🎃 HAVA Halloween Pet Costume Contest 🐾

It’s time to get your pets dressed up for Halloween—and help support HAVA while you’re at it!

Enter your favorite costumed pet (creativity encouraged!) for a chance to win a cozy fall prize bundle, donated with love by local businesses and supporters of our shelter.

🐱 CAT CATEGORY

Is your cat the cutest, funniest, spookiest, or most creative costume around? Enter them in our Cat Costume Contest!

🐶 DOG CATEGORY

Think your pup has what it takes to steal the show? Enter them in our Dog Costume Contest!

🐾 How to Enter

Think your pet has the best Halloween costume of them all? Click here to submit your pet: Enter Your Pet
Create your account: Givebutter will ask for some information to start.
"Pet-ify" your profile: Once you're in, click "Edit Page" or the pencil icon/profile icon on top right to get to your profile.
IMPORTANT: Change the First Name to your Pet’s Name.
Upload your pet’s best costume photo as the profile picture.
Pay the $10 Entry: This counts as your first 10 votes to get your pet started in the contest!
Optional: Update “Your Story” to include information about your pet and/or their costume!

🗳️ How to Vote

Anyone can vote! You don't have to enter a pet to participate! You can purchase votes for your favorite contestants and help them climb the leaderboard while supporting HAVA.

Find your favorite pet on the leaderboard and click "Donate" on their page.

Find your favorite pet on the leaderboard.
Click "Vote now" on their page.
During checkout, ensure your favorite costumed pet’s name is selected in the "Credit" box!
$1 = 1 Vote!

🏆 Winners & Prizes

One winner will be selected in each category:

🐱 Most Votes — Cat Category
🐶 Most Votes — Dog Category

We'll also be selecting a separate HAVA Staff Favorite, which will be chosen by our shelter staff and does not require additional voting through Givebutter.

Winners will receive a cozy fall-themed prize bundle filled with goodies donated by our wonderful community supporters.

📅 Important Dates

Voting Ends: October 21st at 8:00 PM Pacific.
Winner Announced: through Campaign Updates via Givebutter to participants and supporters and also on our HAVA Facebook Page on October 22nd, 2026!

❤️ EVERY VOTE HELPS

All proceeds from entries, votes, and donations help HAVA care for animals in need in our community.

Thank you for dressing up, voting, sharing, and helping make a difference for our cat shelter! 🐾

HAVA, the Harbor Association of Volunteers for Animals, is a volunteer group serving the animals of North Pacific County in Washington.

By participating in this fundraiser campaign, you agree to the following terms:

Photo Permission
By participating in this fundraiser campaign, I give HAVA permission to use my pet's submitted photo and contestant information for this contest and for HAVA's promotional purposes, including social media and future fundraising materials.

Contest Rules
By participating in this fundraiser campaign, I confirm that:

I am submitting an actual photograph of my participating cat or dog.
AI-generated, AI-created, or substantially AI-manipulated photos are not permitted.
I have permission to submit the photograph and authorize HAVA to use it for contest, fundraising, social media, and promotional purposes.
I understand that my $10 entry includes 10 votes, and additional votes may be purchased for $1 each.
I understand that only valid votes received by the stated deadline will count toward the contest results.
I agree to participate honestly and follow the official HAVA Halloween Pet Costume Contest rules.
I understand that HAVA may disqualify entries or remove votes that violate the contest rules or involve fraudulent or improper activity.

Official Rules (full version): 🎃 HAVA Halloween Pet Costume Contest Official Rules

HAVA Halloween Pet Costume Contest 🎃🐾

Dress them up. Show them off. Vote for your favorite. Help HAVA!

Costume Contest Entrants