Albuquerque Journal Presents

The 2023 Pet Calendar Contest

              Round 2 is open - click the link below to vote

Click here to vote for your pet in Round 2! 

It's time to choose your favorite pet for this year's Albuquerque Journal 2023 Pet Calendar Contest! The first round of voting will determine the finalists for the Pet Calendar Contest.

The top 25 pets will move on to the final round of voting.  

Anyone can vote, and there's no limit on votes cast - so vote early and vote often! Be sure to campaign for your pet on Facebook and Instagram, or call, text and email your friends to vote!

Voting starts on Friday, August 26 and lasts until Wednesday, October 5. 

The names and photos of all the pets entered into the contest will appear online here during first round of voting.

For first round of voting: The number of votes will be updated once a week each Sunday in The Sunday Journal and online Friday morning - Friday afternoon on this website.

Each vote for your favorites will cost $1 per vote, with a minimum of 5 votes per transaction. The 5 vote minimum can only apply to one pet at a time.

And best yet, we will share 10% of all voting proceeds with Animal Protective Association of Socorro and Argos, A Shelter Dog Rescue to help less fortunate pets in our community. Stay tuned for this year's recipients.                    

The names and photos of the top 25 pets will appear online during the final round of voting October 7th - November 7th, The 13 pets with the most votes at the end of final round voting will become the models for our 2023 calendar, published inside The Sunday Journal on December 25, 2022. 

OFFICIAL PET CONTEST PHOTOGRAPHER 

Important Contest Dates:

07/22/2022 -  08/24/2022 = Entries Accepted

08/26/2022 - 10/5/2022 = First Round of Voting

10/6/2022 = Top 25 Finalists Announced 

10/7/2022 - 11/7/2022 = Final Round of Voting Starting 9 am Friday

12/25/2022 = Calendar publishes and winners are announced 


Need help entering the contest? Have questions? – No problem! We’re here to help.  


Call Rebecca Price at 505.250.5744

Email Rebecca Price at [email protected]

Or stop by the Albuquerque Journal front desk located at
7777 Jefferson St. NE 
Albuquerque, NM 87109