The Humane Society of Deaf Smith County is pleased to announce our first Fur Baby Photo Contest. The contest will allow participants to upload digital photos of their beloved companion and share a brief story with the world about their pet.
The contest will award prizes to entrants whose pictures and accompanying narratives are voted to be the best by the viewers through donation voting. Beginning May 1 at 12:00 a.m. log on to gogophotocontest.com/humanesocietyofdeafsmithcounty, upload your photo, add your contact info and your comments then vote, vote, vote!
All proceeds will be applied to the cost of urgent medical needs that occasionally arise, purchasing necessary medicines and vaccinations and caring for them until they find loving, forever homes.
- You must submit a photo of your dog(s) and include:
- Name of Dog
- Your Name
- Your City and State
- A paragraph that tells voters something fun or interesting about the dog in the photo. Is this a rescue dog? If so, how long has he or she been a part of your family? Can you share something special that we could include on our calendar if your photo wins?
- All animals must be depicted in a humane and dignified manner.
- Photos may contain more than one pet but NO people.
- Digital photos only please. Please submit the photos in a landscape or horizontal orientation, at a close range and in good lighting for best resolution. Photos must be clear, of good quality and high resolution — 300 dpi or higher in TIFF or JPG format — and no greater than 5MB.
- Important: if your submission is low resolution or poor quality, your image may be excluded or you may be asked for a better quality image.
- We cannot accept copyrighted professional photographs.
- Winners will be announced May 31 in the Hereford Brand Sunday edition, on the HSDSC Facebook page and website.
- All submitted photos are subject to review and approval by HSDSCbefore the entry becomes visible.
- All submitted photos become the property of HSDSC to be used at their discretion for any and all marketing purposes.
- Submit your pet's photo for FREE beginning on May 1, 2014 at 6 am (CST).
- Photos are displayed on the website for voting from May 1, 2014 until June 1, 2014 at 9 pm (CST).
- The top 12 winning entrants will have their pet's photo displayed on an 8.5”x 11” calendar and on the contest link on our Facebook page and website (http://humanesocietyofdeafsmithcounty.org/).
- Calendars will be for sale at events starting in the fall 2014.
- You may enter as many photos as you want, however keep in mind that friends and family votes add up, so spreading those votes among multiple entries limits your chances of winning.
- The minimum donation to vote is $5 and equals 5 votes ($1 per vote).
- You can email links to family/friends to encourage voting for your pet's photo.
- On your pet's public page, there is a "share" button that allows you to share your entry through Facebook and other social networking sites. We encourage you to SHARE your entry and encourage others to VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!!
- HSDSC is a 501(c) (3) organization. Donations are tax deductible.
- The email acknowledgment reply to your online donation serves completely as your tax receipt.
- The board members of the Humane Society of Deaf Smith County are not allowed to participate in this contest.