
Pet Cam
What do you imagine your pets do at home when you're gone?
Prizes
- First place:
- $1,000
- Second place:
- $500
- Third place:
- $250
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Oct 30, 2020
Submissions closed
Nov 06, 2020 3:59 AM CUT
Results
Nov 10, 2020
Prizes
- First place:
- $1,000
- Second place:
- $500
- Third place:
- $250
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Oct 30, 2020
Submissions closed
Nov 06, 2020 3:59 AM CUT
Results
Nov 10, 2020
About this challenge
Ever wonder what your pets are up to while you're not home? This week's Challenge focuses on our furry friends and imagining what they do when we're not around. Create a story about what you think you might see if you had a hidden camera installed to spy on your pets left all alone.
This could be completely fictitious, or a totally true story! Are they all-day nappers, or do they prance around the house searching for things to get into until you return, or do they sneak out and go on a grand adventure with the neighborhood strays? Enter the Pet Cam Challenge and share what kind of shenanigans your pets could possibly get into when left to themselves! đ đ
How to enter
For your story to be eligible, it must be between 600 and 5,000 words and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Stories published on Vocal and entered into the contest up until November 5, 2020, at 11:59 PM EST will be entered for consideration. Official Rules for the Challenge can be found here.
The Pet Cam Challenge is exclusive to Vocal+ members. To learn more and upgrade to Vocal+ visit https://everydaydealxhub.live/vocal-plus%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E.%3C/p%3E%3Cp class="css-1923z11-Text">To be eligible to win the grand prize, second place, or third place prizes, you must be over the age of 13 and residing in a country where Stripe is available at the time of entry. A complete list of countries where Stripe is available can be found hereâwinners will need to have a Stripe account created and connected in order to receive the prizes. For this reason, entrants located outside of any of these 39 countries will not be eligible to win.
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