Pet of the Month contest

The Pet of the Month contest, sponsored by York Dailiy Record/Sunday News, The York Dispatch and Newspapers in Education, has begun.

Pets will be divided into four categories: dogs, cats, farm animals and unique pets (hamsters, reptiles, birds, etc.)

Please only send one photo per pet, and include only one pet in each photo.

Submitted pets will be featured in a special publication Nov. 7. Readers will vote for their favorite pet photo; voting lasts for three weeks. You can vote as often as you like.

At the end of the first round, the top 20 pets in each category will advance to the second round and will be featured in the York Sunday News.

Round 2 begins Dec. 3. The top three pets in each category will be featrured in the York Daily Record, The York Dispatch and the York Sunday News as pets of the month throughout 2008.

To enter:

Mail a clear photo of your pet to Pet of the Month Contest, York Newspaper Company, 1875 Loucks Road, York, PA 17408.

E-mail a clear photo of your pet to pets@inyork.com

Drop off a clear photo of your pet at York Newspaper Company, 1875 Loucks Road, York, PA.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit the York County SPCA.