Vero's Best Cat Photo Contest 2015

Vero's Best Cat Photo Contest ran October 26 to November 30, 2015. 226 photos were entered and 11,606 votes were cast.

  • EntriesOct 26, 2015 to Nov 30, 2015
  • VotingOct 26, 2015 to Nov 30, 2015

This contest ended November 30, 2015. The winners are below. Read the winners announcement

226 entries 11,606 votes 225 recovered from the web archive

Ziggy Sings "mama Told Me Not To Come!"

Ziggy Sings "mama Told Me Not To Come!"

Finished #206 of 225.

Entered by AnnaLee Keehner in the November 2015 contest.

Voting closed 10 votes
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Prize Sponsors

  • Felicity Images Felicity Images
  • Vero Beach Karate Association Vero Beach Karate Association
  • Curves Curves
  • Pet Sitter Plus Pet Sitter Plus
  • Paint on the Vine Paint on the Vine
  • River King Cruise River King Cruise
  • Riverside Theatre Comedy Zone Riverside Theatre Comedy Zone
  • Eminence Hair Design Eminence Hair Design
  • Main Street Vero Beach Main Street Vero Beach
  • Chive Chive
  • The Hair Shop for Men The Hair Shop for Men
  • Portfolio Vero Beach Portfolio Vero Beach
  • Angelo & Brenda LIVE Angelo & Brenda LIVE

Winners

  1. Petey Is Chilling Out! 1st place Petey Is Chilling Out! 457 votes

    $395 in prizes: Felicity Images: A photo session with Nellie Quiros at Felicity Images, and a custom photo app with your favorite twenty images., valued at: $350. Pet Sitter Plus: 1 Overnight watch for valued at: $45.

  2. Close Up! 2nd place Close Up! 367 votes

    $149 in prizes: Pet Sitter Plus: Two single day visits valued at: $30. Riverside Theatre Comedy Zone: Four Tickets to any Comedy Show, valued at: $64. Eminence Hair Design: 1 Gift Certificate for a Mens or Womens Haircut (Sebastian), valued at: $55.

  3. Tinker And Scout..best Friends 3rd place Tinker And Scout..best Friends 166 votes

    $135 in prizes: Vero Beach Karate Association: One Month of Karate Lessons, Includes Uniform, valued at: $120. Pet Sitter Plus: A single day visit for valued at: $15.

  4. Silly Tinker 4th place Silly Tinker 165 votes

    $89 in prizes: River King Cruise: Two (2) River King Cruise Tickets, valued at: $64. The Hair Shop for Men: 1 hot towel, straight razor shave gift card., valued at: $25.

  5. Eletricat! Most Creative Eletricat! 42 votes

    $50 in prizes: Chive: 1 Gift Certificate (Vero), valued at: $25. The Hair Shop for Men: 1 hot towel, straight razor shave gift card., valued at: $25.

  6. Phoebe Raffle Phoebe 29 votes

    $204 in prizes: Curves: 1 Month Membership Certificate, valued at: $99. Paint on the Vine: 1 Gift Certificate for two persons, 2-hour class and 2 drinks. (Vero), valued at: $70. Main Street Vero Beach: A City Scapes Drawing, Unframed, valued at: $35.

Final vote count

Winners were chosen under that contest's own rules (see the original rules below), so they are not always the top vote-getters.

  1. 1Petey Is Chilling Out!457 votes
  2. 2Close Up!367 votes
  3. 3Skynyrd Checking Out New Addition!332 votes
  4. 4Tinker And Scout..best Friends166 votes
  5. 5Silly Tinker165 votes
  6. 6Don't I Look Like An Angel?104 votes
  7. 7Hi My Name Is Gizmo And I Love Dressing Up! Especially Like A Shark! :-) Meow98 votes
  8. 8Hi I'm Gizmo ! I Love Selfies !97 votes
  9. 9Hi I'm Gizmo , I Love Halloween !94 votes
  10. 10Hi I'm Gizmo, Vote For Me ! Thank You !93 votes
Official rules

Original prize list

Prize Sponsors

All Prizes Total Value: $1,022

Felicity Images

Vero Beach Karate Association

Curves

Pet Sitter Plus

Paint on the Vine

River King Cruise

Riverside Theatre Comedy Zone

Eminence Hair Design

Main Street Vero Beach

Chive

The Hair Shop for Men

Original rules

Keep it clean please. Multiple submissions allowed. Duplicates will be deleted. A cat must be in the photo.

All you have to do is complete your submission described above and you will be entered to win.

Only one submission required for entry. Submissions of common images found online will also be deleted. We are looking for unique original photos. Groups or organizations may submit for fun. Groups will not be awarded prizes, only individuals. Prizes must be claimed by November 24th, 2015 or will be determined forfeited.

You may choose to be in the photo and have fun with the contest. We like creativity. Most creative or fun photos will be posted to the main Vero Vine and Portfolio Facebook & Instagram pages. You are not required to be in the photo.

You must live in the Treasure Coast to receive mailed prizes. Prizes and/or prize certificates are either available for pick up or will be mailed to Okeechobee, Palm Beach, Brevard, Martin, Indian River and St. Lucie counties only.

If you have already submitted to a previous and unsubscribed from the Vero Vine Community email you will not be added to the email list again.

All entries have the opportunity to be presented in the Vero Beach Portfolio Magazine in their upcoming issue. For print quality reasons only the best images will be selected. Only those images of the largest size and/or resolution can be printed. Photo credits will be published in the magazine.

Previous submissions may be used to seed future contests where appropriate.

Disclaimer: This is a voting contest. Winner is selected by Vero Vine and Portfolio Magazine from top 10 voted submissions. Any flaming, negative commenting or foul language will be cause for immediate disqualification and banning from the Vero Vine and Portfolio Facebook pages and web site communities. This is a family and child oriented community folks lets please keep it clean. Vero Vine and Portfolio reserves the right to disqualify any submission for any reason. Your contest submission is an agreement to these terms. Vero Vine and Portfolio reserves the right to use any photos submitted for any reason including and not limited to print, web, video and television broadcast. Vero Vine and Portfolio and or the contest sponsors cannot be held liable, will not be sued for any reason. This contest is for amusement purposes only. These rules and terms of this contest are subject to change at any time.