Top vote-getter Grand Prize:
- Month spread in the Calendar
- Photo and pet’s story will be featured on Thomasville Humane's website and social media
- Branded merch
1st place in each category (dog, cat, and other pets) not included above:
- Month spread in the Calendar
- Photo and pet’s will be featured on Thomasville Humane's website
- Branded merch
Runner-up in each category (dog, cat, and other pets):
- Photo will be featured in the Calendar
- Photo will be featured on Thomasville Humane's website
Top 5 vote-getters in each category (dog, cat, and other pets) not included above:
- Photo will be included in the Calendar
Participants that receive 500 or more votes will receive four copies of the Calendar (available for pick up at our office in Thomasville).Reserve a Day to Honor Your Pet
Just want a guaranteed spot in the calendar? Reserve a day to honor your pet. This can be for your pet's adoption anniversary, birthday, loved one's birthday, memorial or really any special day! Your pet's photo will appear on the day of your choice. Just choose your favorite photo and then choose the day and pay! First come first served! Once a date has been reserved, it will no longer be available.
Reserve Your Day Here →Rules
- Photos of pet dogs, cats, horses, small mammals, reptiles, and birds are eligible to enter the contest or to be considered for inclusion in the calendar. No wildlife or identifiable people.
- Your pet does NOT have to be adopted from Thomasville Humane to be eligible to enter the contest or to be considered for inclusion in the calendar.
- Photos may contain more than one pet. However, each photo entry can only be assigned to one category. For photos with multiple pets to be considered in multiple categories, they must be entered separately with separate entry fees.
- Photos must be full color with no heavy editing or alterations to be eligible to enter the contest or to be considered for inclusion in the calendar. To be considered for a month spread* in the calendar, photos must be high-resolution (300 dpi or greater) and be in landscape (horizontal) format in regular photo dimensions.
- Entrants must have the pet owner’s permission to submit the photo and must own the rights to the photos they provide (i.e., photos taken by professional photographers who reserve the rights to their images are not eligible).
- All photos submitted become the property of Thomasville Humane. By submitting a photo, entrant acknowledges and gives permission to Thomasville Humane to use the name, story, and photo in future publications, promotions, and materials, including and in addition to the calendar.
- Photos that, as determined by Thomasville Humane, (1) show any signs of animals in distress or inhumane conditions, or (2) are deemed offensive or obscene, will be removed from the contest and not considered for inclusion in the calendar. Thomasville Humane reserves the right to require a new picture submission for any reason or to remove an entry (to the calendar or contest) for any reason. Thomasville Humane holds final decision-making authority as to eligibility to enter the contest or be considered for inclusion in the calendar.
- Donations made in support of an animal are valued at one vote for every $1.00 donated. There may be promotions during which donors are awarded bonus or matching votes. All entrants will be notified by email of any such promotion, so make sure you are subscribed to our emails!
- Thomasville Humane will determine where the winning photos will be included in the calendar.
- Each photo may only win one (1) place in the calendar. In the case of a tie, the entrant that reached their final vote total first will receive the prize.
- No refunds will be issued. Prizes are not transferable and may not be redeemed for cash.
- Participants can enter or donate from anywhere! However, contest winners and calendar purchasers must pay for additional costs for shipping prizes or calendars.
- *A selection of 3-4 print quality photos of each month spread winner may be required if the entry photo does not meet the image printing requirements. These print quality photos must be received by Thomasville Humane within seven (7) days of the winning submitter being notified of winning. If appropriate print quality photos are not provided by the deadline, we reserve the right to offer the spot to the next runner up.
- To win a prize or be included in the calendar, all requirements must be met.
Thomasville Humane is the largest nonprofit, no-kill shelter in all of Southwest Georgia. Since our founding in 1970, our mission has been to ensure the humane treatment of animals in partnership with our community. Each year, we help and find homes for more than 1,000 animals, while providing affordable services to promote responsible pet ownership.
In addition to our local mission of supporting people and pets of Thomasville and Thomas County, we serve 44 municipal shelters across the State of Georgia through our Shelter Collaborative program, in partnership with Best Friends Animal Society. By providing these shelters with essential resources, education and funding, we help them improve their lifesaving efforts, creating a lasting impact on thousands of dogs and cats throughout the state.
We invite you to get involved in our lifesaving mission through adopting, fostering, donating, and volunteering. Visit our website at
thomasvillehumane.org to learn more.