Enter your pet’s Howl-oween themed picture for the 2025 People’s Choice Costume Contest!
It’s simple – just upload a picture of your favorite pet (or pets), all dressed up in costume. Encourage local businesses, friends and family to vote and help your pet to win the People’s Choice Award!
Entering begins at 1:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
Entering ends at 10:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, October 21, 2025.
Voting begins at 1:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
Voting ends at noon (12:00 PM Eastern Time) on Friday, October 24, 2025.
Winner will be announced on Friday, October 24th at 4 PM on Facebook and other social media.
Prizes
First place winner receives –
2 tickets to the 2026 Barks & Mews Gala (Saturday, May 2) and one, $50 restaurant gift card and one, $50 pet care gift card.
Second place receives –
1 entry to the Deck the Howls youth camp (can be gifted), and one $50 restaurant gift card.
Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control is the largest open-access shelter in Northeast Indiana providing for over 10,000 animals each year. The facility takes in any animal brought to the shelter from Allen County regardless of behavior, medical issues or for any other reason. FWACC is always expanding its lifesaving efforts through pet retention, community outreach, adoption and fostering.
Funds raised during the Howl-O-Walkoween event directly support Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control’s Humane Education programs. These programs touch the lives of over 2,500 children in our community each year, teaching them the values of kindness, empathy, and compassion toward animals and the people who love them. By reaching young minds early, we aim to reduce animal cruelty and neglect.
Although we are the largest open-access municipal shelter in Northeast Indiana, Humane Education initiatives are reliant on donations and fundraising efforts to continue to provide these important programs.