Participant Guidelines
All Town Cats cats are encouraged to enter the contest to win a spot in our 2020 Town Cats Calendar! In order to enter your cat, you must include:
- Your Cat's Name(s)
- Your Name
- Your City and State
- Your Contact Information
- A paragraph (limited to 125 words) which tells voters something fun or interesting about your cat(s). You can also describe your amazing adoption story! Remember that if your cat wins, this will be shared in our calendar, so be sure to make it engaging!
Entering a Photo
- Photos of cats only are accepted. Your cat does not have to be adopted from Town Cats to be eligible to enter this contest, but it is strongly preferred.
- Your photo may contain more than one cat.
- Photos must be high resolution (3650 pixels x 2740 pixels is preferred for printing purposes).
- Digital submissions will be accepted in .JPEG and images must be horizontal (landscape) format.
- People are not allowed in your photo, only cats.
- We cannot accept Polaroids, heavily edited photos, photos with stickers or doodles or any copyrighted or professional photos.
- If your pet wins one of the monthly calendar slots, but your photo is not high enough quality, we will ask you for a new photo.
- Once entered, photos become the property of Town Cats to be used for print and marketing purposes.
- Online entries must be submitted before October 31, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. PST.
- Mail-in or in-person entries must be received by 1:00 p.m. PST on October 31, 2019, at Town Cats Shelter.
Rules - Voting
- People can vote as often as they like, and votes will be displayed on the contest web page as they come in. Remember - vote early, vote often, and encourage friends and family to vote.
- Votes are $1=1 vote. Votes can be submitted online or in person.
- Online votes for photo entries must be submitted before October 31, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. PST.
- Mail-in or in-person votes must be received by 1:00 p.m. PST on October 31, 2019, at Town Cats Shelter.
Contact Information
For questions, please email
info@towncats.org