Rules

PHOTO ENTRIES:

Entry fee: The entry fee is $20 per photo, which includes a free copy of the PSPCA's 2017 calendar*. There is not a limit on the number of photos that an individual can enter. Submit as many as you like! *All local participants must pick up their calendars at the shelter.
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.
Your photo may contain more than one pet, but photos with people are not allowed. This is a pet photo contest after all!
We cannot accept Polaroids, photos with digital overlays, Instagram-style or similarly filtered/altered images, photo stickers or doodles, or any copyrighted or professional 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 September 1^st at 8:00 a.m. through October 1^st. All entries and voting must be completed before October 1, 2016, at 9:00 p.m. ET.
Winners will be announced on Facebook and Twitter by October 5th. Winners will be contacted by e-mail (first) or phone (alternatively) the first week of October.
Any image that includes people, or 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 9 p.m. on October 1^st.
ALL Proceeds benefit the animals of the Peninsula SPCA.

PRIZES:

Prizes will be determined by the on-line voting from September 1^st (8 a.m.) through October 1^st at 9 p.m. Prizes will be awarded based on fundraising total. A Grand prize will be awarded to the participant who receives the most votes. The Top 12 photos will be used in the shelter's 2017 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 and asked to provide a high resolution version of their photo, as well as a short biography of their pet, via email.

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Peninsula SPCA
523 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23601
peninsulaspca.org