Meet
Pudge (you may recognize Pudge from the spotlight this month (The
Metropolitan NY/NJ Ferret Welfare Society, Inc.). Pudge is the
star of some of our newest ferret stamps (see
our ferret catalog). And, now your ferret can be a star too!
In the past, we've modeled our ferret rubber stamp images on the
ferrets we've known personally. But, now we'd like to expand our catalog
to include some of the ferrets our customers have known personally..
And so... we are looking for more beautiful ferrets like Pudge - and
like your ferret - to star in a future line of ferret lovers stamps.
And, in an effort to find THE best candidates for stardom, we are
launching our first annual ferret lovers star search!
Entering your ferret photo:
To enter, you must have the permission of the ferret owner AND own
the copyright to the photo you submit to our contest. All photos entered
become the property of RubberHedgehog.Com and may be used in future
advertising campaigns, in our catalogs, and on our web site. Entries
can be submitted electronically or by mail. Please do not send your
only original print - we cannot return photos to you. Entries must
be post marked by May 1st, in order to be considered for this round.
However, photo entries will be posted to the web site as soon as we
start getting them in the mail. Official judging will take place on
May 20th. Winners will be notified by email and will receive prize
packages in the mail within 4- 6 weeks of the end of the contest.
The most successful photo entries will be well composed (its best
if we can see most or all of your ferrets face and body), in focus,
and large enough to show good detail of your ferret's lovable features
- including any distinctive body markings. As a general rule, the
head of your ferret should be at least 1" across in the photo
(prints). Otherwise, please be creative in your poses and let us see
your ferret in action. You may have up to three ferrets in your photo,
if you wish, but please make sure that all ferret subjects are in
very close proximity to each other as most background objects will
not be included in the final stamp product. You may also include simple
props (toys) in your photo. Try to avoid props that might "steal"
the spotlight from your ferret.
A star is born:
Ferrets are, by nature, beautiful animals - so it stands to reason
that choosing among our entries is going to be a very tough job. For
this reason, we would appreciate your help. Please be sure to stop
back in the next few weeks and let us know who you would choose. We
will be posting entries to the web site as they come in and we will
be adding a poll toward the end of the contest so we can get your
input. Of course, our staff will make the final choices.
Prizes:
We anticipate awarding prizes to one grand
prize winner and to three first place winners. However, we reserve
the right to award additional first place prize packages if the number
and quality of entries warrant it. Our artist will create realistic
ink drawings of the winning ferrets - like the one you see of Pudge,
above. These drawings will be used to create a new line of ferret
stamps for our ferret lovers catalog.
One Grand prize winner:
Our grand prize winner will receive $75 in RubberHedgehog.Com store
credit, a full set of 4 mounted rubber stamps featuring our artist's
depiction of the winning ferrets found in this star search, and a
"my ferret's a star at RubberHedgehog.Com" rubber stamp.
Three First place winners:
Our first place winners will receive $15 in RubberHedgehog.Com store
credit, one wood mounted stamp featuring our artists depiction of
their winning ferret(s), and a "my ferret's a star at RubberHedgehog.Com"
rubber stamp.
Disclaimers:
We anticipate this event proceeding as outlined above. However, we
reserve the right to call off this event with no notice, should unforseen
circumstances arise which we believe would hamper its successful completion.
In this event, we will do our best to notify all entrants.
Photos sent to us become our property. We reserve the right to determine
the entire content of the rubber stamps that are made of the winning
ferrets and to produce as many or as few rubber stamps as we choose
based off of any single chosen entry.
By sending your photo and entry information, you are agreeing to
all the terms of this contest as outlined above.
We reserve the right to disqualify anyone sending photos that we
believe depicts anything which might endanger the life, health, or
well-being of any animal or human. Disqualified entries will not be
posted to the web site. We also reserve the right to refuse to accept
any electronic entry because of compatibility issues or if we suspect
accepting an entry could harm our system software or hardware.
Employees of RubberHedgehog.Com and their families are ineligible
for this event.
We are not responsible for miscommunication caused by typos or other
errors that may be printed on this page. Any and all rules are subject
to change.
To enter:
Send your photo and the following information
to me at: service@rubberhedgehog.com
or at:
Ferret Lovers Star Search
RubberHedgehog.Com
ATTN: Sidelia Reyna
3558 Kehr Rd.
Oxford, Ohio 45056
Be sure to include the following:
