Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center's 4th Annual Pet Photo Calendar Contest
The pet photo calendar contest is back! Enter your BFF in our 4th Annual Pet Photo Calendar Contest today and help raise funds for homeless pets at Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center. Be sure to check out helpful
photo taking tips and contest rules before entering. Contest ends at
11:59:59 PM (Pacific Time) on Thursday, September 4, 2025.
Join in the fun! You can participate in two ways:
- Enter the contest! Submit your favorite photo of your pet for the opportunity to be the 2026 calendar cover model and other great prizes. Entry is $10.
- Vote for your favorite pets! Whether it's your pet or another pet you would like to support, place a vote. Each vote is $1 and every vote is a donation to the pets at the Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center.
The pet with the greatest number of votes and
whose submitted pet photo meet the eligibility requirements at the close of the contest, will be on the cover of our 2026 pet calendar. We encourage all animals, big and small, to participate in our contest.
You have the chance to win prizes for yourself and your pet! Some of our awesome prizes include your pet featured on the cover of our 2026 pet calendar, entry to our Holiday Pet Pictures event, and other special prizes. Plus, all photo entries with
5 votes or more are
GUARANTEED to be included on the collage pages!
Reserve a Day to Honor Your Pet
Just want a guaranteed spot in the calendar? Reserve a day to honor your pet. This can be for your pet's birthday, gotcha day, memorial or any special day! Your pet's photo will appear on the day of your choice. Just choose your favorite photo and then choose your special day and pay! First come first served! Once a date has been reserved, it will no longer be available. Each day is just $15.
Reserve Your Day Here →Want to Order Your Calendar(s)?
To pre-order your calendar, please click
here! To help us not waste valuable funds, please consider ordering a calendar. This will help us purchase the right amount of calendars and not spend on extra stock.
Calendar Order →Questions? Contact Marlene Johnson
fundraising@petsadoption.org or 951-344-4836.
Prizes
Grand Prize (Overall Top Vote-Getter )
- Featured on cover on the 2026 Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center calendar
- 30-min mini photo session with photographer- Photos will take place at the Pet Adoption Center on a mutually scheduled day and time in September 2025.
- Original photo entry will be featured on a month spread in the 2026 Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center calendar and featured on MSRPAC website
- Original photo entry will be featured on Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center's website
- One complimentary session to MSRPAC's 2025 Holiday Pet Pictures, e-photos included.
- Digital social media badge
- Custom calendar box:
- $100 gift card
- Copy of 2026 Pet Calendar
- Commemorative pet ID tag
1st Place Winner in Each Category- Dog, Cat, and Other Pets
- Original photo entry will be featured on a month spread in the 2026 Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center pet calendar
- Original photo entry will be featured on Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center's website
- Digital social media badge
- Custom Calendar box:
- $50 gift card
- Copy of 2026 Pet Calendar
- Commemorative pet ID tag
Runner-Up in Each Category- Dog, Cat and Other Pets
- Original photo entry will be featured on a month spread inside the 2026 Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center calendar and MSRPAC website
- Custom goody bag for your pet
- Digital social media badge
- Copy of 2026 pet calendar
Top 5 vote-getters-(after top prize winners)
- Original photo entry will be featured on a month spread inside the 2026 Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center calendar and on MSRPAC website
- MSRPAC swag bag with special treats for your pet
- Digital social media badge
- Copy of 2026 pet calendar
Participants that receive
500 or more votes will receive three copies of the 2026 calendar in the fall of 2025.
All entrants that receive at least 5 votes will be featured in the photo collage.
Prizes are not transferable and may not be redeemed for cash.
Notifications of Winners
The winning participants will be contacted by the Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center and will receive instructions on claiming their prizes. The grand prize winner will need to meet on an arranged date and time for a mini-photo shoot in September, approx. 2-3 weeks following the end of the contest. Winner must be available to meet for photo shoot in September. Delay in photo shoot could cause a delay in calendar production. Mini photo-shoot will take place at the Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center. MSRPAC staff will select photo to be used as the cover of the calendar. Digital copies of photos will be given to winner as a keepsake.
Rules
- Photos of dogs, cats, horses, small mammals, reptiles and birds are accepted
- Your pet does NOT have to be adopted from Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center or live in the Inland Empire to be eligible to enter the contest
- Photos may contain more than one pet
- Photos must be high-resolution (300 dpi or greater) and be in landscape (horizontal) format to be considered for a month spread in the calendar
- Photos that do not meet the eligibility requirements (ex. horizontal format, resolution, etc.) by the end of the contest will automatically be disqualified regardless of the number of votes.
- Photos must only contain domestic pets (no people or wildlife)
- Photos must be full-color; no heavily filtered, edited or altered photos
- Photos with professional photographer watermarks will not be eligible to be included in the calendar
- Photos deemed offensive, indecent or obscene will be removed from the contest
- Photos must receive at least 5 votes to be included in 2026 calendar
- All online photo entries must be submitted by 11:59:59 PM (Pacific Time) on Thursday, September 4, 2025
- All mail-in/hand-delivered photo entries must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. PDT September 2, 2025.
- All photos submitted become the property of Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center
Tips
- Horizontal photos are a must if you want to be considered for a month spread! Set your camera at the highest resolution and take a photo with your phone sideways to be in landscape format.
- The clearer the better! Be sure to select the clearest photo of your pet. To help you get more photos to choose from, try using the "Live" or "Bursts" photo taking options, to capture several photos at a time.
- Perfect Lighting! Lighting can truly make a difference when picture taking. If you are outdoors, try capturing photos in the shade. Indoor lighting is best when using natural light, such as near a window.
- Share with family and friends! Use the social media link within the contest to promote your pet to their fans (friends and family), and encourage them to share on their pages as well.
- Support a great cause! Remind people why you are participating and who is truly benefitting-the homeless pets! Every vote is a donation to the pets at the Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center.
We do not receive government support and rely completely on donations from our community and the success of our fundraisers, events and programs. Thank you for your support, we couldn't do it without you.