Upload your video through the entry form below (max. file size is 250 MB) OR upload your video as a Reel on Instagram using hashtag #classpetsuccess (account must be public).  All eligible submissions must be received electronically by 11:59 pm EST, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. From Monday, April 7, 12:00 am EST to Wednesday, April 23, 11:59 pm EST, people will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite video on the Pets in the Classroom website. Each entrant will receive a link to their submission to share with family, friends, and school associates! Be sure to share your entry on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, in an email, on your blog, in a newsletter, etc. to capture votes! And use #classpetsuccess! The 10 videos with the most votes and one randomly selected video will go on to a committee of judges who will select the winners!

The Winners will be announced during National Teacher Appreciation Week, May 3-7!

Need some inspiration? See videos from our past contests on our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@petcaretrust/playlists

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Contest Guidelines

The entrant(s) must:

• Be a Pets in the Classroom/Dogs in the Classroom grant recipient in a previous or the current school year that uses an animal that the program supports.
• Submit a video that highlights your classroom pet experience and demonstrates responsible, proper pet care.
• Submit video lasting 30 seconds to 3 minutes showcasing the positive impact of our program.
• Certify that all content in the video is original and belongs to the entrant(s).
• Obtain permission to use any location that is shown in the video.
• Have in their possession a signed Photo/Video Release Form from all people in the video who can be visibly recognized—minors must have parent or guardian signatures.
• Not use copyrighted materials (music, images, etc.) unless you own the copyright or have a license to use the material for this contest. Written permission must be obtained and provided upon request for all copyrighted materials.
• Not have won a first place prize in a Pets in the Classroom contest in the past 2 years to be eligible for the Success Story Video Contest’s first place prize.
• Not obtain votes through voter exchange groups or other questionable or inauthentic means. Doing so will disqualify the entry from moving on to the final judging and receiving a prize.

Rules: By submitting an entry, the entrant(s) represents that the video is an original work, and the entrant(s) is the sole owner of all rights to the video. The entrant(s) also agrees to allow the Pet Care Trust to use his or her name to post on the Pets in the Classroom website, without compensation unless prohibited. Each entrant(s) retains his or her rights to their video but grants to Pet Care Trust a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to publicly display, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works of the video, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or later developed, for any Pet Care Trust purpose, including, but not limited to, education, advertising, and promotion. Pet Care Trust will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such uses. The Pet Care Trust, its agents and contractor, are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incomplete, or postage-due entries. The entrant is responsible for obtaining legal permission to film on the location they have chosen. Contest void where prohibited or restricted by law. Pet Care Trust reserves the right to cancel the contest or modify these rules at its discretion. Decisions of Pet Care Trust are final and binding. binding.