Best New York Tails - Battle of the Boroughs III!
It's time once again to prove why your pet is the Best of the Best New York Tails! Enter the New York Tails Magazine annual fun contest with fantastic prizes - including starring on the cover of New York Tails magazine's glittering Holiday issue and a ride on the Animal Halloween Float in the Greenwich Village Parade - by simply emailing us a photo of your pet and why he/she is the best in your boro - in 50 words or less. Emails should be sent to newyorktails@aol.com. ALL pets are encouraged to enter - dogs, cats, birds, fish, sewer alligators...give it your best shot! Entry fee of $20.00 gets you a one-year subscription to New York Tails and 25 percent of your subscription is donated to animal adoption efforts in New York.

Click the button below to pay the entry fee via PayPal or Credit Card.

You may also pay for your subscription by check or money order via postal mail. Your entry is not complete until your check clears. When mailing payment, indicate that it is for the contest. Click here for instructions.

Enter by 5 pm on February 27th
Humane Society of the United States Host its annual Spay Day Online Pet Photo Contest!
To enter the contest, upload your photo at http://photocontest.humanesociety.org before 5 p.m. EST Feb. 27. When you donate and vote, you'll help get pets spayed and neutered around the world. Every donation you make goes directly to helping pets - and gives the pet you choose one more vote in the contest.
The contest includes a Facebook application at http://apps.facebook.com/spayday/ that allows participants to share their entries. Each contestant can choose the charity or charities-such as The HSUS, HSI and local animal rescue organizations-that will receive funds directly every time his or her pet photo gets a vote online, provided the charity fulfills all eligibility requirements.
In the fundraising category, the grand prize fundraiser receives a photo shoot with famed pet photographer Amanda Jones and recognition in HSUS publications. The top 10 fundraisers receive custom oil portraits of the submitted photos by Janie Coleman and Kirk Fanelly. The top 500 fundraisers receive a $25 electronic gift card to Humane Domain, The HSUS' online store, and the Legacy Interactive Pet Pals: New Leash on Life video game. For the entrants deemed the top pet photos by the judges, the grand prize is a $1,000 shopping spree at Humane Domain. Ten finalists receive a $200 shopping spree at Humane Domain.

Saturday, Feb. 14th, 2 pm to 4 pm
Eli the Chihuahua and mom Karen Biehl appear on the upcoming reality show "Wingman," hosted by comedian Michael Somerville.
See promo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKLLd5uNKcw

Ongoing - Do You Know An Angel?
Zootoo.com - the leading social "pet-working" and news site for pet lovers - today announced its "Zootoo.com AngelsTM" program to give recognition to pet professionals, such as vets, groomers and pet store owners, who give back to their community by helping needy animals and shelters. Shelter managers can award "Angel" status to pet professionals who donate time and resources to help their shelter; Zootoo.com users will be able to identify which service providers are "Angels" by the distinctive Angel wings icon that will appear next to their listing in the Zootoo.com pet service directory. Or they can then view a list of all "Angels" by clicking the Angel wings icon on the Zootoo.com home page. The purpose of this program is to encourage pet professionals to help their local shelters by donating services or assisting with adoptions, and to let the Zootoo.com community know who the "Angels" are.
Visit www.zootoo.com for more information and to help nominate your neighborhood "Angels."