Rules
Submission Guidelines:
- Entry Fee: Each entry requires a $10 donation.
- Deadline: Photo Entries must be submitted between 12:01:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Sunday, June 15, 2025, and 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
- Photo Content: Any number of animals may appear in a photo, but no people, please. Your pet does not need to be adopted to enter.
- Entries: There is no limit to the number of entries per participant.
- Photo Submission: All photos must be uploaded digitally in .jpg or .png format. Printed photos are not accepted. All photo submissions must be digital.
- We cannot accept photos with digital overlays, photo stickers, doodles or any digital effects.
- Ownership: Photos must be original and not copyrighted or professional.
- Quality: Submissions must be of good digital quality to retain detail when enlarged. Extremely blurry photos will be disqualified from a monthly spread.
- Rights: Photos become the property of UPAWS and may be used or altered for the 2026 calendar and other marketing/fundraising efforts.
- Rejection Rights: UPAWS reserves the right to reject any images or captions deemed inappropriate or not aligning with our standards of care.
Contest/Voting Rules:
- Voting Period: Voting begins at 6:00:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, and ends at 9:00:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Saturday, August 16, 2025.
- Vote Cost: Each vote costs $1, with no limit on the number of votes or frequency of voting.
- Donation Policy: All voting donations are non-refundable and must be made through the secure online contest page.
- Vote Validity: Only votes made on the Go-Go Photo site are valid. Donations elsewhere or by postage mail, do not count as votes.
- Receipt: The automatic response confirming your donation to UPAWS serves as your tax receipt. We are 501c3 non-profit.
- Winner Determination: Winners are determined by electronic vote tabulation under GOGO Photo Contest's supervision, with final and binding decisions.
- Photo Inclusion: Photos that receive at least 5 votes are guaranteed inclusion in the calendar on the cover, a month spread, or a collage page.
Contest Winners:
- Featured Top Pets: The top 5 dogs, 5 cats, and 1 pet from the "other types of animals" category will be featured in a month in the calendar, ensuring a fair chance for all species.
- Random Drawing: The 12th winner will be selected through a random drawing of entries with 100 votes or more.
- Cover Model: The photo with the most votes overall will earn the coveted cover spot and be featured on a month within the calendar.
Good luck to all participants and thank you for supporting UPAWS!
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