Prizes & Rules

Veterinarians Without Borders North America's (VWB/VSF) Animals & Ales Photo Contest


The top fundraiser for VWB/VSF in association with each brewery, including Blood Brothers Brewing (Toronto, ON), Fixed Gear Brewing Company (Guelph, ON), Hell's Basement Brewery (Medicine Hat, AB), Landwash Brewery (Mount Pearl, NL), NWT Brewing (Yellowknife, NT), The Second Wedge Brewing Company (Uxbridge, ON), Storm Stayed Brewing Company (London, ON), and Trailway Brewing Company (Fredericton, NB), will each win a place for their pet's photograph to be featured on a specially released beer. Winners will receive a framed print of their custom label, plus a multi-pack of beer (Canadian & provincial/territorial rules apply).

The runner-up (second place contestants) for each brewery will receive additional prizes to be announced.

• You must be 19+ years of age to participate in the Veterinarians Without Borders North America's Animals and Ales Photo Contest. This includes both entering and voting in the contest.
• The contest opens at 9:00:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Friday, March 1, 2024. The contest closes at 7:00:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Friday, March 15, 2024. All fundraising must take place within these dates.
• The 16 winners (including first and second place winners) will be posted to the homepage of this website on March 16, 2024. The winners will also be contacted directly by VWB/VSF to make arrangements for submitting required photos.
• Winners will be determined according to how much they raise in their individual contest fundraisers. All donations to VWB/VSF must be made online and directly to your contest entry to be counted towards your contest fundraising total. To join the contest, you must create a Veterinarians Without Borders North America's Animals and Ales Photo Contest entry via this website.
• In the case of a tie, the entrant that reached their final vote total first will receive the prize.
• The winning cans will only be available for pick-up at the brewery, post-event. VWB/VSF will communicate with the winner when the cans are available.
• VWB/VSF reserves the right to disqualify any entry based on objectionable content or depiction of the animal or persons in a photo. In this scenario, donations collected will be refunded, if requested, by the donors.
• All winners must provide a selection of 2-3 photos of their pet by March 20, 2024. Photos must meet the image quality requirements described below. If appropriate photos are not provided by the deadline, VWB/VSF will offer the winning place to the next eligible contestant.
• By agreeing to the waiver when you enter the contest, you acknowledge and give permission to VWB/VSF to use the name, story, and photo of the animal entered in future various VWB/VSF publications, promotions, and materials.
• To claim their prize, winners must acknowledge and give permission to VWB/VSF, Blood Brothers Brewing (Toronto, ON), Fixed Gear Brewing Company (Guelph, ON), Hell's Basement Brewery (Medicine Hat, AB), Landwash Brewery (Mount Pearl, NL), NWT Brewing (Yellowknife, NT), The Second Wedge Brewing Company (Uxbridge, ON), Storm Stayed Brewing Company (London, ON), and Trailway Brewing Company (Fredericton, NB), to use the name, story, and photos of the animal entered in publications, promotions, and materials.

So long as an animal does not look distressed, you may enter the contest with whatever picture you choose, however, winning submissions must follow the below rules to print:

• Winners must own the rights to the photos they provide (e.g., photos taken by professional photographers are not eligible without the photographer's explicit permission).
• Photos must be high quality and resolution.
• Photos submitted must include only the winning animal (and no other animals or humans).
  • The animal should be present in no less than 2/3 of the frame.
• Please ensure that the photo is sharp and in focus with a clean background.

If a photo is deemed ineligible, the winning contestant will have five days to submit new photos. If a usable photo cannot be produced the label will go to the next highest fundraiser.

VWB/VSF Canada is a registered charity, # 84146 9547 RR0001.