Make your kitty a star in the 2026 Best Friends for Life Cat Calendar! Photo contest winners will show their whiskers on the cover and monthly pages of the 2026 Best Friends for Life wall calendar. Every cat can participate! The cats with the most votes win! Our photo contest and calendar are a celebration of cats from all walks of life … indoor, outdoor, pets, fosters, ear-tipped (fixed) community cats! Your cat does not have to be a Best Friends for Life “BFFL” graduate to enter the contest. This photo fundraiser is a meaningful way to honor your special cat, while supporting spay or neuter for the thousands of unowned, stray cats in our community. Proceeds from the photo contest and calendar sales support our work to make Laredo the safest city in the country to be a community cat! Learn more.
Official Rules
How to Enter - Select 'Enter Contest' to the right.
- Submit the most adorable photo of your cat that you can find - or take a new one!
- Submit your entry fee of $20 (you will receive 20 votes to start)
- Tell us why this cat is special to you! Your story may help you get more votes.
| How to Win - Share your cat's link via email or on social media with your friends and family.
- Ask them to vote and explain that their votes help to spay or neuter unowned community cats.
- Remember you have three weeks to get as many votes as possible!
- $1.00 = 1 Vote
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Prizes:
1st Place Prize:
The 1st place winner package:
• A professional photo shoot with photographer Monica Hurtado.
• Featured placement of photo on 2026 Calendar Cover Photo and Inside on a Month of choice.
• Featured placement on Hachar Media Billboards throughout the City of Laredo.
• A personalized Painted Cat Portrait by Artist and Cat Enthusiast Melissa Manzo-Murals by Mel.
• A Cat Gift Basket by Petco-Laredo
• A Best Friends for Life T-Shirt
• 4 complimentary BFFL 2026 "Feline Friends: A Year Purrfection" calendars.
• 4 Best Friends for Life stickers
2nd Place Prize:
The 2nd Place winner package:
• A professional photo shoot with photographer Monica Hurtado.
• Featured placement photo on a month of their choice.
• A Cat Gift Basket by Petco-Laredo
• A Best Friends for Life T-Shirt
• 2 complimentary BFFL 2026 "Feline Friends: A Year Purrfection" calendars.
• 2 Best Friends for Life stickers
3rd Place Prize:
3rd place winner package:
• A professional photo shoot with photographer Monica Hurtado.
• Featured placement on a month of their choice.
• A Cat Gift Basket by Petco-Laredo
• A Best Friends for Life T-Shirt
• 1 complimentary BFFL 2026 "Feline Friends: A Year Purrfection" calendar.
• 1 Best Friends for Life sticker
Nine Runner ups "Cat of The Month" Winners (9)
The next 9 highest vote-getters will be featured as Cat of the Month from January to December 2026 of BFFL month of choice.
The "Cat of the Month" Prize packages includes:
• Featured placement as the January to December Cats of the Month
• A Cat Goodie Box - PetSmart- Laredo
• 2 Best Friends for Life stickers
Every Cat is a Winner!!
Every cat who is entered into the contest will be featured on a thumbnail size collage for a month chosen by Best Friends for Life with the photo submitted.
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