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Each year, this event raises new funds for the center's Special Programs, including Enhanced Care, Foster Care, and Third Chance for Pets.

It's easy to participate! Submit a favorite photo of your pet, and then get your family and friends to vote for your pet's picture.

Each entrant will receive a free 2026 Irvine Animal Care Center wall calendar.

In addition, 13 winners (the top five Dogs, top five Cats, and top three Other Animals) will have their pet featured on a full-page monthly spread of the 2026 Irvine Animal Care Center wall calendar. Visit the prizes page for details. All eligible photos with a minimum of five votes by the end of the contest will be guaranteed inclusion in the 2026 calendar, either in the collage pages or as insets within the calendar. Votes are $1 each!

Photo submissions and votes require a minimum tax-deductible donation to support the animals and programs at the center. Please click on rules for complete participant guidelines and photo eligibility requirements.

Note that photos must be submitted in landscape (horizontal) format and be high resolution to be eligible for the contest. All photos are reviewed prior to being available for voting on the website.

Questions? Contact us at animalcare@cityofirvine.org or 949-724-7740.

Whether or not you enter the contest, the 2026 Irvine Animal Care Center wall calendar makes a great gift for the animal lovers in your life. Calendar sales further support the center's special programs.

Please consider pre-ordering. This will help us purchase the right number of calendars — enough to make sure we have you covered but not so many that we waste valuable funds on excess stock

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