Pets Are Essential Too Photo Contest

Show us how your pet has done in this very strange year by entering their photo into our Pets Are Essential Too Photo Contest.

Have there been a lot of naps on the couch? New toys? Socially distanced walks? No question that our pets have helped us this year and this can be your way of showing them off! Your pet’s entry and any votes received on your pet’s page will go right to work helping the Oswego County Humane Society rescue and find homes for pets in Oswego County, keep the Pet Food Pantry supplied for families with pets having a hard time, and keep our spay/neuter clinic for cats in low income families running safely.

Plus, it is something fun do in this very hard time!

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But First: Your Pet and COVID-19

We know that pet owners are concerned about COVID-19, and we want to ensure that pet owners are up-to-date with the current information regarding their pet’s well-being. It is rare, but there have been cases of people infected with COVID-19 then infecting other animals. For more information on COVID-19 and your pets, please visit www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/animals.html

You can help pets and win great prizes!
Photo Contest Prizes
(To be determined from the number of votes cast for each pet.)

Grand Prize Winner
Grand Prize Winner, will receive a gift certificate for a professional pet photo session with Nature’s Palette Photography Art. naturespalettephotographyart.com.

The Top Dog, Cat, and Other Critters
The top Dog, Cat, and Other Critters winners (after the Grand Prize Winner is determined) will each receive a personalized canvas Tote Bag with the photos of the four top winners.

Additional Prizes

• Anyone who collects at least $100 in donations toward their pet will receive a personalized Coffee Mug or Mouse Pad with their pet’s photo.
• The Grand Prize Winner and top 3 runners-up will also be featured on our website and Facebook pages.

New This Year!

Throughout the contest, celebrity judges will award special prizes to their favorite entries. (These special awards do not depend on the numbers of votes.)

• Kristin Shanley-Graves, Esq., one of the founding members of the Humane Society will award the “Small but Feisty” prize—a set of Ruth Bader Ginsberg wine tumblers with 2 bottles of wine and Notorious RBG t-shirts.
• Phil Cady, City of Oswego Chief of Police and “cat guy” will award the “Big Softie” prize—a luxurious cat bed and cat nip toys
• Heather DelConte- President of the Oswego City School District Board of Education, will award the “Best Smile” prizes, Chewy Gift Boxes, one for a cat photo and one for a dog.
• Tom Drumm-Oswego County Legislator will award the “Goofiest Pet” prize, a selection of dog or cat toys to keep pets occupied when their humans have to return to the office.

SO HAVE FUN, STAY SAFE, HELP OTHER PETS, HUG YOUR OWN!