Lort Smith Animal Hospital wants your pin-up pet to star in its fundraising calendar

Here’s a chance to thrust your pet into the spotlight for a taste of stardom. Picture-purrfect pets are being sought for an upcoming project, but only two spots remain. Here’s how to enter.

Rebecca David

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February 24, 2019 - 12:00AM

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Lord Smith Animal Hospital nurse Audrey Lim with her rescue dog Nala. Picture: Sarah Matray

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Is your pet ready for their close-up?

Lort Smith Animal Hospital is calling for animals to star in its 2020 fundraising calendar.

Whether your backyard hero has feathers, fur or fins, this is their chance to be in the spotlight.

The hospital’s fundraising calendar features a selection of Lort Smith adoptees and patients but there are two spots open to the public.

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Victorians can enter their pet in the Backyard Hero Calendar Competition to be in the running for one of the available months.

“The immeasurable love and companionship received from our backyard heroes should be celebrated,” Lort Smith spokesman David Drysdale said.

“What better way than by helping support animals in need?”

Is your pet runway-ready like this Lort Smith adoptee, Remy? Picture: Nicki Connolly

Pets don’t need to be a Lort Smith adoptee or patient to be eligible, and can be any kind of animal.

“Lort Smith’s calendar features all types of animals including dogs, cats, frogs, a chicken, guinea pig, rabbit and even a bearded dragon,” said Mr Drysdale.

The two lucky winners of the People’s Choice and Panel’s Choice categories will win a pet photo shoot and appear in the 2020 Lort Smith fundraising calendar, among other prizes.