4th Annual Calendar Photo Contest

Welcome to our 4^th Annual Barks and Meows Rescue Photo Fundraiser Contest!

Here is your chance to have your showcase your fur baby like never before. How would you love to see them featured in our calendar, so others can see just how cute they really are? Instead of 15 minutes of fame, your fur kids will have a chance to have 365 days of fame!!

Well all you have to do to enter, is to take submit a photo of your pet that you believe is just the most adorable one you have ever seen. Be sure to add a little blurb letting people know why they should vote for your pet to be featured in the 2024 Barks and Meows Rescue Calendar Photo Fundraiser. The contest, should you choose to enter, starts at 12:00:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Monday, July 24, 2023 and ends at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time) on Saturday, September 30, 2023. Winners will be announced on October 1. (For a full debriefing of the rules, please view the Rules of the Contest Page)

The cost to enter is $5.00 per photo. In order to vote for your photo, the cost to the public will be $1.00 per vote. This is where sharing with your family, colleagues and friends will come in handy. Check out our prizes and rules:

The 2024 Barks and Meows Rescue Photo Fundraiser Contest will end at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time) on Saturday, September 30, 2023. We will reveal the winners on October 1.

We are so excited about this venture, and we hope to see many of your Rescued babies, knowing what a wonderful life they have with your families. For more information, please give us a call at 226 881 1490 or visit our website at barksandmeows.ca.

Prizes

Top 11

Top 11 winning photos will be featured in a yearly calendar

Examples:

Additional Prizes

First prize is your pet’s photo featured on the cover of our 2024 Calendar and 4 dog placemats (made and donated by Maid for Mutts)

Second Prize is your pet’s photo featured on any month of your choice on our 2024 Calendar, 1 pair of “Rescue” Jeans, size 30 (donated and made by Maid for Mutts)

Third Prize is a free mini session photo shoot with the wonderful Melissa Caron, of Melissa Caron Photography, to take place at one of Erin’s pre-determined setups in Chatham, Ontario. This certificate is open for the year and you will need to book it a.s.a.p. as the spots fill up fast.

Fourth Prize is a photo shoot with the fabulous Clara Hill of Woodgate photography in the London area.

Fifth prize is $100 Mystery Gift Box with all handmade, award winning skincare, including, soaps, body butters, tub tea, organic soy wax candle, bath bombs and so much more (made and donated by Juliet & Co), 2 Sesame Street Pillow cases (made and donated by Maid for Mutts)

Sixth prize is a hand knitted knitted afghan made by Charmaine De Dobbeleer and 1 eye pillow and 2 boo boo bags (donated by Karen Cook and made by Maid for Mutts)

Seventh prize is a Handmade “Rescue” Jean Jacket, large but fits like a medium (made and donated by Maid for Mutts and donated by Nancy Dunlop), 2 microwave Popcorn bags (made and donated by Maid for Mutts)

Eighth Price is a $100 Amazon Gift Card (donated by Erin Higgin), 2 Dog Books (donated by Harper the Hero Hound

Ninth prize is three dessert kitty plates and 3 pairs of doggy boots donated by Harper the Hero Hound and 1 small snuffle ball (donated by Karen Cook and made by Maid for Mutts)

Tenth prize is a handmade Pottery Dog bowl made by Zalaikha Williams and a Christmas sign(made and donated by Signs by Tori)

Eleventh Prize is a Beach stone dog picture (made and donated by Signs by Tori) and a Dog Fountain (donated by Barks and Meows Rescue)

Twelfth Prize are 3 Thirty One Tote bags, various sizes, (donated by Karen Cook), 1 large Pup Christmas Stocking (made and donated by Masks for Mutts)

Thirteenth Prize are 2 Reversable Sun Hats (made and donated by Maid for Mutts), 2 ceramic small dog bowls in wooden tray (donated by Rachel Ng)

Fourteenth Prize are 2 therapy bags/eye pillows,3 bandanas sizes small, medium and large (made and donated by Maid for Mutts)

Fifteenth Prize are 2 scrub/chemo caps, 2 cat toys and 2 large snuffle blankets (made and donated by Maid for Mutts)

All Entries

All photo entries with 10 votes or more are GUARANTEED inclusion in the calendar on the collage page.

Rules

All ages of dog and cat photos accepted
Participants must be Ontario residents. Voters are welcome from outside of Ontario and Canada
Donations made in support of an animal are valued at one vote for every $1.00 donated.
The cost to submit a photo to the contest is $5.00 per entry.
Your pet does NOT have to be adopted from Barks and Meows Rescue. They must be a Rescue dog or cat, having come from a Shelter, Rescue Organization or Owner Surrender
Photos may be of more than one pet, if they are all Rescues
Photos must not have any people or wildlife in them
Photos must be high-resolution (300 dpi or greater) to be considered for a month spread in the calendar
Photos must be in landscape(horizontal) format to be considered for a month spread in the calendar
Photos must be in full-color, no heavily filtered , edited or altered photos
Photos with professional photographer watermarks will not be eligible to be included in the calendar
Photos deemed offensive, indecent or obscene by Barks and Meows Rescue, will be removed from the contest
Photos must receive at least 10 votes to be included in the 2022 calendar in some form or fashion
Contest begins 12:00:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Monday, July 24, 2023.
All online photo entries must be submitted by 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time) on Saturday, September 30, 2023
Winners will be announced on October 1, 2023
All photos submitted become the property of Barks and Meows Rescue