Rules

Contest Rules

The contest period is from 9:00:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 until 9:00:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
There are four categories: IAR Cat, IAR Dog, Non-IAR Cat, and Non-IAR Dog. Each category will have two winners. Visit the Prizes page to learn about more opportunities to win and how winners are determined.
Each $1 donation in support of an entry is valued as 1 vote.
Calendar months cannot be reserved.
IAR reserves the right to remove an entry for not adhering to the rules or for containing inappropriate content.

Image Requirements

Entries must be photos of companion cats and dogs; photos may not contain people.
Your pet does NOT have to be adopted from Independent Animal Rescue to be eligible for the contest.
Your photo may contain more than one pet.
Photos must be high resolution (at least 2500 x 1800 pixels or 300 DPI) to be included in the calendar. You can see your photo’s resolution by viewing its properties. If your photo wins a calendar spot but is not sized appropriately, we may ask you to provide an alternate photo.
We cannot accept physical photos, copyrighted photos, heavily edited photos, or photos with stickers, text, or emojis.
Once your photo is entered in the contest, you agree to let IAR use it for print and marketing purposes.

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Independent Animal Rescue
PO Box 14232
Durham, NC 27709
animalrescue.net