This month, the ASPCA is holding the Adopt-A-Shelter Dog photo contest to promote the adoption of dogs.
Capture a photo of your pooch showing some affection for a pet of a different species and you just might win the grand prize. The deadline is October 31.
Contest rules, via the ASPCA.
Widely acclaimed animal artist, Ron Burns, is hosting a new contest to celebrate and raise awareness about National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month.
The contest is titled “Reading Rufus Rhymes to Rover” and this time the top prize is a commissioned pet portrait! (That is a prize worth about $30,000). Anybody who has adopted a dog is eligible to enter. Contest will end October 31st, 2009.
Contest details, via Ronburns.com.
Ron Burns, Artist-in-Residence for the Humane Society of the United States is running a contest through which you could win a free sketch of your pet! It is a social media contest running from September 8th to the 18th, 2009. So don’t wait to join if you want a chance to win one of these lovely paintings.
He is the well-known artist behind the Prize Not Fighter campaign.
The pet-loving winner will receive an electronic, pre-sized copy of the sketch for use as your avatar on social media sites such Twitter and Facebook, as well as the signed original 8” x 8” sketch on paper worth $10,000*!
The rules are simple:
Twitter.com
You must be following RonBurns (http://twitter.com/ronburns) and submit a tweet via www.twitter.com that begins with “@RonBurns I love my pet” then provide your pet name and description. Limit one submission per person.Facebook.com
You must become a “fan” of Ron Burns on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ron-Burns/50976005714) and post a message to the fan wall with a short message that says why you love your pet. Limit one submission per person.*See official rules for more information and examples of how to enter.
Link, via Ron Burns’s website.
