National Mill Dog Rescue is a non-salaried 501c3 non-profit charity registered with the International Revenue Service. 

Our Mission:
To rescue, rehabilitate and rehome discarded breeding dogs and to educate the general public about the cruel realities of the commercial dog breeding industry.

Located in Peyton, CO, National Mill Dog Rescue (NMDR) was established in February 2007 in honor of a resilient and forgiving Italian Greyhound named Lily. Rescued from a dog auction in Missouri by Theresa Strader, NMDR’s Founder and Executive Director, Lily had spent the first seven years of her life as a commercial breeding dog, or "puppy mill mom." Determined to ensure that Lily’s years of suffering would not be in vain, Strader founded NMDR to give a voice to mill dogs across the country.

Seventeen years later, NMDR has saved over 20,000 dogs and continues to welcome 200 to 300 new dogs to freedom each month. These rescues receive comprehensive rehabilitation through our enrichment, behavior, and veterinary programs. Our commitment is to find each rescue a loving forever home where they will be treated as cherished family members—just as they deserve.

Grand Prizes:

• The winners of the photo contest will be determined by the top 13 entrants that get the most votes.The top winner will win the coveted cover photo for the 2025 calendar! 2nd - 13th place winners will have their pet featured as a pet of the month. Entries featuring two pets will share a month if they place among the top 13 vote getters. The top 13 vote getters will have their pet professionally photographed by Pawfect Photo Moments LLC for the 2025 calendar.
  
  
• All winners will have the opportunity to purchase products and images following their session, if desired.

*If your pet is one of the 13 to be photographed for the calendar, you must be able to bring your pet to one of 10 pre-selected portrait session locations in the Colorado Springs area during October through November for a professional on-location photo session. If you are unable to commit to a photo session during those times or find yourself unable to travel to these pre-selected locations, you forfeit your winning and the next top vote getter will take your pet's spot in the calendar, no exceptions.

Weekly Mini-Contest Prizes:

• One pet each week who receives the highest number of new votes for a particular week will win a mini-contest prize from one of the participating businesses. In the event of a tie for that week's most votes or if there are no new votes for that week, a random computerized drawing will be held for all eligible pets.

• Each entry is $10.
  
  
• Limit of 2 pets per photo entry. People are not allowed in photos, only your pet. Photos that do not follow these rules will not be eligible to win with no opportunity for a refund.
  
  
• Entry photos that include two pets will share a month if they place among the top 13 vote getters.
  
  
• All photos must be uploaded; we cannot accept printed photos. We cannot accept any copyrighted or professional photos.
  
  
• The Submissions Period starts at 12:00:00 AM (Mountain Time) on Thursday, August 29, 2024 and ends at 11:59:59 PM (Mountain Time) on Sunday, October 13, 2024.
  
  
• Contest entry fees are tax deductible. The email acknowledgment to your online donation serves as your tax receipt.
  
  
• Any photograph that includes content that is deemed inappropriate, indecent, or obscene, as determined by Pawfect Photo Moments LLC in its sole discretion, will be removed from the contest with no opportunity for a refund.
  
  
• Posting more than one photo of your pet does not increase the chances of winning. The winners of the photo contest will be determined by the top 13 entries that receive the most votes. The same pet can only win once. Attempts to win two spots in the calendar by the same pet will not be permitted.

• Each $1 counts as one (1) vote, with a minimum donation of $5.
  
  
• All donations from voting are non-refundable. Entries and donations must be made via the online contest page. Contest payments online are through a secure site.
  
  
• Contest votes are tax deductible. The email acknowledgment to your online donation serves as your tax receipt.
  
  
• All winners will be determined by electronic vote tabulations under the supervision of GoGo Photo Contest, whose decisions are final and binding.
  
  
• The Voting Period starts at 12:00:00 AM (Mountain Time) on Thursday, August 29, 2024 and ends at 11:59:59 PM (Mountain Time) on Sunday, October 13, 2024.

• The top 13 vote getters will win a professional on-location photo session by Pawfect Photo Moments LLC at a pre-selected location in Colorado Springs, CO area during October through December for a professional on-location photo session. If you are unable to commit to a photo session during those times or find yourself unable to travel to these pre-selected locations, you forfeit your winning and the next top vote getter will take your pet's spot in the calendar, no exceptions.
  
  
• The top vote recipient will win the coveted cover photo for the 2025 calendar. The following 12 recipients with the most votes will be eligible to have their pet featured as a pet of the month.
  
  
• The photographer, Pawfect Photo Moments LLC, will choose the best image of the pets to be used in the calendar as well as which month that image will appear.

• The pet receiving the highest number of new votes each week over the course of the six-week contest will win a mini-contest prize from one of the participating businesses.
  
  
• Each pet may only win a weekly mini-contest once.
  
  
• In the event of a tie, a random computerized draw will be held between the highest vote getters of the week to determine that week's winner.
  
  
• In the event that there are no new votes for that week, a random computerized draw will be held for all eligible pets.
  
  
• Certain individual business restrictions and limitations may apply and may vary by business. Pawfect Photo Moments LLC is not responsible for these restrictions and eligibility requirements as determined by each business.

• By submitting a photo entry, you warrant and represent that your entry is your own original work created by you and that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your entry materials. If you submit an entry that is copyrighted by another individual, you are responsible for any legal action the copyright holder takes against you.
  
  
• Calendars will be available to the general public starting January 2025.
  
  
• By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless National Mill Dog Rescue and Pawfect Photo Moments LLC and each of their respective officers, directors, representatives, volunteers and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claims of any nature arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of any prize.