Participation:
Photos of cats, dogs, horses, farm animals, small mammals and birds are accepted. Your pet does
NOT have to be adopted from CLAWS to be eligible to enter this contest. There is no registration fee to enter and no limit on number of photos entered. More than one pet is permitted in each photo. High resolution photos should be of the pet(s) only—no humans, please. Photos must be at least 300dpi and at least 1MB in size- 3650 pixels x 2740 pixels is preferred for printing purposes. Please no filtered/Photoshopped or altered images. Participants may only submit photos to which they have the rights to reproduce. Entries must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. EST on November 1, 2020. Event Coordinator reserves the right to request a different photo if the above criteria are not met.
If you mail your photo rather than submit it online, please note that we will be
unable to return your photo to you.
Voting:
Each vote costs $1, and there is no limit to the number of votes one may cast. You must cast a minimum of 5 votes at a time for a minimum charge of $5. You may vote for your own photo. Online voting begins as soon as the photo is registered and ends at 9:00:00 p.m. EST on November 2, 2020.
Prizes:
Prizes will be awarded based on the total funds raised for each picture. First prize will be awarded to the participant with the highest amount. Second prize will be awarded to the participant with the second highest amount. Third prize will be awarded to the participant with the third highest amount. Winners will be notified by email on or about November 5th, 2020.
First Prize: $50 gift card to your choice of PetCo, Pet Valu, PetSmart, or Shutterfly; winning photo posted on our website, Facebook, and Instagram
Second Prize: $25 gift card to your choice of PetCo, Pet Valu, PetSmart, or Shutterfly; winning photo posted on our website, Facebook, and Instagram
Third Prize: $10 gift card to your choice of PetCo, Pet Valu, PetSmart, or Shutterfly; winning photo posted on our website, Facebook, and Instagram
Rules – Entering a Photo
- Photos of cats, dogs, horses, small mammals and birds are accepted. Your pet does NOT have to be adopted from CLAWS to be eligible to enter this contest.
- Your photo may contain more than one pet.
- People are not allowed in your photo, only pets.
- All photos of cats must depict them in an indoor setting.
- We cannot accept Polaroids, photos with digital overlays, photo stickers or doodles, or any copyrighted photos.
- Contest participants are responsible for ensuring that they have the right to submit the photos being entered in the contest. By submitting to the contest, you affirm that you are the photographer, or have been given unrestricted use permission by the photographer, to include the photo.
- Photos must be high resolution (3650 pixels x 2740 pixels is preferred for printing purposes).
- Once entered, photos become the property of CLAWS to be used for print and marketing purposes.
- Online entries must be submitted before 11:59:59 p.m. EST on November 1, 2020.
- Mail-in entries must be received by October 30, 2020, at CLAWS Photo Contest, PO Box 172, Closter, NJ 07624.
Rules - Voting
- Online votes for photo entries must be submitted before November 2, 2020, at 9:00:00 p.m. EST*.
*The ending time for the online voting portion will be solely determined by the host website's server, or the CLAWS business clock if submitted in person. Keep in mind your clock may differ from the clock that determines the ending time.