Enter Your Favorite Pet Photo To Win One Of 12 Coveted Spots In The PSPCA's 2026 Calendar!
This contest is open to everyone. Your photo does not have to be of a pet adopted from the Peninsula SPCA. All proceeds benefit the animals of the Peninsula SPCA!
Submissions & Voting
- Submit your best pet photo to win a spot in the PSPCA 2026 calendar! Free calendar with every entry! (CLICK HERE FOR SUBMISSION RULES AND PHOTO SPECIFICATIONS)
- SHARE through e-mail and social media! Once you submit your photo, SHARE your pet's page with friends and family asking them to vote for your pet! Be sure to explain that their votes will help homeless pets in our community ($1 donation per vote).
- Voting will run from July 1 – July 31. So be sure to get the word out!
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CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL LIST OF CONTEST RULES)
Prizes:
Each entry receives one free PSPCA 2026 Calendar and all photo entries will be included in a special section of the calendar.
The Top 12 pet photos who receive the most votes will win a full month featured spot in the PSPCA's 2026 calendar!
The winner with the most votes will become our 2026 Cover Model as well as win 1 of the 12 full-month featured spots and tickets to the 2026 Fur Ball - a $300 value!
Reserve A Day To Honor Your Pet!Your animal companion's photo will appear on the day of your choice. Just choose your favorite photo, choose the day, and donate! First come first served. Once a date has been reserved, it will no longer be available. Each day is a $15 donation.
Reserve a day is available until September 8th at 11:59pm Eastern Time.Submit your photo and $15 donation here » Sponsorship Opportunities:
A limited number of advertising spaces in the calendar are available to businesses. To learn more e-mail
jessica@peninsulaspca.org.
Rules
Photo Entries:
- Entry fee: The entry fee is $20 per photo, which includes a free copy of the PSPCA's 2026 calendar. All local participants must pick up their free calendar at the shelter. There is not a limit on the number of photos that an individual can enter. Submit as many as you like!
- Only photos of companion animals/pets will be accepted (for example; cats, dogs, horses, pocket pets, and birds qualify. The dolphin you took a picture of on your summer vacation does not). Your pet does NOT have to be adopted from the Peninsula SPCA to be eligible to enter this contest. Photos may contain more than one pet AND can include people.
- We cannot accept Polaroids, photos with digital overlays, Instagram-style or similarly filtered/altered images, photo stickers or doodles, or any copyrighted photos.
- Photos must be high resolution, at least 300 dpi and at least 1MB in size. Photos should be horizontal (landscape) orientation and in .JPEG format.
- Participants may only submit photos to which they have the rights to reproduce. Once entered, photos become the property of the Peninsula SPCA to be used for print and marketing purposes.
- Due to the nature of the contest, all entries must be submitted on-line. We cannot accept photo submissions at the shelter or by mail.
- Photo submission and voting will be simultaneous, from 12:00:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 through 8:00:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Thursday, July 31, 2025. All entries and voting must be completed by 8:00:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
- Winners will be announced on Facebook and Instagram by September 13th. Winners will be contacted by e-mail (first) or phone (alternatively) in September.
- Any image that includes content that is deemed inappropriate, indecent or obscene, as determined by the staff of the Peninsula SPCA, will be removed from the Photo Fundraiser.
Voting:
- Once a photo is submitted, it will appear on the Pet Calendar Photo Contest website, and will be open to voting by the general public. Votes are $1 each, with a minimum $5 donation for five votes.
- All votes for photo submissions will be tabulated and displayed online. There is no limit to the number of votes one may cast. You may vote for your own photo. Online voting begins as soon as the photo is registered and ends at 8:00:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
- ALL proceeds benefit the animals of the Peninsula SPCA.
Prizes:
- Prizes will be determined by the on-line voting from 12:00:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 through 8:00:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Thursday, July 31, 2025. Prizes will be awarded based on fundraising total. The Grand Prize will be awarded to the participant who receives the most votes. The top 12 photos with the most votes, including the grand prize winner, will be used in the shelter's 2026 Calendar as full-month pages. Photo placement will be at the discretion of staff based on orientation and design.
- Participants selected as a full-page month winner may be notified via email and be asked to provide a high resolution version of their photo.
For 85 years, the Peninsula SPCA has provided shelter and adoption services for the homeless pets of Hampton Roads, VA. In 2015, we transitioned to be an Adoption Guarantee, or "no kill" animal shelter. We remain committed to an adoption guarantee or "no-kill", model, focusing on our three core areas Adoption Center, Humane Education Learning Center and Barnyard, and Veterinary Clinic for Preventive Care. We provide care and shelter annually for over 1,000 homeless pets as they await their new forever families, vaccinate over 1,300 pets through our clinic, and reach more than 5,000 people through education programs.
Our Mission
The mission of the Peninsula SPCA is to find loving homes for every animal in our care, and to advocate for the humane treatment of all animals in our community.