Entries with at least 50 votes and meet eligibility requirements will be featured inside Helen Woodward Animal Center’s 2027 Faces of Hope Calendar.

The top 3 pets to receive the most votes, when the voting period ends, will be contacted by Helen Woodward Animal Center to claim the following prizes:   

• Pet photo session with a professional photographer.
• Feature during a live interview on the broadcast of the 2026 HOPE Telethon, located at Helen Woodward Animal Center.
• 2 silver Tickets to the 2027 Spring Fling Gala.
• Invitation to a VIP Luncheon.
• Full-page feature in the 2028 Calendar and marketing materials using images from the professional photo session.
• 4 additional Copies of Helen Woodward Animal Center's 2027 Faces of Hope Calendar (wall or desktop).

• Pet photo session with a professional photographer.
• Invitation to a VIP Luncheon.
• Full-page feature in the 2028 Calendar and marketing materials using images from the professional photo session.
• 2 additional copies of Helen Woodward Animal Center's 2027 Faces of Hope Calendar (wall or desktop). 

Prizes are nontransferable and may not be redeemed for cash. 

*Shipping rates may apply.

• You will be asked to:
• Provide information about yourself and your pet.
• Answer brief questions about your pet.
• Upload a high-quality photograph.
• All requested information must be completed for your entry to be accepted.
  
  

• Photos and written responses must be original creations by the entrant.
• By entering, you confirm:
• You are the sole owner and copyright holder of the photograph and description.
• You have not granted exclusive rights to the photo to anyone else.
• The photo does not violate privacy rights, trademarks, copyrights, or any other personal or legal rights.
  
  

• Written descriptions must be in English or Spanish.
• Helen Woodward Animal Center may reject any entry that:
• Doesn’t meet eligibility requirements (see eligibility and disclaimers page).
• Is deemed unsuitable for any reason at their sole discretion.
• If your entry is rejected, it will be removed from the contest site, and you will be notified via email.
  
  

The entry fee is $25 per photo. You can make an additional donation during the entry process that will count as votes toward your submitted photo.

After you submit your entry, you will have the opportunity to ask your friends and family members to donate-to vote by sending them the URL for your entry. Your friends and family can purchase one vote credit for every $1 they donate to support Helen Woodward Animal Center and our programs. Minimum donation is $5.

Winners are determined by the greatest number of votes received. All photos with at least 50 votes that meet eligibility requirements will appear in the calendar.

If your pet wins 1^st, 2^nd, or 3^rd place and you are unable to commit to the scheduled photo session or are unable to travel to the selected photo location, you forfeit your pet's win, and the next top vote-getter will take your pet's spot in the calendar. If you are a no-show for your pet's photo session, you forfeit your pet's win, and the next top vote-getter will take your pet's spot in the calendar. No exceptions.

Any pet in the contest can be located using the “Search Pets” function. 

• Each photo requires a separate registration.
• Votes cannot be combined across different entries.
• Only entries submitted through www.animalcenter.org/FacesofHope will be accepted.
• Photos sent by email or mail will be discarded.
• Once submitted, entries cannot be deleted unless deemed ineligible.

The contest ends at 5:00 PM (Pacific Time) on Monday, August 31, 2026. Please be advised that winners are determined by votes counted as of 5:00 PM (Pacific Time) on Monday, August 31, 2026.  If a vote does not register by that time, it will not be counted. 

If you have questions about the contest, please contact the Outreach Specialist at outreach@animalcenter.org. We will do our best to respond in a timely fashion. Thank you for your participation and supporting Helen Woodward Animal Center!

The contest is subject to all applicable national, federal, and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited. Contestants who are 14 and under may participate in the contest with their parent or guardian’s assistance. 
 

The contest is limited to the following pets: dog, cat, small companion animals, reptiles, fish, and birds. Ferrets, farm animals, and wild animals who are captured from the wild or bred in captivity are ineligible to be entered into this contest. For the safety and comfort of all participants, farm animals, livestock, and exotic pets are not eligible. Additionally, all pets must be house-trained (if applicable) and able to participate in a studio setting without posing health or safety risks. Photos that do not follow this eligibility requirement will not be eligible to win, with no opportunity for a refund.

Any image that includes content that is deemed inappropriate, indecent, or obscene, as determined by the staff of Helen Woodward Animal Center in their sole discretion, will be removed from the contest. We reserve the right to remove any images from the contest that are hunting-related, including game, dead animals etc. Any image of dead animals or animals in an unsafe environment will be removed from the contest. While Helen Woodward Animal Center will remove images at our discretion, we don’t always condone the treatment depicted in the images or described in the stories.

• Acceptable photo formats are .jpg, .bmp, .png, and .tif
• Photos may contain one or more domestic pets
• Photos must be high resolution (300 dpi)
• Contain only domestic pets (no people or wildlife)
• Be horizontal (landscape) format
• Photos must not be heavily edited or produced with AI (artificial intelligence).
• No blurry photos allowed

By submitting a photo entry, you warrant and represent that your entry is your own original work, created by you, and that you own or otherwise control all the rights to your entry materials. If you submit an entry that is copyrighted by another individual, you are responsible for any legal action the copyright holder takes against you.

You also warrant that the photograph does not invade the rights of privacy of any individual, does not infringe on any trademark, trade name, trade secret, intellectual property right, or other common law or statutory right; nor does it contain any material that otherwise violates any criminal prohibition or the personal or proprietary rights of any person or entity. 

Grant rights in conjunction with the contest.  By entering the contest, you agree to grant to the Center, its legal representatives, successors, and assigns, the nonexclusive rights and permission to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, and distribute the photograph or any portion thereof, throughout the world, in any printed form and by any kind of mechanical or electronic or any other method or device of reproduction, publication, and distribution known or later developed, during the full term of the copyright, and without notification or payment, as part of and in conjunction with our pet photo contest.  Helen Woodward Animal Center will never sell the responses or rights in the responses to any individual or entity and agrees to attribute authorship and copyright ownership to you when it publishes and distributes the responses you submitted.

Grants of Rights for Additional Purposes. You agree to grant to Helen Woodward Animal Center, its legal representatives, successors, and assigns, the nonexclusive right and permission to use, modify, adapt, reproduce, publish, and distribute the photograph, or any portion thereof, throughout the world, in any printed form and by any kind of mechanical or electronic or other method or device of reproduction, publication, and distribution known or later developed, during the full term of the copyright and without notification or payment.  Helen Woodward Animal Center agrees that it will never sell the photograph or rights in the photograph to any individual or entity.

When you enter Helen Woodward Animal Center’s Faces of Hope Photo Contest, you warrant that the responses you provide to the entry questions are original, that you are the sole author and copyright holder of those responses, and that you have not granted exclusive rights of those responses to any other person or entity.  You also warrant that the responses contain no defamatory material or injurious instructions; does not invade the right of privacy of any individual; does not infringe any trademark, trade name, trade secret, intellectual property right, or other common law or statutory right; nor does it contain any material that otherwise violates any criminal prohibition or the personal or proprietary rights of any person or entity.

You also agree to grant to the Center, its legal representatives, successors, and assigns, the nonexclusive rights and permission to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, and distribute the responses or any portion thereof, throughout the world, in any printed form and by any kind of mechanical or electronic or any other method or device of reproduction, publication, and distribution known or later developed, during the full term of the copyright, and without notification or payment, as part of and in conjunction with our pet photo contest. Helen Woodward Animal Center will not use your responses for any purpose not connected with this contact and will never sell the responses or rights in the responses to any individual or entity. Helen Woodward Animal Center agrees to attribute authorship and copyright ownership to you when it publishes and distributes the responses you submitted.

Releases are not responsible for printing, typographical, human or other errors of any kind in any contest-related materials, or for stolen, lost, late misdirected, damaged, incomplete, or illegible entries. 

If you have questions about the contest, please contact the Outreach Specialist at outreach@animalcenter.org. We will do our best to respond in a timely fashion. Thank you for your participation and supporting Helen Woodward Animal Center!