Cutest Pet Photo Contest (Sweet 98.5): How Voting Works & How to Win

What is the Cutest Pet Photo Contest and who runs it?

The Cutest Pet Photo Contest is a public web vote run by Sweet 98.5, a station with offices listed in Omaha, Nebraska. Supporters vote for pet photo entries on a ballot page hosted on the Second Street platform, under the station's sweet985 address. The vertical is pet photos, so this program belongs with Nebraska's pet ballots rather than with its Best of polls.

Public web voting decides the outcome. The entries are pets, and the organizer sets the rules of the ballot. The facts below come from the ballot listing itself, and each one is stated once so the reader can see what is confirmed.

Because a radio brand runs the ballot, a reader should expect a station-branded page rather than a shelter or humane society page. The station name, the platform name and the state name are the three anchors to check when you land on the ballot.

When does the Cutest Pet Photo Contest vote run?

The only confirmed voting window for the Cutest Pet Photo Contest ran from May 11 to June 1, 2026. The platform listing shows the ballot as closed for that run. No earlier edition is confirmed, so the history of this program is short and the 2026 dates are the only fixed point on this page.

Dated timeline

Whether a later pet vote from Sweet 98.5 follows the 2026 window is not stated anywhere reviewed for this guide, so confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Readers who want a general view of pacing across contests can start with how to get more votes online, which covers timing without tying it to this ballot.

How does a supporter vote in the Cutest Pet Photo Contest?

A supporter opens the Second Street ballot page, looks through the pet entries, and casts a public vote for one of them. The steps are simple, but the page itself holds the actual terms, so the repeat-vote rule and any login step are checked there rather than assumed.

The voting path

Readers who want the broader picture of buying support can compare these steps with the buy votes online overview, which describes purchase options without changing the rules of this ballot.

How does this ballot compare with other Nebraska contests?

The Cutest Pet Photo Contest sits beside several Nebraska ballots, and the differences show up in the data. Two are pet photo ballots, one run by the Capital Humane Society and one by the Omaha SPCA. The rest are Best of ballots in Grand Island, Kearney and Omaha, which use a different vertical and a different organizer.

Unlike the Omaha SPCA pet photo ballot, this contest is run by a radio station and hosted on Second Street, so the sponsor and the platform differ even though the subject is the same. Anyone comparing the two pet ballots should check the organizer name first, because the sponsor tells you whose rules govern the vote. The Best of ballots are useful for context only, since they answer a different question about local businesses and institutions.

How can supporters strengthen an entry in this pet contest?

Supporters can share the Second Street ballot link with friends and family who follow Sweet 98.5, since the ballot is public and the entries are visible to anyone with the page. Any outside help has to stay within the organizer's terms, and those terms are not reproduced in full on this page.

A supporter who wants to put more effort into a pet entry can focus on sharing the photo itself and on reminding people of the closed 2026 window, which ended on June 1. Strategy beyond that depends on the ballot's own rules, which the organizer sets. A supporter who wants a clear answer on what the organizer permits should read the terms on the Second Street page and follow them exactly, because a vote that breaks those terms can be removed.

For a general guide to encouraging votes in a way that respects platform rules, see how to get more votes online. The legal position on purchased votes is covered in is buying votes legal.