{"id":313838,"date":"2022-08-05T09:09:32","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T16:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/?p=313838"},"modified":"2022-08-02T17:19:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T00:19:51","slug":"is-your-pet-the-cutest-enter-san-diego-humane-societys-photo-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/is-your-pet-the-cutest-enter-san-diego-humane-societys-photo-fundraiser\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your pet the cutest? Enter San Diego Humane Society’s Photo Fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nearly everyone thinks their pet is the fairest of them all. Now you can prove it while having some fun and serving a noble cause.<\/p>\n

San Diego Humane Society’s 30th annual Photo Fundraiser is open for submissions and voting for your favorite pet\u2019s favorite photo can be done now through the end of August.<\/p>\n

Participating is easy. Submit your favorite pet photo at sdhumane.org\/photocontest<\/a> and encourage your family and friends to vote for your pet’s picture through Aug. 31.<\/p>\n

The SDHS fundraiser generates money for the organization\u2019s vital services, which include animal sheltering and adoptions, investigations of animal cruelty and neglect, veterinary care, education programs for youth and adults, the rescue and rehabilitation of wildlife, and more.<\/p>\n

Prizes include having your pet featured on a full-month spread of San Diego Humane Society\u2019s 2023 calendar, a professional photo shoot for your pet, tickets to the organization\u2019s annual Fur Ball gala on Oct. 1, and other special gifts. All photo entries with five votes or more are guaranteed inclusion in the calendar or on the collage pages.
\n\u201cThe Photo Fundraiser is one of our favorite campaigns because it gives the community an opportunity to support our lifesaving work, while also taking part in a friendly competition showcasing their favorite animals,\u201d said senior vice president and chief philanthropy and communications officer Brian Daugherty. \u201cWe\u2019re halfway to our goal of raising $110,000 to help us save more lives. We encourage everyone to enter their best pet photos and to get their family and friends to vote.\u201d<\/p>\n

SDHS spokesperson Nina Thompson noted summer is the busiest time for the animal welfare nonprofit. \u201cThere is a peak in July for business because that is when kittens, puppies, and wildlife babies are being born,\u201d she said pointing out this is one of many reasons why the photo fundraiser is important, as well as being easy to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you submit your pet photo you get a profile with your pet\u2019s name that you can share on different social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest, to ask friends and family to vote for your pet with just a click of a button,\u201d said Thompson. \u201cThe sooner you enter \u2013 the more time you have to get votes by Aug. 31.<\/p>\n

Thompson said there are no restrictions on the types of pet photos that can be submitted. \u201cIt can be any type of animal or multiple animals, and they can be dressed up,\u201d she said. \u201cWhatever type of photo you think is going to be the best vote-getter. Last year, we had 944 photo entries and the top winner was Mr. Puff (above), a cat, who solicited 19,771 votes, almost double the second biggest vote-getter, who had about 10,000 votes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thompson noted that SDHS\u2019 biggest fundraiser, the Fur Ball, brought in $1 million last year.<\/p>\n

SDHS is especially busy right now in mid-summer. \u201cWe have more than 600 animals available for adoption, which is why fees were lowered all through July with fees being waived all together the last week of July,\u201d said Thompson. \u201cThe hope was we could get more people in the door.\u201d<\/p>\n