Your pet has more than a dozen chances to be featured, along with several ways to earn fun rewards while supporting a great cause. Each dollar donated counts as one vote. For example, a $25 donation to your pet’s campaign gives them 25 votes toward being spotlighted.
Grand Prize (1st Place)
The pet with the most votes will be featured on the front cover of the 2026 Paws of Yakima calendar and receive a full monthly spread inside. The winner will also receive a free copy of the calendar and the title of Yakima’s top pet model.
Runners-Up (2nd–12th Place)
The next eleven highest vote-getters will each earn a monthly feature in the calendar and receive a free calendar to celebrate their pet’s spotlight moment.
Community Champions
Any participant who receives 250 votes or more will have their pet’s photo featured on a blank date square within the calendar and receive a free calendar as a thank-you for their impact.
Bonus Reward
All participants who receive 100 votes or more will receive a free calendar.
Whether your pet lands the cover, a monthly spread, or a date square, every entry and vote helps Yakima Humane Society care for homeless pets and celebrate the bond between animals and the people who love them.
Paws of Yakima: 2026 Calendar Contest
11:00 AM (Pacific Time) on Monday, October 20, 2025 – 8:00 PM (Pacific Time) on Monday, November 10, 2025
Contest Entry
The minimum donation to submit an entry for the Yakima Humane Society’s Paws of Yakima: 2026 Calendar Contest is $10 per photo.
Each entry must include a photo of one or more pets. People may be in the photo, but the pet should be the focus.
You may submit as many entries as you like. Each photo requires a separate entry fee. All entries must be submitted online through GoGoPhotoContest.com. We cannot accept mailed or emailed submissions.
Entries must be received by 8:00 PM (Pacific Time) on Monday, November 10, 2025. Once submitted, all photos become the property of Yakima Humane Society and may be used, edited, or modified for marketing and promotional purposes.
Photos deemed inappropriate or inconsistent with our mission may be removed at the discretion of Yakima Humane Society staff.
✅ Eligible Entries
All domesticated pets are eligible, including dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, ferrets, birds, reptiles, aquarium fish, and domestic farm animals.
Pets do not need to have been adopted from Yakima Humane Society to participate.
Photos must feature pets owned by the entrant or submitted with the pet owner’s permission.
Acceptable formats: JPEG or PNG.
Photos should be horizontal, high-resolution, and clearly show the pet’s face.
Images must depict animals in a humane and respectful manner.
🗳️ Contest Voting
Each dollar donated to a pet’s campaign equals one vote.
All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law and are final.
Votes must be cast through the GoGoPhotoContest platform and applied before the contest closes to be counted.
An email address is required to vote so that a donation receipt can be sent.
⏰ Contest Deadline
All entries and votes must be submitted by 8:00 PM (Pacific Time) on Monday, November 10, 2025.
🏆 Prizes
1st Place
- Cover photo + one monthly spread in the 2026 calendar
- Free calendar
2nd–12th Place
- Monthly spread in the calendar
- Free calendar
Raise $250 or More
- Pet’s photo featured on a blank date square
- Free calendar
Raise $100 or More
Every entry and vote helps Yakima Humane Society care for homeless pets and celebrate the bond between animals and the people who love them.
📬 Questions?
Contact Jeff at jeff@yakimahumane.org