Contest Entry
- To submit your pet's photo, a minimum $15 donation is required. This amount will enter you into the contest. The entry fee will be included in the overall funds donated to your campaign.
- Entries are limited to one pet per photo per entry fee and must be submitted online. You may submit as many entries as you like.
- Once entered, all photos become the property of Paws Humane Society and can be used, edited, or modified for print or marketing purposes.
- Any photo or caption deemed inappropriate as determined by the staff of the Paws Humane Society will be removed from the photo contest.
Photo Requirements
- Pet must be living. Owner and pet must be available to come to Paws on the first wee of November (TBA) for a photoshoot with their "frontline hero" to be used in the calendar.
- The photo you submit for the contest will not be the photo used in the calendar. We will have a separate photoshoot for your animal to have their picture taken with a 2020 Frontline Hero.
- Your pet does not have to be adopted from PHS to be eligible to enter this contest.
- We recommend photos submitted are high resolution. A blurry photo may not perform well.
- If photos include pets not owned by the person entering the photo, the entrant must receive permission from the pet's owner for usage in the contest.
- Your submission may only be for one pet.
- We cannot accept Polaroids, heavily edited photos, photos with stickers or writing on it for calendar usage.
Contest Voting
- Each dollar donated to a pet's campaign represents one vote
- Due to processing costs, a minimum $5 donation is required
- All donations are tax-deductible by law
- All donations to the photo contest are final
- All votes must be applied to selected photos by the conclusion of the voting period to be counted
- An email address is required to make an online donation so a receipt with tax information can be sent to the donor. If you would not like to receive PHS news and solicitations via email in the future, there is a checkbox that you can un-check at the time of your donation.
Contest Deadlines
- Online entries and votes must be submitted before midnight EST on October 30, 2020.
Contest Winners
- Pet must be living. Owner and pet must be available to come to Paws the first week of November for a photoshoot with their "frontline hero" to be used in the calendar.
- The top 6 dogs and top 6 cats will be featured in our 2021 Pet Calendar.
- The photo you submit for the contest will not be the photo used in the calendar. We will have a separate photoshoot for your animal to have their picture taken with a 2020 Frontline Hero.
The value of any prizes won in this contest must be reported on your taxes as income. For more information, please refer to:
irs.gov/publications/p17/ch12.html#d0e46809 Online voting will end October 30, 2020 at 9:00 PM.
All submissions MUST be received no later than October 30, 2020 at 9:00 PM.
100% of all proceeds from entry submissions, vote donations, and sales benefit the lifesaving programs of the Paws Humane Society.