Dagnabit, he won!

I am thrilled to share with you the winners of the Spay Day Pet Photo Contest, presented by VISA and Zazzle.

Congratulations to Dagnabit, of New Orleans, Louisiana, for winning the Judged Category of the contest (watch a slideshow of the best photos here). And congratulations to Ciao, of Bucharest, Romania, for being the top vote-getter in the contest -- raising more than $32,000 for his charity!

Thanks to more than 32,000 entrants, the contest raised an outstanding $527,000 to support the lifesaving spay/neuter programs of The HSUS, HSI, and nearly 300 local animal shelters and organizations around the globe. Thanks for all you do for animals,

Wayne Pacelle, President & CEO

P.S. I'd like to thank Zazzle and VISA for presenting this year's contest. Check out VISA's Financial Soccer game, a program to spread financial knowledge and improve financial literacy for children and adults around the globe.

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