• Animals must be adopted from a shelter, animal control facility, or rescue group
• ANY companion animal is welcome to enter.
• Photos **MUST BE** able to be printed to a high-quality print on an 8x10 sheet (minimum 900 x 720 pixels), photos that do not meet this criteria may be entered but owner and animal must be available (at their own expense and between the dates of 11/3 and 11/17) for an in-person photoshoot within a 2 hour driving radius of Richmond, Virginia. FOCCAC reserves the right to reject a photo or request a replacement photo for use suitable in a calendar.
• Dogs and cats must have collars and identification visible in the photo entered.

• Each of the top 11 photos (with the most votes) wins a place in the 2019 Friends of Cumberland County Animal Control calendar
• 12^th photo will be determined by "wildcard" vote by the FOCCAC judges, along with the cover

We are an all-volunteer, registered 501c3 non-profit (hey, that means your donations are tax deductible!). Friends of Cumberland County Animal Shelter was started by Leigh McCrea in 2013. Leigh noticed a need at her local animal shelter for visibility for pound puppies and kitties, and so started posting them on Facebook. Before Leigh started Friends of Cumberland County, the kill rate at the county's animal shelter exceeded 52%. For a small rural pound with virtually no budget, this is an astoundingly low rate. As of 2015, that number has dropped below 5%. Leigh and her volunteers make sure that animals have clean blankets, sturdy non-slip collars, and as much healthcare as Friends of Cumberland County Animal Control can afford.