Hello Summer Pet Photo Contest

Do you have a camera-ready companion? Whether your pet is fuzzy, feathery, or scaly, now’s their time to shine in our 5th Annual Hello Summer Pet Photo Contest! Show off their cuteness while helping homeless pets in need.

How It Works

From Monday, May 19 at 7 AM through Monday, June 16 at 5 PM, pet lovers can enter their pets and vote online. Each vote costs $1 (minimum of 5 votes per transaction), and every dollar directly supports the animals at The Heritage Humane Society.

Prizes

1^st Place:

Cover pet for the 2026 Hello Summer Calendar + professional photo session by Sweet Ellie Photography.

2^nd–13^th Place:

Featured in a month of the calendar + photo session

Weekly Mini Prizes:

Every Friday at 5 PM, the pet with the most votes that week wins a special prize (only one mini prize per pet allowed).

Important Dates

Entries & Voting Open: 7:00:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Monday, May 19, 2025
Contest Ends: 5:00:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Monday, June 16, 2025
Weekly Prize Announcements: Fridays at 5:00 PM

Rules

One pet per photo
No people in photos, only pets
A pet can only be entered once in the contest
Entries and voting open at 7:00:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Monday, May 19, 2025, and close at 5:00:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Monday, June 16, 2025
$3 entry per photo. Each vote is $1 (required minimum of 5 votes)
The pet does not have to be alumni of The Heritage Humane Society
The pet needs to reside in the Hampton Roads area

About Us

The Heritage Humane Society is a non-profit open-admission animal shelter located in Williamsburg, Virginia. Our mission is to serve as compassionate stewards of homeless pets that are in transition from stray/surrender to forever homes. We serve to educate the public about humane animal care and treatment, advocate animal welfare, and provide affordable adoption services. In 2024, our organization found homes for 1,343 animals through adoptions, reunited 211 lost pets with their families, saw 867 animals fostered by foster families, and transferred in 221 pets from rescue partners. Your support allows us to continue providing animals in need with life-changing programs and services.

Learn more at heritagehumane.org.

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