Haven Humane Society North State Pet Calendar Contest: How Voting Works & How to Win

What is the Haven North State pet calendar contest, and who runs it?

The Haven Humane Society North State pet calendar contest is a pet photo contest that feeds a 2027 calendar. The society runs it for the North State region of California, and the public votes on the pet photos decide which animal wins the calendar's cover. The contest sits on GoGo Photo Contest, which carries the entries and the paid vote.

The organizer is the Haven Humane Society. The contest is annual, and the page presents the current cycle as the 2027 North State calendar. Its focus on pets separates it from the readers' awards and business ballots that appear elsewhere in the California listings.

What the cover photo means for the vote

The contest attaches the cover photo to the vote total, so the cover is a direct result of the paid votes on the page. A supporter can see the stake clearly from the start.

When did nominations open and close, and which editions are confirmed?

Nominations opened on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 and closed at 8:00 PM Pacific Time on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. The contest page now marks the contest as ended, so the window is closed for the current cycle.

The contest has run in 2025 and 2026, so the North State contest is a repeat program across two consecutive years. The day-by-day schedule for voting itself is not printed on the text reviewed here, so that detail stays open; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Reading the July to August run

The 2026 cycle ran across the summer, from early July to the middle of August, which is the period a supporter should plan around.

How does a supporter cast a paid vote for a North State pet today?

A supporter opens the Haven page on GoGo Photo Contest, browses the North State entries, and picks the pet to support. Each $1 counts as one vote, so the number of votes given follows the amount paid. The vote is a paid public vote, and the payment step sits inside the contest flow.

Each entry is one pet, so every vote backs one animal. The listing describes no write-in option or second round, which means the entries on the page are the full set of choices for the cycle.

No per-person maximum is printed on the page, so the total one visitor can give to one pet is not published here. The live page sets those terms.

How does this pet contest sit beside the other California pet listings?

California carries several pet calendar and animal-themed contests, so this one has to be set apart by its details. The Haven contest is the North State calendar, it is tied to a 2027 cover photo, and it runs a paid per-vote mechanic on GoGo Photo Contest. Those three points distinguish it from its neighbors.

Measured against these, the Haven contest is the North State calendar with a paid per-vote mechanic and a cover photo prize. Readers looking for a costume or cat-only contest should use the listings above.

Browse the state's listings on the California contests index to compare these ballots.

How can supporters help a North State pet in this contest?

A supporter who wants a particular pet to win the cover can share the contest page with friends, neighbors, and fellow animal lovers in the North State. Sharing the link costs nothing, and it brings more people to the entries. The votes themselves are paid at $1 each, so any extra support has a direct cost.

Outside help is a separate question. The page describes no rule about outside help or bought votes beyond the paid vote itself, so a supporter should not assume that any particular outreach is allowed or banned here. The guide to getting more votes online explains how public contests work in broad terms.

The steadiest approach is to read the rules and prizes first, then decide how much to give before the close.