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Welcome to the Very Important Pet contest!
 
Contest update


Check out the winners of the VIP Pet Contest by clicking the "Winners" tab above.



See all the entries in the VIP Pet Contest by clicking the "View Entries" tab above and selecting "Dogs," "Cats" or "Other" from the pull-down menu.

Thanks to all who participated - the Humane Society of Southern Arizona will receive $4,122.33 from proceeds of the voting. The Arizona Daily Star thanks all the contest participants for their generous support.

Winners will be featured in the Nov. 15 Vamos section of the Arizona Daily Star.

Prizes
The top finisher in each of the three preliminary rounds wins two Aussie Pet Mobile Products ($50 value per card) for mobile pet grooming ($100 value per round).

Prizes for the final "playoff" round of the contest are:

- 1st place ($1,300 value) - Pet food for a year (up to $60/month) from Azmira Holistic Animal Care, 500 square feet of tile flooring from American Tile, and one spay/neuter service and membership in the Hand-in-Paws Kids Club from the Humane Society of Southern Arizona.
- 2nd place ($600 value) - A week of pet boarding at Buhrke's Pet Resort and 500 square feet of tile flooring from American Tile.
-3rd place ($500 value - 500 square feet of tile flooring from American Tile.

Voting
The TOP 25% of vote-getters in each round advance to the playoff round.

Vote packages:

- 5 votes for $5
- 12 votes for $10
- 25 votes for $20
- 50 votes for $35
- 100 votes for $50
- 250 votes for $100

While half of the net proceeds of vote purchases will go to the Humane Society, your purchase of votes is NOT tax-deductible. A block of votes cannot be split over more than one round.

Votes from the initial rounds do not carry over into the playoff round.

 
Date/Times
 
All times are in US Mountain Standard Time.            Completed            Current           Future   
 
  Submission Period Voting Period
Dogs Sun, Aug 30 2009 12:00 AM -
Sun, Sep 13 2009 11:59 PM
Mon, Sep 14 2009 12:00 AM -
Sat, Sep 19 2009 11:59 PM
Cats Sun, Sep 20 2009 12:00 AM -
Sun, Sep 27 2009 11:59 PM
Mon, Sep 28 2009 12:00 AM -
Sat, Oct 03 2009 11:59 PM
Other (and late submissions) Sun, Oct 04 2009 12:00 AM -
Sun, Oct 11 2009 11:59 PM
Mon, Oct 12 2009 12:00 AM -
Sat, Oct 17 2009 11:59 PM
Playoffs (No submissions) Sun, Oct 18 2009 12:00 AM -
Sun, Oct 18 2009 12:00 AM
Mon, Oct 19 2009 5:00 PM -
Fri, Oct 30 2009 11:59 AM
 
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