HAPPY HOLIDAYS! RESCUE PETS PHOTO CONTEST
Enter November 1 – December 20, 2022, at noon EST
$1,000 in Prizes to be Awarded
Hosted & Sponsored by The Burton Fletcher Foundation for Animals, Inc.
Grab a camera or cell phone and capture your rescue pet’s most captivating holiday-themed photograph! Celebrate rescue pets and the happiest season by entering the Second Annual National Happy Holidays! Rescue Pets Photo Contest.
The spirit of this event is amateur photography with little editing and celebrating animal welfare. This event intends to entertain amateur photographers using mobile phones or simple cameras. Professional photographs and those taken by skilled photographers are ineligible for inclusion. To participate in this competition, you must adhere to the honor code, though we may Google your name as part of our due diligence and the stated Rules and Guidelines.
We invite pet parents to submit no more than two (2) photographs of one or more rescue pets. Each entrant may submit two color photographs. Only one photo is eligible to win a major prize. Entrants who submit more pictures than specified will be disqualified.
Contest entries will be accepted from Tuesday, November 1, 2022, until Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at noon EST. To qualify, photos must be taken during contest dates. No previous entries or late entries will be accepted.
No purchase is necessary to enter or win.
Rescue pets that are eligible for entry into the national, Happy Holidays! Rescue Pets Photo Contest are animals adopted from an animal shelter, animal rescue organization, or other rescue situations: homeless, abandoned, or rescued from the streets. Fosters may enter their rescue pets too! Any rescue animal may be entered, and more than one animal can be shown in the photo. The photo can also include one or more people with the animal(s). Entries must include the full name of each animal and person in pictures. Owners are asked to provide contact information for the nonprofit animal shelter or rescue organization for each animal in a photo that was a foster or adopted.
How to Enter:
Visit http://www.BurtonFletcherFoundation.org to enter and see complete contest rules and information. The website also includes extensive information and ways to donate, sponsor, foster, adopt, and support the foundation’s work to save homeless animals. The foundation is a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization, and all donations are tax-deductible.
Contest Eligibility:
Internet access, phone number, and email address are required for participation.
This contest is subject to all federal, state, municipal, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law.
This national contest is open to legal United States residents at least eighteen (18) years old. Open to amateur photographers only (no professional photographers permitted). Employees, immediate family, or household members of The Burton Fletcher Foundation for Animals, Inc., or its affiliated entities are not eligible to enter.
Contest Period:
The contest begins on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, and ends on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at noon EST.
Entries must include:
PLEASE FILL IN AND FOLLOW THE CONTEST RULES BELOW
The HAPPY HOLIDAYS! RESCUE PETS PHOTO CONTEST PRIZE WINNERS WILL BE
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Participation in the Contest signifies unreserved acceptance of these rules and the sponsor’s choices, which are final and binding. The ability to win and receive a prize is based on meeting all contest requirements.
Entry Submission:
Professional images and photographers are ineligible for entry into this contest. As an entrant, you agree to abide by the code of honor in this regard. This competition is open only to amateur photographers who take photographs with mobile phones or other simple cameras.
Accordingly, technology continuously advances, yet we cannot verify the type of camera used to take a photograph; therefore, we ask that all submissions be from amateur photographers who took the photos themselves using cell phones or primary digital cameras. The picture must have been taken after the contest’s start date. Images that have been used previously cannot be submitted.
Each participant may submit up to two (2) color images of one or more rescued pets. Only one photo can win a reward. Participants who submit an excessive number of images will be disqualified.
All submissions become the property of The Burton Fletcher Foundation for Animals, Inc. and are neither acknowledged nor returned. Using any automated system or numerous accounts is forbidden and will result in disqualification. The sponsor is not liable for lost or late submissions, and incomplete submissions may be dismissed.
Photo Judging Criteria:
The photographs must be high-resolution digital photographs. No copies will be accepted. Photos must be previously unpublished to be submitted. Participants may only submit images they took themselves.
Photos submitted must depict the Happy Holidays! Rescue Pets Photo Contest theme.
The theme of the contest portrayed (40 percent)
Creativeness (30 percent)
Photo quality (30 percent)
It is against the rules to employ digital backgrounds or any other form of artificial editing to remove, alter, or create fake objects or backdrops. In the photograph, there must not be anything missing, and everything must be exact. Submitting any photos that have been improved using Affinity or Photoshop or software beyond the original cameras enhancements will result in exclusion from this competition and any future competitions sponsored by the Burton Fletcher Foundation for Animals, Inc. In writing, you must be able to explain how you took a photograph or photographs. Note that photo apps are not permitted for this contest.
The background and props must be present in the photograph and must not have been digitally edited. To be clear, this is a contest for amateurs using their mobile phones or basic cameras. Basic camera or phone enhancements are acceptable photo enrichments allowable before submission.
Photos submitted cannot be offensive or contain offensive, obscene, sexual, abusive, or discriminatory material. They may not portray or promote damage against people animals, or any other content inconsistent with the site’s theme and spirit.
Entrants must obtain permission from the owner of any animals (if applicable) and every person in the submitted photo or photos to use their name and likeness. If requested, proof of consent must be available.
Burton Fletcher, an impartial panel of judges, will review applications and determine winners. Burton Fletcher, the judges, the foundation’s directors, and the Burton Fletcher Foundation for Animals, Inc. have complete discretion over whether to grant the awards above. Burton Fletcher shall make the final determination regarding all awards and prizes.
Participants who violate these rules will be disqualified from this and all future competitions. Burton Fletcher, as president and managing director of the Burton Fletcher Foundation for Animals, Inc., and this contest is the final arbiter in all regards. His decisions are not subject to appeal.
Winner Selection:
After the contest ends on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at noon EST, entries will be judged by an independent panel and Burton Fletcher. Burton Fletcher, the judges, the foundation’s directors, and the Burton Fletcher Foundation for Animals, Inc. have complete discretion over whether to grant the awards above. Burton Fletcher shall make the final determination regarding all awards and prizes.
Winner Notification:
Prize winners will be notified by email at the entry form’s email address. If a prize winner cannot be contacted within five (5) days after the date of the first contact attempt, or the prize is returned as undeliverable by mail, the prize is forfeited. The sponsor reserves the right to award the prize to another entrant.
HALF OF THE PRIZE MONEY FOR EACH AWARD WILL BE PAID TO THE NONPROFIT ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATION OF THE WINNER’S CHOICE.
Prizes:
One (1) First Place Prize
One (1) Second Place Prize
One (1) Third Place Prize
People’s Choice Award
Judges may select Honorable Mention award winners.
There is a limit of one (1) first, second, or third-place prize per person. Participants may win a People’s Choice Award in addition to a designated first-, second-, or third-place award.
Prize winners are responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt.
HALF OF THE PRIZE MONEY FOR EACH AWARD WILL BE PAID TO THE NONPROFIT ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATION OF THE WINNER’S CHOICE.
General Conditions:
The sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend, or modify the contest if necessary or disqualify any individual who violates contest rules.
Release & Limitations of Liability:
By participating in the contest, entrants agree to release and hold the sponsor and affiliated entities harmless and free from any claim arising from participation.
Disputes:
Any claims regarding the validity or enforceability of the contest rules, rights, and obligations of entrants or the sponsor shall be governed in Valdosta, Georgia, and by the State of Georgia and U.S. Federal Laws.
Collection & Use of Personal Information:
Entry into the Contest constitutes agreement to the sponsor’s collection, use, and disclosure of the entrant’s personal information. Entrants also agree that the sponsor may use their entry form personal data for marketing and publicity in any manner the host and sponsor may choose.
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