We want to see your photos of long ears doing long ear things. Working, playing, hanging out in the sun, rolling in the dirt, or just smiling for the camera, it's time to let your long ear shine!
The picture does not have to be an alum of SYA (love to see them). We welcome all long ears including donkeys, mules, and hinnies. If other animals are in the picture that is ok, but
no humans please.Prizes
The top 12 photos, as voted by our community, will earn a spot in our 2026 calendar and receive a complimentary copy of the 2026 calendar.
1ST PLACE: The photo with the most votes will get to choose the month they would like their winning photo on, and will receive one item of their choice from the
SYA merch shop. If the photo is horizontal as requested in the rules, the winner also has the option for their photo to be on the cover of the calendar!
2ND PLACE: The photo with the second most votes will get to choose the next month of their choosing, and will also receive two SYA T-shirts.
3RD PLACE: Gets to choose the next desired month for their photo to be featured on, and will receive an SYA bumper sticker.
Stay tuned for exciting opportunities to boost your long ear's votes! We'll be unveiling these special moments throughout the contest on our social media pages, and through email updates via our
newsletter.Join us in celebrating the wonderful world of long-ears while making this contest a memorable success!
Want to Order Your Calendar(s)?Please consider ordering a calendar. This will help us purchase the right amount of calendars so we don't waste valuable funds on extra stock.
Calendar Order →Contest Rules
1. Contest Entry and Campaign Dates (8:00:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Monday, June 30, 2025 – 10:00:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Monday, September 15, 2025
2. Entry and Donation Fees are $15 per photo entry and $1 for each vote.
3. Please use a high resolution photo of at least 2400 x 1800 pixels. The calendar will be roughly 11x8 so please make sure that the photo will easily be able to be cropped into a square. If your photo appears to be too low resolution (grainy in appearance) or is in a non-compatible format you will be notified.
4. NO PEOPLE in contest photos. Photos must be of primarily donkeys, mules or hinnies only. If you do submit a photo with people, you will be asked to choose a different photo for us to upload in it's stead.
5. By entering this contest, you agree that we hold the right to reproduce and sell the image you are submitting in our yearly calendar for fundraising purposes pertaining to SYA.
6. SYALER reserves the right to disqualify any picture that is not within guidelines or that we deem inappropriate. A refund will be available to you if you contact us within 30 days of your photo being submitted.
7. By entering this contest you are giving SYALER the right to use your photos in the calendar and for promotional purposes. All proceeds will go to Save Your Ass Long Ear Rescue for the care and rehabilitation of the donkeys in our care.
Thank you for participating!
Sincerely,
The SYA Team
For additional questions or concerns please email us at
syaler@icloud.comSave Your Ass Long Ear Rescue is a 501(c)(3) dedicated to rescuing, rehabbing, and rehoming unwanted or neglected donkeys and mules so none get left behind or go hungry. We were incorporated officially as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2007. The rescue was founded by a few wonderful women who got together and decided they wanted to help donkeys and mules who had nowhere to go, and thus, SYALER was born!
We take in and place anywhere from 20 to 40 animals per year into loving approved homes.