Thank you to everyone who submitted their EHS adoptables for the 2027 EHS Calendar! The winners will be contacted by the end of May 2026.
Your #EHSPet Could Be a Star!
Your EHS-adopted bestie could be featured in our 2027 calendar. Submit your top-quality photo and share the story of how your pet has impacted your life.
12 lucky winners will be featured in next year’s calendar, sent to thousands of our supporters as a thank you for everything they do to help animals in need!
Submissions Open
March 25 to April 8, 2026
Winners Announced
By the end of May
While we only have 12 spots available for our 2027 calendar, we are always seeking great stories and may contact you if we have another opportunity to use your pet’s photo and story.
Important Reminders
Only animals adopted from EHS are eligible for this contest. No people or other pets can be in the photos submitted.
If your pet has been featured in a past EHS calendar, they won’t be eligible for this year’s contest. This helps us shine a light on new faces and give more adopters the chance to see their pets celebrated! We’re so grateful for your continued support and hope you’ll still join in the fun by cheering on this year’s entries.
Winners Will Receive…
A feature month in the 2027 EHS Calendar.
Two (2) free copies of the calendar, distributed in Fall 2026.
Unlimited bragging rights.
A chance to share their story and inspire others to adopt shelter pets!
Tips to Purr-fect Your Pet Photos
Yes
Pet is in focus
Landscape orientation
Looking at camera
Animal fills 2/3 of the frame
Clean background with no distractions
No
Pet is out of focus and blurry
Portrait orientation
People shown
Animal fills half or less of the frame
Background is distracting
Attention Pet Guardians! Keep in Mind…
Dogs must be shown wearing a collar and ID tag.
Cats shown outdoors must be in a safe environment (preferably in an enclosure/catio or with a harness on) and wearing an ID tag.
Small animals shown outdoors must be in a safe enclosed environment or have a harness on.
Pet(s) featured in image(s) must have been adopted from the Edmonton Humane Society.
There is no cost to enter.
Submissions are open Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 8 a.m. MDT until Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 11:45 p.m. MDT.
There are 12 feature pages to win. Photos will be selected by a panel of EHS judges and the pet guardians will be contacted no later than May 31, 2026.
Stories are collected through a series of questions about your pet and your experience with them.
Up to three (3) print-quality photos can be submitted using the online submission form. Photos may be of a single pet or a pair of pets, provided that both pets were adopted from EHS.
Photos must be landscape (horizontal), high-quality (300dpi or higher), sharp images, withpets filling approximately 2/3 of the photo frame. Photos taken with cell phones are unlikely to meet our requirements for print.The minimum file size should be 4MB – maximum100MB and the only file types accepted are: .png, .jpg, and .jpeg.
Photos with people included are not eligible.
Photos containing more than one animal are welcome, provided all animals in the photograph are adopted from EHS. If you are submitting multiple pets, one entry form must be completed per pet.
Animals photographed do not feature animals performing unnatural activities, including wearing clothing, accessories (i.e. bows) or costumes.
By agreeing to enter this contest, you also acknowledge and give permission for EHS to use the name, story and photo of the animal entered in future EHS publications, promotions and materials, including the 2027 EHS Calendar.
EHS reserves the right to disqualify an entry based on objectionable content or depiction of the animal(s) or person(s) in a photo.
Photos submitted that do not meet the above-mentioned standards for printing will not be considered for the calendar.
