Rules

All local pets are encouraged to enter the contest to win a spot one of our great prizes! In order to enter your pet, you must include:

• Your Pet's Name
• Your Name
• Your City and State
• Your Contact Information
• A paragraph (limited to 125 words) which tells voters something fun or interesting about your pet. Remember that if your pet wins, this will be shared on our social media page and website, so be sure to make it engaging!

All contestants must submit their photo to the GoGo Photo Contest website. Sorry, but we cannot accept hard copies. All contestants must be entered in the competition by Thursday, May 30^th, by 8:00pm. There is no entry fee for contestants. Multiple pets cannot be entered under the same contest page. If you have multiple pets you must enter them separately. Each $1 donation will count as one vote to the selected contestant. There is no minimum for the votes. A large number of votes can be stored in the donor's "vote bank," which can be distributed at a later time and to multiple contestants before the contest ends. The deadline to submit all votes online is Saturday, June 1st, at 8:00pm. The Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire is a 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax deductible. All donations are non-refundable.

• If you purchase 20 votes (a $20 donation) we will reward you with 5 extra votes for your vote bank.
• If you like Eco-Smart Landscaping on Facebook and Instagram we will add 5 votes to your vote bank. Make sure you let us know so we can apply them! You must already have an account on the Action For Animals photo contest to have the votes applied.

• Acceptable picture formats are .jpg, .png, and .gif.
• Pictures may only feature the pet being entered into the contest. Do not share a picture that has multiple animals, cars, or people.
• Pictures must be in color.
• Pictures may not be edited or altered, other than minor color, contrast, or sharpness adjustments.
• Pictures must not be from a professional studio or copyrighted.
• Any image that includes content that is deemed inappropriate, indecent, or obscene, as determined by the staff of the contest, or otherwise does not adhere to the rules, will be removed from the contest.

Submit your picture through this contest page that says "Participate". By uploading your photo, you give the St. Augustine Humane Society all rights to print, publish, and reproduce the image.


Winners from the pet contest contest will be determined by the number of votes received per photo. Once a photo is submitted, it will appear in the online gallery, and will be open to voting by the general public. The voting period will end on Saturday, June 1^st, at 8:00pm. Votes must be registered by the online system before the deadline ends to be counted for the contest. If you are submitting votes close to the deadline, please keep in mind the processing time necessary to register votes. We recommend using your vote bank to ensure that credit card processing has happened before, and don't wait until the last 30 minutes of the contest to submit a large amount of votes. To vote, go to the contestant page you wish to support and donate there to get your votes. When voters donate, they will be given the option to apply all of their votes to one photo, spread their votes over various photos, or store votes in a "vote bank" to be used at a later time. Payments can be made via MasterCard and Visa. All votes are donations to the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire and are fully tax-deductible as permitted by law. All votes for photo submissions will be tabulated and displayed online.


To help you have the best chance of winning, we've gathered a few tips and hints to help get you into the winners' circle:

• Use the social media links within the contest to promote your pet to your friends and family, and encourage them to share on their pages as well! Remember, the more people who know about your entry the more likely you are to win!
• Get cash sponsorships! You can collect cash donations for your pet from friends, family, and acquaintances, then simply apply the amounts yourself, using your own login information and credit card. This is probably one of the easiest ways to get support, because you are collecting the funds directly, and your supporters do not have to create their own Action for Animals account. Most people are happy to support the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire, and you can collect any amount—from $1 to $1000!
• Consider a campaign party or get together at your home, or at a local pub or restaurant to raise money!
• And finally, the most important thing you can do to increase donations to your entry is to remind people that every vote is a donation to the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire! They do not take money from the government, and rely completely on donations from our community for the success of our programs. Thank you for your support—we couldn't do it without you!

The winning participants from the pet and car contests will be contacted and given instructions on claiming their prizes. Our prizes are featured on our prize page but they include a full Organic Turf Care for the season by Eco-Smart Landscaping, a gift card to WoofMeow, or a gift card to the Grind Rail Trail Café located in Derry and Windham.


For questions about the Action for Animals 2019 Pet Photo Contest, please contact Ryan at ecosmartnh@gmail.com

Thank you for supporting the Animal Rescue League!