Rules

Your pet does NOT have to be adopted from Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter (YVAS) to be eligible to enter the contest.
Photos may only contain one pet and should not include any humans.
Photos must be high-resolution to be considered for the calendar.
Photos must be full-color, no heavily filtered, edited, or altered photos.
If your entry was taken by a professional or commercial photographer, you must send a signed copyright release to info@yvas.org
First Prize winners and our Judge's Choice winner must be able to bring their pet to a Billings photography studio for a photo shoot during the month of September. Any winners unable to attend the photoshoot will forfeit their prize(s) and be awarded as a Runner-Up instead. The contestant with the next highest vote will be chosen to take their place.
Photos deemed offensive, indecent, or obscene will be removed from the contest.
Photos must receive at least five (5) votes to be included in the 2025 calendar.
All online photo entries must be submitted by 8:00:00 PM (Mountain Time) on Friday, August 15, 2025.
All photos submitted become the property of Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter (YVAS).

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Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter
1735 Monad Rd
Billings, MT 59101
yvas.org