This article was featured in WYDaily on 6/16/23.
Show off pictures of your pet’s goofiest grin, dapper stance, cool in the pool joy and more as The Heritage Humane Society invites pet lovers to enter this year’s Hello Summer Photo Contest with Sweet Ellie Photography.
The third annual Hello Summer Pet Photo Contest lets people share the treasured photos of their pets while raising funds to help Greater Williamsburg’s largest homeless pet population. Furry, feathered, scaly, every pet is eligible to be entered.
The contest opens beginning June 26, 2023, at 7 a.m. and runs through 5 p.m. on July 17. Each entry photo can only include one pet and no other pets or people. Pet photo entries are just $3 each. Votes are $1 each and people can vote as many times as they wish. The submission fees are used to help the shelter’s homeless pets. Last year the contest raised more than $5,200 in the spirited competition and the goal this year is to raise more than $7,500.
Each entry has a chance to win within weekly categories and three overall winners will receive a pet photography session with Sweet Ellie Photography. The weekly categories with mini prizes awarded each Friday during the contest are:
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June 30: The pet who receives the most donations this week.
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July 7: The pet with the most new votes this week.
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July 14: The cat who is the current vote leader.