FAQs

• Enter online at https://gogophotocontest.com/ConnecticutHumaneSociety.
  
  

• The entry fee is $15 per pet photo. Reserve-a-Spot on the calendar for your pet’s birthday or Gotcha Day for just $10 per date.
   

• Dogs, cats, and other companion pets, like small mammals and birds, are eligible.
• Your pet does not have to be adopted from the Connecticut Humane Society or live in Connecticut to be eligible to enter the contest and win a spot in the calendar.
• Do not include wildlife or humans in the photo.
• No more than 2 pets in a single photo.
  
  

• Photo submissions will be accepted until 4:30 PM on Friday, June 28.
• Mailed and hand-delivered entries are not able to be accepted.
  
  

• Votes are $1 each. You can vote for your own pet's photo(s) as many times as you'd like!
• Click on “View Entries” at https://gogophotocontest.com/ConnecticutHumaneSociety. Search the pet's name, and click on their photo, then cast your vote(s) on the pet's page!
• Easily share your pet's photo entry on social media by using the share buttons on their page. Share with your friends and family and encourage them to vote!
• The deadline to cast votes is 4:30:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Friday, June 28, 2024.
  
  

• You can enter as many pet photos as you like! Each entry has a $15 fee.
  
  

• Yes, but you MUST obtain permission from the photographer to enter the photo.
• Photos with professional photographer watermarks are not eligible for submission.
  
  

• Photos must be in full color.
• Landscape/horizontal photos are best.
• High-resolution photos are requested, but submit what you can and we'll inform you of any quality concerns, particularly if your pet is in the top 13 winners
• If you plan to take a photo with your cell phone, check out these handy tricks! 

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Prize levels are based on the number of votes per photo submission. Voting ends at 4:30:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Friday, June 28, 2024.

• GRAND PRIZE

  • Calendar cover photo
  • Your pet as the face of the 2026 calendar promotions
  • Free photo session at Connecticut Humane Society’s Newington shelter*
  • Pet-themed gift basket, valued at $100
  • 2 free calendars

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• 12 MONTHLY FEATURE WINNERS

  • Pet of the month in the calendar 
  • Free photo session at Connecticut Humane Society’s Newington shelter*
  • 1 free calendar
    
    

  88  RUNNERS-UP

  • Pet’s photo on the calendar collage page 
    
    

  SUPERIOR CHOICE WINNER: Chosen by the Top Dog Sponsor from the contestants who do not place in the top 13.

  • Calendar back cover photo
  • Your pet's photo used in 2026 calendar promotions
  • Free photo session at Connecticut Humane Society’s Newington shelter*
  • Pet-themed gift basket, valued at $100
  • 2 free calendars
    
    

  *Other locations are negotiable upon request.

  
  
  

• The winners of each category will be announced via email. You can also check the leaderboard to see how your pet's photo is doing in the contest.
   

• Calendars will be a full-color 12-month hanging wall calendar.
  
  

• Calendars will be mailed in the fall of 2024. Be sure to pre-order with the early bird pricing of $20 by June 28; pricing will increase to $25 each beginning on June 29.
  
  

• Email PetPhotoContest@CThumane.org
  
  

• Digital copies of photos submitted become the property of the CHS and may be used without additional consent in print or electronic publications, including social media.
• Offensive or indecent photos will be removed from the contest at the discretion of CHS.