 pixels x 2100 pixels, in RGB, .jpg or .eps format. Photos must be high resolution for printing purposes. If you are taking photos with your phone, please be sure to capture your image at the highest possible setting in order to meet resolution criteria.
• Employees and Board Members of Fix Georgia Pets and Georgia Pet Foundation are welcome to submit photographs and encouraged to fundraise, but are not eligible for prizes.
• All photo submissions must be digital.
  • We cannot accept photos with digital overlays, photo stickers, doodles or any digital effects. Copyrighted photos may only be included with the written permission of the copyright-holder.
• Once photos are entered, you grant the FGP the right to use them at its discretion for print and marketing purposes.
• Fix Georgia Pets reserves the right to decline publication of any photograph for any reason. Should this happen, we will notify you and, if an appropriate replacement cannot be obtained, refund your entry fee if desired. FGP has final approval on all photos submitted and reserves the right to replace an animal's photograph to overcome production issues.
• Animals must be entered in the correct contest "category." FGP will change the category of any entry that is entered incorrectly.
• The submission period is from 8:00:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Saturday, July 15, 2023 to 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, August 15, 2023.
• The voting period is from 8:00:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Saturday, July 15, 2023 to 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time) on Friday, September 15, 2023.
• Winners will be announced on the FGP's social media channels on September 2, 2023 . Winners will be contacted by phone (first) or email (alternatively) by the first week of September.

Each vote costs $1, and there is no limit to the number of votes one may cast for the duration of the contest. You must purchase a minimum of five votes at a time for a minimum charge of $5. You may vote for your own photo. Online voting begins as soon as the photo is registered and ends 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time) on Friday, September 15, 2023.

In addition to our online system, voting can be done by mail, or by calling 404-310-5618. Votes made over the phone with a credit card are restricted to a $20 minimum. Offline votes (mail, telephone, in-person) must be received by noon on September 1, 2023. After noon on September 1, only online voting will be allowed.

To make sure a vote made via check is credited to the correct photo, voters must identify the pet and owner's name. Please make checks payable to Fix Georgia Pets.