Rules

Entries:

Each entry is a $25 donation.
Limit of 2 pets per photo entry. People are not allowed in photos, only your pet. Photos that do not follow these rules will not be eligible to win with no opportunity for a refund.
Entry photos that include two pets will share a month if they place among the top 13 vote getters.
All photos must be uploaded; we cannot accept printed photos. We cannot accept any copyrighted or professional photos.
The Submissions Period starts on 07/31/2021 at 6am and ends on 08/28/2021 at 6pm.
Contest entry fees are tax deductible. The email acknowledgment to your online donation serves as your tax receipt.
Any photograph that includes content that is deemed in Gaelle Pet Photography in its sole discretion, will be removed from the contest with no opportunity for a refund.
Posting more than one photo of your pet does not increase the chances of winning.
The winners of the photo contest will be determined by the top 13 entries that receive the most votes. The same pet can only win once. Attempts to win two spots in the calendar by the same pet will not be permitted.

Voting:

Each $1 vote donation counts as one (1) vote.
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.
Contest votes are tax deductible. The email acknowledgment to your online donation serves as your tax receipt.
All winners will be determined by electronic vote tabulations under the supervision of Gogo photo contest, whose decisions are final and binding).
The Voting Period starts on 07/31/2021 at 6am and ends on 08/28/2021 at 6pm.

Calendar Photo Session:

The top 13 vote getters will win a professional on-location photo session by Gaelle Pet Photography at a pre-selected location in the Denver area in September 2021. If you are unable to commit to a photo session during those times or find yourself unable to travel to these pre-selected locations, you forfeit your winning and the next top vote getter will take your pet's spot in the calendar, no exceptions.
The top vote recipient will win the coveted cover photo for the 2022 calendar. The following 12 recipients with the most votes will be eligible to have their pet featured as a pet of the month.
The photographer, Gaelle Pet Photography, will choose the best image of the pets to be used in the calendar as well as which month that image will appear.

The Fine Print

By submitting a photo entry, you warrant and represent that your entry is your own original work created by you and that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your entry materials. If you submit an entry that is copyrighted by another individual, you are responsible for any legal action the copyright holder takes against you.
Calendars will be available to the general public starting November 2021.
By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless The Denver Animal Shelter and Gaelle Pet Photography and each of their respective officers, directors, representatives, volunteers and agents from and against any claims of any nature arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of any prize.

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The Denver Animal Shelter
628 Ivy st
Denver, CO 80220
denveranimalshelter.org