Rules

Submitting Your Entry

To submit your pet's photo, a minimum $20 donation is required. This amount will enter you into the contest and will be included in the overall funds donated to your campaign.
Entries are limited to one photo per entry fee and must be submitted online. You may submit as many entries as you like. Each entry requires a $20 entry fee.
Once entered, all photos become the property of the Pensacola Humane Society and can be used, edited, or modified for print or marketing purposes.
Any photo or caption deemed inappropriate as determined by the staff of the Pensacola Humane Society will be removed from the contest.
Donations are fully tax-deductible as permitted by law. The Pensacola Humane Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All entrants will receive receipts for their contributions.

Photo Requirement

All entries must be in color and contain only the dog or cat entered in the contest.
A signed release is required for photographs taken by professional photographers or a studio.
The acceptable formats are .jpg, and .png.
Submitting a photo from another person's pet requires the permission of the owner to be entered the Most Adorable Pet contest.

Contest Voting

Once a photo is submitted, it will appear in the online photo contest gallery and be open to voting by the public.
Each dollar donated to a pet's campaign represents one vote. Due to processing costs, a minimum $5 donation is required.
All donations are tax-deductible by law.
All donations to the Most Adorable Pet Contest are non-refundable.
When voters vote, they must designate the one recipient of that vote.
No votes via the telephone will be accepted for the contest. If you find that you must submit an offline donation, please mail your gift to: Pensacola Humane Society Most Adorable Pet Contest 5 North Q Street Pensacola, FL 32505 voting for (example – "John Smith") In the memo line of your check, please indicate whose campaign you are voting for (example – "John Smith). Donations must be received 24 hours in advance of the closing of the contest to be inputted into the contest. All checks received after the deadline will be accepted as a donation to the Pensacola Humane Society.

Contest Deadline

The ending time for the Most Adorable Pet Photo Contest will be determined by the host website's server which will be shown prominently on the Photo Contest website as a countdown clock. The contest closes on October 26 at 8 p.m. (CST).

Contest Winners

Prize announcements will be finalized one week prior to the contest end date.
Pets are to be entered in the following categories – Cat or Dog
The top cat will be formally recognized via one of the media partners on Friday, October 26 as part of the Countdown to Barktoberfest Promotion.
Finalists will be recognized at Barktoberfest.
The value of any prizes won in this contest must be reported on your taxes as income. For more information, please refer to: http://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch12.html#d0e46809

Your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please enable JavaScript to view and participate in the contest.

Pensacola Humane Society
5 North Q Street
Pensacola, FL 32505
pensacolahumane.org