🎁🐾 MHS Pet of the Year – Prizes 🐾🎁

Every pet is a winner in our eyes—but some will walk away with extra tail wags, purrs, and bragging rights! Check out what’s up for grabs in the 2025 MHS Pet of the Year competition:

🏆👑 Grand Prize – MHS Pet of the Year 👑🏆

The top fundraising pet will be crowned MHS Pet of the Year 2025 and receive:

💸🎽 $500+ Fundraiser Rewards 🎽💸

Any pet who raises $500 or more will receive:

🎟️ 1 FREE ticket to Pets & Pours

🧣 A custom Pet of the Year bandana

🐾 Recognition at the event and on social media 📷✨

📆 A calendar grid spot with the pet's photo on a day in the 2026 MHS Calendar

🐶❤️ All Participants ❤️🐶

Every pet who enters will receive:

🌟 A chance to help shelter pets in need

📷 A personal fundraising page through GoGo Photo

🎊 Tons of love, tail wags, and appreciation from the MHS team

Think your pet has what it takes to be crowned MHS Pet of the Year? Here’s how the competition works:

• Click “Enter Contest” on our campaign page to sign up your pet.

• Upload a cute photo, add their name, and share a short bio.

• Share your pet’s fundraising page with friends, family, and fans to collect donations!
  
  

• The competition is a friendly fundraising challenge to support shelter pets at the Michiana Humane Society.

• Each pet’s goal is to raise as much as possible by sharing their unique fundraising page.

• Donations are securely collected through GoGo Photo Contest.

• The pet who raises the most money by the deadline will be crowned MHS Pet of the Year!

• Winner will be announced live at Pets & Pours on May 18, 2025!

• The top fundraiser receives a special prize package and the official MHS Pet of the Year title.

• Pets that raise $500 or more receive:

• 1 free ticket to Pets & Pours

• A custom Pet of the Year bandana

• A calendar grid with the pet's photo in the MHS 2026 Calendar

• Registration Opens:  12pm Central Time on Saturday, April 12, 2025

• Fundraising Ends: 3:30pm Central Time on May 18, 2025

• Winner Announced: May 18, 2025 at Pets & Pours
  
  

• One pet per registration.

• All pets are welcome—dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, reptiles, etc.! Even if the pet was not adopted at Michiana Humane Society.

• Only donations made through your pet’s GoGo Photo Contest page count toward the total.

• Participants are encouraged to share their pages far and wide—social media, email, text, etc.

• All proceeds benefit the animals at Michiana Humane Society.
  
  

Questions? Email Heidi at heidi@michianapets.org or message us on Facebook!

The Michiana Humane Society enriches our community by giving second chances to pets and the people who love them.

Our animals come to us when their families can no longer care for them, or when they’re lost or abandoned. Many of these animals require veterinary and behavioral attention to be considered adoptable. We provide the best possible care thanks to the generosity of our volunteers and donors.

Located in LaPorte County, Indiana, we place pets throughout the region and also work with several specialty rescue organizations across the country.

Each year we place more than 95% of the almost 1,000 adoptable pets in our care.
The majority of the animals are placed in loving homes, but every year we work with specialty rescue organizations to help us with hospice cases, pets needing special medical attention, and other unique situations. Unfortunately, some animals have been neglected, injured, or mistreated before coming to MHS, creating a rare situation where euthanasia must be considered as a compassionate way forward.

We have a staff of 19 full and part-time people, 125+ volunteers, and an active Board of Directors.

Our programs bring school groups into our facility and also take our animals to visit senior centers, classrooms, and other groups. Combined with the regular visitors to our shelter we reach well over 10,000 people each year.