shelter contest
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Shelter Contest
Super Shelter Stories Contest: Enter Your Tale for a Chance to Win!
They work just as hard as firefighters and EMTs, yet animal care and control staff rarely get the recognition they deserve for their dedication to animals
in need. From taking in homeless critters and educating the community about pet care to investigating cruelty cases and responding to animals in distress,
shelter employees and animal control officers work around the clock to help make sure that animals from the community get the care they need.
You can honor your local animal shelter by submitting a story to our Super Shelter Stories contest, held this month in
Enter your Super Shelter story by 4 pm (EDT) on July 29 for your chance to win!
anticipation of National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week. The week, celebrated this year from November 6 to 12, is an annual event sponsored by The HSUS
to bring attention to the many critical roles animal shelters play and to the various ways that shelters positively impact both people and animals in
their communities.
Any experience—the story of how an animal control officer helped you find your pet, how a volunteer stint at the shelter changed your life, or how a shelter
worker alleviated animal suffering—could be the winning entry. We're looking for stories about anything your local shelter has done to improve the lives
of animals or people in your community.
Patrick McDonnell, award-winning creator of
Mutts®,
will select the top entry and feature the story in his comic strip during National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week. The grand prize winning contestant
will also receive an autographed original of the strip from Patrick McDonnell and
Muttscomics.com,
a pair of round-trip tickets from
Southwest Airlines,
and a Basic Level Banfield Optimum Wellness Plan® from
Banfield, The Pet Hospital
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Six runners-up will receive prizes from Muttscomics.com, and all of the shelters highlighted in the seven winning entries will receive cash awards and food
provided by
Hill's Science Diet
®.
All contestants will receive discount pet food coupons from Hill's Science Diet.
All entries must be received by 4 p.m. (EDT) July 29, 2005. Entries may not be longer than 500 words.
Before submitting your entry, please be sure that you have read and understand the
complete contest rules.
Thank you and good luck!
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