Rules

Photos of cats, dogs, horses, farm animals, small mammals and birds are accepted. Your pet does NOT have to be adopted from the Houston SPCA to be eligible to enter this contest. The registration fee is $25 for one photo. More than one pet is permitted in each photo. High resolution photos should be of the pet(s) only—no humans, please. Photos must be at least 300dpi and at least 1MB in size- 3650 pixels x 2740 pixels is preferred for printing purposes. Please no filtered/Photoshopped or altered images. Participants may only submit photos to which they have the rights to reproduce. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. CT on October 14, 2016.

Event Coordinator reserves the right to request a different photo if the above criteria are not met.

Each registration fee includes one copy of the 2017 Calendar. In-person entries and votes will only be accepted at the shelter until 1:00 p.m. CT on October 12, 2016, at 900 Portway Drive. If you mail your photo rather than submit it online, please note that we will be unable to return your photo to you.

Each vote costs $1, and there is no limit to the number of votes one may cast. You must cast a minimum of 5 votes at a time for a minimum charge of $5. You may vote for your own photo. Online voting begins as soon as the photo is registered and ends at 11:59 p.m. CT on October 14, 2016.

In addition to our online system, voting can be done by mail or at the shelter. Offline votes (mail and in-person) must be received by 7:00 p.m. on October 12, 2016. Voters must identify the pet and owner’s name to make sure a vote is credited to the correct photo.  Make checks payable to the Houston SPCA 

Prizes will be awarded based on the fundraising total.  Grand prize will be awarded to the participant who places first.  First prize will be awarded to participants placing 2-9.  Second prize will be awarded to participants placing 10-13. Third prize will be awarded to participants placing 14-29.

Winners will be notified by email on or about October 17^th, 2016.

Grand Prize: The winning pet will be on the cover of our 2017 calendar.

First Prize: Eight first prize winners will receive full-page monthly placement within the calendar.

Second Prize: Four second prize winners will receive half-page monthly placement within the calendar.

Third Prize: Sixteen third prize winners will receive “above the fold” monthly placement within the calendar (approximately 1/8 of a page).

• Photos of cats, dogs, horses, small mammals and birds are accepted. Your pet does NOT have to be adopted from the Houston SPCA to be eligible to enter this contest.
• Your photo may contain more than one pet.
• People are not allowed in your photo, only pets.
• All photos of cats must depict them in an indoor setting.
• We cannot accept Polaroids, photos with digital overlays, photo stickers or doodles, or any copyrighted photos.
• Contest participants are responsible for ensuring that they have the right to submit the photos being entered in the contest. By submitting to the contest, you affirm that you are the photographer, or have been given unrestricted use permission by the photographer, to include the photo.
• Photos must be high resolution (3650 pixels x 2740 pixels is preferred for printing purposes).
• Once entered, photos become the property of the Houston SPCA to be used for print and marketing purposes.
• Online entries must be submitted before 11:59 p.m. CT on October 14, 2016.
• Mail-in or in-person entries must be received by 1:00 p.m. CT on October 2, 2016, at 900 Portway Drive.

• Online votes for photo entries must be submitted before October 14, 2016, at 11:59 p.m. CT*.
• Mail-in or in-person votes must be received by 7:00 p.m.  CT on October 12, 2016, at the Shelter at 900 Portway Drive.

*The ending time for the online voting portion will be solely determined by the host website’s server, or the Houston SPCA’s business clock if submitted in person. Keep in mind your clock may differ from the clock that determines the ending time.