Could Your Pet Be The 2025 Pet of the Year?

You love your pet right? Well, do you think your pet has what it takes to be the Pet Partners 2025 Pet of the Year?

About Pet Partners

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Pet Partners is a national animal therapy registry that certifies animals to provide mental health therapy to public places like hospitals, schools, and senior centers. These therapy animals play an important role in helping bring a smile to people's faces who are in distress.

Pet of the Year 2025 Fundraiser

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Pet Partners holds an annual fundraiser where people can nominate their animal for Pet of the Year. The participants and the pet who raises the most money win the contest as Pet of the Year. The money raised goes towards programs like Pet Partners crisis intervention team that helps in crises such as the recent California wildfires and the Uvalde school shooting in Texas.

Mainer and Pet Competing

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Jamie Lestak from Gorham and their dog (not shown above) are competing in the contest this year, so Mainers will be routing for them to win. The Pet Partners Pet of the Year 2025 winner will be awarded thousands of dollars in prizes.

Do you want in? Here's what you need to know:

The competition starts on March 3 and runs for six weeks
Registration is open at petpartners.org
Donations will be accepted starting March 3.
All pet candidates, family, and friends will be invited to join the virtual celebration as the 2025 Pet Partners Pet of the Year is crowned All candidates will be recognized for their incredible fundraising efforts and dedication to the human-animal bond.

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