Annual photo fundraiser to help raise money for shelter animals!
Your pet could be featured in our Humane Society of Ventura County 2026 Calendar! Enter your pet for a chance to win some amazing prizes, all while supporting HSVC’s vital programs and services.
The pet with the most votes will score the ultimate prize package: a complimentary night at the Stables Inn in Paso Robles ($379 value), two tickets to our 2026 HSVC Birthday Bash Dinner ($300 value), a customized HSVC gift basket, and a featured month in the 2026 HSVC Calendar! Can’t make the dinner? No problem—we’ll swap in a $100 PetSmart gift card instead!
Each photo entry is $25 and votes are a minimum of $1 per vote. To be eligible for the photo contest, each entry needs to receive a minimum of $5 (5 votes) or more. Submit your pet today for a chance to be featured in our calendar. All entrants will receive a 2026 calendar by mail in the Fall of 2025.
We have three categories to choose from: Cats, Dogs, and Other Pets. First-place (includes Grand Prize Winner), second-place, and third-place winners in each category will receive a month spread in the 2026 HSVC Calendar. The remaining three-month spreads will be chosen by our esteemed panel of judges.
Ask all your friends and family to vote! Entries and Voting ends on 5:00 PM (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
Prizes
Early Bird Entry Prize:
Get your cutest pet pics and votes in early for a chance to win something magical! For every entry or vote you make between September 1st and September 7th (by 11:59 PM), you’ll be entered into a special drawing to win 4 tickets to see The Nutcracker performed by the LA Ballet this December in Los Angeles.
The winner of this dazzling early bird prize will be announced on September 8th at 12 PM!
Contest Prizes:
Top vote-getter, AKA The Grand Prize, for the pet with the most votes:
- A complimentary night in a King Guestroom at the Stables Inn, Paso Robles, CA (value $379)
- Two (2) tickets to our 2026 HSVC Birthday Bash Dinner (value $300)
- Please note that if the top vote-getter is unable to attend the 2026 Birthday Bash Dinner, we will offer a $100 gift card to PetSmart.
- Customized gift basket featuring HSVC swag, pet, and people goodies
- Month spread in the 2026 HSVC Calendar
1st Place in each category (Cats, Dogs, and Other Pets)
- Month spread in the 2026 HSVC Calendar
- Pet-specific prize for the first-place pets (ex., the winner of the cat category will be gifted a cat tree, etc.)
- Special HSVC swag bag delivered to your home
2nd Place in each category (Cats, Dogs, and Other Pets)
- Month spread in the 2026 HSVC Calendar
- Pet treat goody bag
- HSVC Hat
3rd Place in each category (Cats, Dogs, and Other Pets)
- Month spread in the 2026 HSVC Calendar
- HSVC Water bottle
Judges' Choice – our judges will vote on their favorite cat, dog, and other pet!
- Month spread in the 2026 HSVC Calendar
- HSVC Mug
Please note: all prizes are not transferable and may not be redeemed for cash.
As a sponsor, your business will receive year-round visibility through our 2026 Woofs, Hooves, and Whiskers calendar. Not to mention, promotion via social media and website features, all while aligning your brand with a beloved local nonprofit! You can help HSVC make a real difference within our community. Click the button below to learn more about each sponsorship level, or contact Amber Landis at AmberL@hsvc.org for more information.
Become a Sponsor
- Your pet does NOT have to be adopted from HSVC or live in Ventura County to be eligible to enter the contest
- Photos of all lawful cats, dogs, horses, small mammals, reptiles and birds are accepted
- Photos may contain more than one pet
- Photos must only contain domestic animals (no wildlife or people)
- Photos must receive a minimum of 5 votes to be included in the photo contest, judged by our panel of judges.
- The entry fee is $25 per photo, and you may enter as many times as you would like
- Photos need to be high-res (300 dpi) to be eligible to win a month spread
- Photos need to be in color
- Heavily edited photos or filtered photos are not eligible to win
- Photos with a watermark from a professional photographer will not be eligible to be included in the calendar
- HSVC can not accept any copyrighted photos
- Photos deemed offensive, indecent or obscene will be removed from the contest.
- All online photo entries must be submitted by 5:00 PM (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, September 30, 2025
- All mailed or hand-delivered entries must be submitted by 4 pm PST September 30, 2025
- Mailed or hand-delivered entries will not be returned to the owner, unless they provide a self-addressed and postage-paid return envelope at time of turning entry in
- Prizes are not transferable and may not be redeemed for cash
- All submitted photos become the property of the Humane Society of Ventura County
Once entered, photos become the property of HSVC which may, at its discretion, copy, edit, publish, or modify entries for use in any and all media, without limitation or compensation to the photographer or the individuals and pets appearing in the photo. The submitter of the photo does relinquish rights to use the photo.