Contest Rules
Contest Entry
- To submit your pet's photo, a minimum $10 donation is required. This amount will enter you into the contest. The entry fee will be included in the overall funds donated to your campaign.
- Entries are limited to one photo per entry fee and must be submitted online. You may submit as many entries as you like.
- Once entered, all photos become the property of the Humane Society of Missouri (HSMO) and can be used, edited, or modified for print or marketing purposes.
- Any photo or caption deemed inappropriate as determined by the staff of HSMO will be removed from the photo contest.
Photo Requirements
- Your pet does not have to be adopted from HSMO to be eligible to enter this contest.
- All photos must be submitted by the photographer who took the photo. Photos with copyrights must receive the express consent of the owner of the copyright for usage rights in the HSMO pet photo contest.
- If photos include pets not owned by the person entering the photo, the entrant must receive written permission from the pet's owner for usage in the contest.
- If photos include underaged children, written consent for photo entry and inclusion of child in photo must be able to be proven by entrant.
Contest Timeline and Voting
- Contest runs Monday, May 11 to Saturday, June 6
- Each dollar donated to a pet's campaign represents one vote
- Due to processing costs, a minimum $5 donation is required, and would be equal to 5 votes
- All donations are tax-deductible by law
- All donations to the photo contest are final
- All votes must be applied to selected photos by the conclusion of the voting period to be counted
- An email address is required to make an online donation so a receipt with tax information can be sent to the donor. If you would not like to receive HSMO news and solicitations via email in the future, there is a checkbox that you can un-check at the time of your donation.
Contest Deadlines
- Online entries and votes must be submitted before 10:00:00 PM CST Saturday, June 6, 2020.
Contest Winners
- Prize announcements will be revealed on the contest homepage within one week of the contest end-date. Prizes will be delivered to address on file via UPS within one month.
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