Photo Contest Rules 

  1. Entry and voting are free.
  2. Deadline to submit is Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.
  3. 32 entries will be selected as wild cards to move forward to the 64 contestant March Meowness bracket. Public voting on submissions will determine the remaining 32 contestants for the bracket contest, as well as subsequent match ups and the winning submission.
  4. Winners will be contacted via email.
  5. Your pet does NOT have to be adopted from San Diego Humane Society nor live in San Diego County to be eligible to enter the contest.
  6. Photos may feature more than one pet, but must only include domestic pets (no people or wildlife).
  7. A pet cannot compete against itself in the bracket rounds. If multiple entries for the same pet make it to the top 32, only one photo will continue.
  8. Inclusion in the contest is based on the discretion of San Diego Humane Society. Photos deemed offensive, indecent or obscene will be removed from the contest.
  9. Entries must be original and free of any copyright restrictions. Entries will become property of San Diego Humane Society and may be used in promotional materials.
  10. By entering an image or voting, you will be opted into receiving San Diego Humane Society's emails.


For questions, please contact us at communications@sdhumane.org.