Be Kind to Animals Photo Contest

A competition of photographs of companion animals

Deadline: Feb 24

Winning photos will appear in the Mobile Bay Magazine

The Mobile SPCA announces its 2012 Be Kind To Animals Photo Contest. The deadline for entries is February 24. Each entry must be an original photograph taken by the person entering. NEW THIS YEAR! The entry fee per photo is $8 for photos of Mobile SPCA adoptees and $10.00 per photograph of pets not adopted through the Mobile SPCA. You must supply the Mobile SPCA name of your pet. There is no limit to the number of photographs a person can enter. Prizes are $100 for first place, $75 for second place and $50 for third place.

The top ten finalists will be determined by a panel of judges and will be published in the May issue of the Mobile Bay Monthly. Winners will be determined by public voting. The public is invited to vote for their favorite photograph for $1.00 per vote. There is no limit to the number of times a person can vote. Votes must be postmarked by June 15, 2012.

The three winners will be notified by mail and winning photographs will appear in the September issue of the Mobile Bay Monthly. Prizes will be awarded after July 3, 2012.

The MOBILE SPCA reserves the right to disqualify any photograph that the Exhibition Committee feels may have endangered the animal in its staging.

Rules: 

• Entry fee is $10 per photograph of non-Mobile SPCA adoptees and $8 per photograph of Mobile SPCA adoptees. You must supply pet's Mobile SPCA name at adoption. There is no limit to the number of photographs you can enter.

• Each entry must be an original photograph taken by the person entering, identified by the above ENTRY FORM permanently attached to the back of the photograph.

• No names will be allowed on the front of the photographs.

• Photos will not be returned.

• Any deviation from these rules will result in the photograph not being judged and forfeiture of the entry fee. Decisions made by the Exhibition Committee will be final.

• The Mobile SPCA reserves the right to disqualify any photograph that it feels may have endangered the animal in its staging.

• Prizes will be awarded after July 3, 2012. Winners will be notified by mail and will appear in the September issue of the Mobile Bay Monthly.

• The ten top photographs will be selected by a panel of judges. These will be published in the May issue of Mobile Bay Monthly. The top three will be selected by public voting.

• The public is invited to vote for their favorite photograph for $1 per vote. There is no limit to the number of times a person can vote. Votes must be postmarked by June 22, 2012.

• The Mobile SPCA reserves the right to use any photograph entered in the contest for publicity purposes.

There will be a $30.00 fee for returned checks.

To download an entry form. click here!