2011 Annual CanadaVet Pet Photo Contest

The Winners of the 2011 Annual CanadaVet Pet Photo Contest

Our 2011 CanadaVet Pet Photo Contest has now come to a close and after much deliberation from our judges, we are happy to now be able to announce our eight prize winners. Our judges certainly didn't have an easy task selecting the winners and there has been much debate over the last week in our CanadaVet offices over which photos were the best.

So from all of our team here at CanadaVet, we would like to say thank you to everyone who participated in our photo contest. We have all enjoyed looking through the new photo submissions of our customers' wonderful pets each day and we hope that you have too. Congratulations to all of our winners!

Click here to take a look at our last year's winners.

 

Best Pet Photo Category

Winner: Abigail Reedy

Photo Title: Equus

Photo Description: Miniature horse filly. Photo taken with a Nikon D90.

 

Best Dog Photo Category

Winner: Tami Roleff

Photo Title: Maggie in the Snow

Photo Description: We had a big snowstorm in Southern California that dropped about a foot of snow overnight in 2008. The next morning we went for a walk in the desert wash near our house and I took this photo of our golden retriever, Maggie, 7, posing in the snow.


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Runner-Up: Madalyn Mickelberg

Photo Title: Did we win?

Photo Description: Anticipation after the dog sledding race!

  

Best Cat Photo Category

Winner: Marianne Molloy

Photo Title: Fiona the Curious Girl

Photo Description: Fiona is a 4 month old bundle of love and curiousity. She loves to cock her head to the side.


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Runner-Up: John Stettler

Photo Title: Meuw

Photo Description: My cat having fun!

 

Best Costume/Outfit Category

Winner: Linda Briggs

Photo Title: I'm so fine!

Photo Description: "Ria" went for her grooming appointment and came home with this dress that had been donated by another pet owner. Ria actually strutted when she came through the door and did NOT want her dress removed. She knew she looked "fine" in her new dress. Ria weighs just under 4 pounds and is a rescued Maltese that has lived with us for 9 years.

 

Best BFFs Category

Winner: Suzan Norrie

Photo Title: Sandi & Scooter, New Friends

Photo Description: 11 week old Scooter, an Aussie X GSD/Husky shares a moment with his new big sister and buddy, 2 year old Sandi, a Golden Retriever.

 

Most Popular Pet Category

Winner: Jonathan R Hamilton

Photo Title: Maxi

Photo Description: The winner of the 2011 CanadaVet Most Popular Pet category has now been decided by our Facebook community! Congratulations to Jonathan R Hamilton for receiving an impressive 83 likes for his photo of his dog Maxi.

 

Prizes and Categories

There are eight prizes to be won:

Best Pet Photo Category - Total Prize Pool of $500
(Open to all pets)

  • Winner: CanadaVet.com gift voucher worth $250 and a pet goodies gift basket full of great accessories and toys valued at $250. Total prize value of $500.

Best Dog Photo Category - Total Prize Pool of $350
(Open to dogs only)

  • Winner: CanadaVet.com gift voucher worth $125 and a pet goodies gift basket full of great accessories and toys valued at $125. Total prize value of $250.
     
  • Runner-up: CanadaVet.com gift voucher worth $50 and a pet goodies gift basket full of great accessories and toys valued at $50. Total prize value of $100.

Best Cat Photo Category - Total Prize Pool of $350
(Open to cats only)

  • Winner: CanadaVet.com gift voucher worth $125 and a pet goodies gift basket full of great accessories and toys valued at $125. Total prize value of $250.
     
  • Runner-up: CanadaVet.com gift voucher worth $50 and a pet goodies gift basket full of great accessories and toys valued at $50. Total prize value of $100.

Best Costume/Outfit Category - Total Prize Pool of $100
(Awarded to the pet wearing the best costume or outfit)

  • Winner: CanadaVet.com gift voucher worth $50 and a pet goodies gift basket full of great accessories and toys valued at $50. Total prize value of $100.

Best BFFs Category - Total Prize Pool of $100
(Awarded to the best photo of two or more pets together)

  • Winner: CanadaVet.com gift voucher worth $50 and a pet goodies gift basket full of great accessories and toys valued at $50. Total prize value of $100.

Most Popular Pet Category - Total Prize Pool of $100
(Awarded to the pet photo with the most votes through Facebook 'likes')

  • Winner: CanadaVet.com gift voucher worth $50 and a pet goodies gift basket full of great accessories and toys valued at $50. Total prize value of $100.

 

Terms and Conditions

  • Contest starts on  March 7th, 2011 and closes midnight, April 7th, 2011.
  • Entry to this competition is FREE.
  • Entry is open to residents of the USA only.
  • Only images taken of pets and companion animals (dogs, cats, horses, cage birds, rabbits, reptiles, fish etc) will be accepted.  The pet doesn’t have to be yours, but you must have permission from the pet owner and any people in the photo, to take the photo and submit it to this competition.
  • Entries submitted must not have won any other photographic competition, either locally or internationally. Please retain the original digital file for reference; it may be needed to demonstrate this is your own work before your prize is awarded.
  • This competition is open to amateur photographers only. Professionals or semi-professionals are not permitted. If you have won a competition before, you can still enter, but if you have sold any of your photos for a profit in the last year, you no longer qualify as an amateur with regards to this contest.
  • Photographs with text added to the image will not be accepted (date stamps automatically added by the camera are permitted).
  • CanadaVet.com reserves the right to reject submissions that do not conform to these official rules; do not comply with Canadian or US legal requirements or do not meet CanadaVet’s technical or editorial specifications or for any other reason as CanadaVet.com sees fit.
  • Photos may only be submitted by the photographer or his or her authorised representative. It is the entrant's responsibility to ensure that all the necessary permissions are obtained from any people and the owners of the animals featured in their photograph(s).
  • Entries must be posted electronically using the form provided at www.canadavet.com or through the CanadaVet.com Facebook Page. Entries cannot be emailed, posted or submitted any other way.
  • Submissions can only be digital and must be in jpeg (unzipped) with a maximum file size of 1.5 MB.
  • The maximum number of images a photographer may enter during the competion is 5 and an individual is not eligible to win more than one prize.
  • By entering the competition, you agree to these terms and conditions and give CanadaVet.com a non-exclusive licence to publish any submitted photo on our website and blog, in electronic and printed promotional material for CanadaVet.com as well as exhibition spaces such as pet shows and in those cases there will be no payment for the use of the photos.
  • The People's Choice Award will go to the photo on the CanadaVet.com Facebook Profile Page which receives the most "Likes". All other entries will be judged by, and winners selected by, the CanadaVet.com team. No correspondence will be entered into. All decisions of the judges are final, and not subject to review.
  • Prize winners will be announced on our website, on our blog and on our Facebook page in April, 2011 and winners will also be notified via email after judging has taken place.
  • Prizes are not transferable, exchangeable or convertible for cash. In the event that CanadaVet is unable to provide a prize as described for reasons outside its control, CanadaVet may at its absolute discretion substitute some other item or items of equivalent or greater retail value.
  • If there is any event that prevents or hinders CanadaVet 's conduct of the competition or CanadaVet 's ability to deliver the prizes to the prize winners of the competition, CanadaVet may, in its discretion, cancel the competition and recommence it at another time under the same conditions or select another winner.
  • CanadaVet is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, or for any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilised in this competition, or for any technical error that may occur in the course of the administration of this competition. CanadaVet assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to or alteration of entries.
  • To the full extent permitted by the law, CanadaVet will not be liable for any injury, damages, expenses, or loss whatsoever (whether direct or inconsequential) to persons or property as a result of any person entering into the Competition or accepting or using any prize, including without limitation non-receipt of any prize or damage to any prize in transit.
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