2025 Rescue Brew Spokesdog & Spokescat Contest

Your pet on a Surly Beer Can?
Heck yes!!

Does your pet have what it takes to be a star?

Announcing the Pet Haven Rescue Brew Spokesmodel Contest Sponsored by SURLY BREWING!

We're on the prowl for a very special cat and dog to be the face of Minnesota's pet community. Could it be yours? Pet Haven of Minnesota has teamed up with Surly Brewing to celebrate dogs and cats and the people who love them with the Pet Haven and Surly Brewing Rescue Brew Spokesdog and Spokescat contest!

All are welcome to join! Your dog or cat does NOT need to be a rescued pet or a Pet Haven pet.

The dog or cat who capture the most votes will have their names and images featured on Surly's limited edition Rescue Brew Pilsner, released September 7th. Our Spokesmodel winners will have a chance to accept their award, take a bow and mingle with their adoring fans at a Rescue Brew release party at Surly Brewing on Saturday, Saturday September 7th!

If your pet is an introvert we are happy to welcome their representative!

The free outdoor celebration will feature Surly Rescue Brew Pilsner ($1 a pour will go to Pet Haven) live music on the Surly patio, a dog adoption event, vendors, and great food from Surly Kitchen for purr-chase. A portion of the proceeds of Rescue Brew and food sales will support Pet Haven's rescued pets!

Be sure to mark your calendars and join us for this summer celebration of our contest winners and Minnesota's amazing animal rescue community.

The contest kicks off on August 09, 2025, and ends on August 20, 2025. Participation is easy — just upload your favorite photo and tell us why your dog or cat is the purr-fect Spokesdog or Spokescat to represent Pet Haven and Minnesota's rescued pets! Then SHARE SHARE SHARE with your community engaging and inspiring them to vote!

Your $15 entry fee also buys you 15 votes for your pet. To view our competitors and cast your votes, just click on ‘view entries'. Each vote is $1.

GRAND PRIZE:

The one dog and one cat with the highest number of votes, when our contest ends, will be our Rescue Brew spokesmodel duo, appearing together on Rescue Brew Crowlers. They'll also receive a $25 Surly gift card, a $75 Chuck and Don's gift card, and 2 commemorative Rescue Brew Crowler.

The winning cat will also receive a subscription to Meow Box- a monthly box full of assorted cat toys and treats. Meowza!

The winning dog will get pampered at Dogs Day Out and 3 days of complimentary daycare at Downtown Dogs! WOW!

SECOND AND THIRD-PLACE PRIZES:

The dog or cat to capture the second highest number based on total votes will receive a 3-month MeowBox or Barkbox subscription and a commemorative Rescue Brew Crowler.

The dog or cat in third place based on the total number of votes will receive a $50 gift card from Chuck and Don's and a commemorative Rescue Brew Crowler.

All winners will receive a Pet Haven Rescue Brew T-shirt.

How it Works

Ready to enter your pet's photo and tell the world why they would rock as a spokesmodel? It's easy. Just click on the 'Sign In' button to create an account, then upload a photo and tell us why in 75 words or less (no pressure) your pet is the absolute best choice to be one of this year's Rescue Brew spokesmodels. Remember, your $15 entry fee also buys your pet's first 15 votes.

Once your pet's entry is submitted, be sure to share the contest link with friends and family and encourage them to vote! Every $1 vote goes to not only help your pet win but make a difference in the lives of Minnesota's rescue dogs and cats by supporting Pet Haven's Mission and our Pheonix Fund for emergency vet care - so we're encouraging everyone to vote early and vote often!

Votes Change Lives!

Please check out the rules for contest details and contact us at engage@pethavenmn.org if you have questions. There is no limit to the number of pets you can enter, but be aware there's a $15 entry fee for each entry.

Ready to view our contest entrants and maybe cast some votes? Click on the ‘View Entries' button — the competition is going to be tough!

Prizes

GRAND PRIZE winners (2)

The GRAND PRIZE winners (2) will be the one cat and one dog whose entries received the most votes in their respective categories at the close of the voting period. Their images and names will appear together on the Surly Rescue Brew release labels.
The winning cat and dog will have a professional photo session and a photo of each will be displayed in the Pet Haven facility entry way.
Winning Cat and Dog's family will receive 2 crowlers with pets image on them
In the event of a tie vote in either category, the winner will be the participant with the earlier entry date.

SECOND and THIRD Place Winners (2)

SECOND and THIRD place winners (2) will be the next two contest entries with the highest votes – whether they are dogs or cats.
In the event that two photos receive the same number of votes, second and third prizes will go to the participants with the earlier entry date.

All winners will be notified by August 19, 2025, via e-mail. Second and third-place prizes will be sent to winners via U.S. mail no later than August 26, 2025.

Rules

Eligibility

Your pet does NOT have to be a Rescue Pet or a Pet Haven Pet. ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN!!
Entrants must be over the age of 18 at the time of entry and 21 to receive a winning crowler of the Rescue Brew
The entry fee is $15 per photo, which buys 15 votes for the pet you entered. You may enter as many photos as you want but you must pay the entry fee for each photo entered. Each photo may only have one pet in it. You must submit a different entry for each pet.
Photos must be of dogs or cats only; people are not allowed in the photo. All animals must be depicted in a humane and dignified manner. Any photo that Pet Haven deems to be inappropriate or objectionable or that does not comply with rules will be removed from the contest.
Professional photos will not be accepted.

Entering a Photo

The entry period is from 12:00:00 AM (Central Time) on Saturday, August 9, 2025 until 6:59:59 PM (Central Time) on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
Photo entries must be no smaller than 1575 pixels x 2100 pixels, in RGB, .jpg, or .eps format. Photos must be high-resolution for printing purposes. If you are taking photos with your phone, please be sure to capture your image at the highest possible setting in order to meet the resolution criteria.
Simple photo editing is allowed (cropping, brightness, hue enhancements, etc.) but no multilayered filters and effects.
Current Pet Haven staff and board members may enter, but will not be eligible for prizes.
By entering a photo, you warrant that you have the rights to use the photo, and the entry does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party or violate the privacy rights of a third party.
You retain ownership of the photo(s) that you enter. By entering, you grant to Pet Haven a non-exclusive, universal, perpetual, sublicensable, and irrevocable license to use the photo(s) you submit for Pet Haven's marketing, promotional, and fundraising purposes, including in email newsletters, printed materials, and online. You further grant Pet Haven the right to use your entry photo(s) and pet's name on Surly Rescue Brew labels and to publish your name on a list of contest winners.
Pet Haven reserves the right to remove or disqualify any photo and submission statement entered in the contest for any reason. We will notify you if we remove or disqualify your photo and refund your entry fee if desired.
By entering, I represent and warrant that my photo and submission statement is my own fully original creation, and the photo does not and will not infringe or violate the rights of any third parties, including intellectual property and privacy rights. By entering, I give Pet Haven permission to use my entry for fundraising and promotional purposes, with appropriate credit.

Voting

Each vote is $1. There is no limit to the number of times a person can vote.
The voting period begins at 12:00:00 AM (Central Time) on Saturday, August 9, 2025 and ends at 6:59:59 PM (Central Time) on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.

Prizes

The GRAND PRIZE winners (2) will be the one cat and one dog whose entries received the most votes in their categories at the close of the voting period. Their images and names will appear on the Surly Rescue Brew release labels.
The winning cat and dog will also have a photo shoot with a professional photographer and their photo will be displayed in the Pet Haven Facility entry way.
In the event of a tie vote in either category, the winner will be the participant with the earlier entry date.
SECOND and THIRD place winners (2) will be the next two contest entries with the highest votes – whether they are dogs or cats.
In the event that two photos receive the same number of votes, second and third prizes will go to the participants with the earlier entry date.
All winners will be notified by August 19, 2025, via e-mail. Second and third-place prizes will be sent to winners via U.S. mail no later than August 26th, 2025, or available for collection at the Rescue Brew Reveal Event at Surly on August 26th, 2025.

Raised $0

Goal $50,000

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