Dig this, groovy people: Pet Pride is having its 3rd annual online photo contest for our 2026 calendar, and we’re hoping you’ll join the fun! Just snap a photo of your cool kitty and ENTER it in our Cool Cats Calendar Contest between August 1 and August 31, 2025. It costs just $10 per photo, and you can enter as many photos as you like.
VOTING starts on September 1, 2025. One dollar buys one vote. Enlist family and friends to help win a page—or maybe even the cover—of our 2026 Pet Pride Cool Cats Calendar for your cat. Take it from Bee, the cover cat for our 2025 calendar: “This photo throwdown is outta sight!”
While your star kitty kicks back and ponders which TV talk shows to light up, you’ll be supporting Pet Pride's mission—providing shelter, veterinary care, and sweet new pads to cool cats in need. It's instant karma, man, so lay that kitty pic on us!
Winners will be announced September 22, 2025 on our website and Facebook page.
Please see our RULES for complete participant guidelines and photo tips.
Winners & Prizes
First Place - 2026 Calendar Cover Cat
- The cat or kitten whose photo receives the most votes will appear on the cover of Pet Pride's 2026 Cool Cats Calendar.
- The first-place feline's photo will appear on labels of our special Pet Pride coffee blend at Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters for a month.
- The winner will receive 2 FREE calendars plus a $100 gift card to Pet Supplies Plus.
Second Place – Cats of the Months
- Twelve second-place winners will be selected by vote count to appear on their own month's page of the calendar.
- Each second-place winner will receive 1 FREE calendar.
Judge's Choice
- Our judge will select one photo from among all entries to appear on a full page of the calendar.
- The Judge's Choice winner will receive 1 FREE calendar.
Weekly Drawings
- Each week, contest entrants from the preceding week will be entered into a random drawing for a $10 gift card to a local ice cream spot
We celebrate the fact that every cat is a cool cat, so all qualifying photos not in the top 13 slots will appear on Pet Pride's 2026 Cool Cats Calendar collage pages.