1st Place Winner

• Your pet will be featured front and center as the largest subject of the mural
• Prize basket full of pet swag
• $100 gift card to Mud Bay

2^nd and 3^rd Place Winners

• Your pet will be featured as a secondary image on the left or right side of the mural
• Prize basket full of pet swag
• $50 gift card to Mud Bay

• To submit your pet's photo, a minimum $25 donation is required.
• Entries must be submitted online. You may submit as many entries as you like.
• Submitted pets are limited to dogs, cats, and domesticated small animals (hamsters, birds, reptiles, etc.) No farm animals and no wildlife.
• Once entered, all photos become the property of the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County for the use of further promoting the contest on social media, email, etc.
• Any photo or caption deemed inappropriate as determined by the staff of HSTPC will be removed from the photo contest.
• Your pet does not have to be adopted from HSTPC to be eligible to enter this contest.
  
  

• Photo must feature one pet only.
• Photos must contain only pets – no humans.
• We cannot accept photos with digital overlays, photo stickers, doodles or any digital effects.
• If photos include pets not owned by the person entering the photo, the entrant must receive written permission from the pet's owner for usage in the contest.
  
  

• Each entry is $25.
• Every $1 donation counts as one vote (minimum of five votes, or $5).
• Due to processing costs, a minimum $5 donation is required
• Votes are unlimited.
• All donations from voting and entries are non-refundable.
• Voting can be done online or by calling 253-284-5814. Votes over the phone must be received by noon on March 27. After noon on March 27 only online voting will be allowed.
• Voting in person at our shelter will not be allowed.
  
  

• The submission and voting periods begin at 9:00:00 AM (Pacific Time) on Saturday, March 9, 2024
• The submission and voting periods end at 12:00:00 PM (Pacific Time) on Thursday, March 28, 2024.
• Contest winners will be contacted by March 28, 2024 with information on their prizes.
• The tops three winners must be available to bring their pet to our shelter (2608 Center St. Tacoma, WA) between April 8 – April 12 to have their photo taken for the mural. This will ensure a high-quality image for muralist.
•  If a contest winner fails to respond by April 6, 2024, HSTPC may select a replacement winner from the next non-winning, eligible top vote-getter.