Welcome to the Paris Animal Welfare Society 2026 Calendar Contest!
We need your help now more than ever! We have stayed over capacity on dogs for over a year. For every dog that gets adopted, 5 more take its place. We originally had biweekly transports to northern shelters and rescues of 10-20 dogs at a time. Due to the large population of dogs in shelters across our nation, we’ve sent less than 20 dogs/puppies to rescue this year. With how the economy has been fluctuating this year, we have also seen a significant decrease in donations (food, supplies, monetary). Pets are staying 4-5 months at a time versus an average of 12 days. Please participate in our calendar, either by entering or voting, to help save a life!
You can enter as many photos as you would like (one photo per entry fee). You may also vote as many times as you would like – for whomever you choose! All proceeds will directly benefit PAWS pets! You can also pre-order your calendar at the same time as you enter – all on one website!
Let’s see those furry pets!
Prizes
- The winner with the most votes will be the 2026 Calendar Cover
- The next 12 top entries will be used as month photos
- ALL entries will be used in the calendar! Those not in the top 13 will be used to fill in areas of the calendar (back page, animal of the day)
Rules
- Each entry is $10.
- Every $1 donation counts as one vote.
- All donations from the contest are non-refundable. Entries and donations MUST be made via the online contest page.
- Photos must be of high quality, in focus, and in either JPG or PNG format.
- Photo submissions must be of domestic pets (dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs). Pets do not have to be adopted from PAWS.
- File size of 2MB or higher.
- Only one photo submission per entry fee allowed. You may submit as many entries as you like. Should more than one photo be in the top 12 photos, only the one with the most votes will be used (the others will automatically be used in the calendar to fill day spots).
- Photos must only contain pets – no humans.
- Photos should not be altered.
- Any photos that include content that is deemed inappropriate, etc, as determined by a representative of PAWS will be removed from the contest with no refunds.
- Any photos not following the rules and guidelines of the contest will not be used in the calendar. Entries are final and no refunds will be allowed.
The Paris Animal Welfare Society (P.A.W.S.) is a private 501(c)3 organization, established in 1992, which runs an animal shelter located in beautiful Paris, Kentucky. As a private organization, we are solely dependent on private donations and community support.
Our mission is to save and protect homeless animals through responsible adoptions, to provide humane care for all animals entrusted to us, to advocate for animal welfare, and to enhance the human-animal bond by promoting healthy relationships between pets and people in our community.
P.A.W.S. serves mainly Bourbon County, taking in stray animals and those relinquished by their owners. We are open admission, which means we will never turn away an animal in need regardless of age, health, or behavior issues. Despite being a small organization, we took in almost 2,000 animals last year.