LIFE+DOG and FIDO Friendly are proud to announce the launch of the GREAT FOOD GIVEAWAY! Over the next four weeks, through April 15, we’re giving away more than 3,000 pounds of food to animals in need and $5,000 worth of prizes to our lucky readers. And it couldn’t be easier to join in on the fun…

There are multiple ways to enter the contest!!!

Make sure you follow LIFE+DOG on Twitter and Facebook for more opportunities to win!

Click the logo above to enter the contest right now, or read the instructions below for more information.

The first half of the contest is run through a special website and our facebook page. All you need to do is sign up with your e-mail address for our mailing list and then nominate your favorite animal welfare group. That’s it. (you’ll be asked to enter a phone number to verify your entry, just so we don’t get spammed with fake entries.) At the end of the contest, the group with the most nominations will win 1,000 pounds of food. We’ll randomly draw a name from the rest of the nominations and they will win 500 pounds of food! Where did all of this food come from? THE AMAZING FOLKS AT PETSMART!

On April 15, we’ll also draw the winners for the amazing prizes we’ve collected from our partners. Read all about them below!

THERE’S A SECOND PART OF THE CONTEST, TOO! It runs through Twitter… and is just as easy! All you need to do is tweet from your account your nomination for food! Fill in the blank to win: “@lifeanddog, I nominate ______ to win 800# of food!” Each week, we’ll randomly draw a group from the nominees to win 200 pounds. At the end of the contest, the group with the most nominations will win 800 pounds of food! That’s a total of 1600 pounds of food donated by our great friends at FROMM Foods and Natural Pawz.

Here are the rules for twitter:

Only two nominations per account, per day,  will be validated for the food giveaway. One per day from a  nomination to @lifeanddog and one nomination to @fidofriendly. All retweets, by other users, will be counted. If you retweet a friends nomination, it will also count, but you can only make one original nomination per day to @lifeanddog and @fidofriendly. Each person that nominates an animal-welfare organization will receive ONE entry total into the prize drawing.

REMEMBER, Fill in the Blank to Win!

“@lifeanddog, I nominate ______ to win 800# of food! #GFG”

and

“@fidofriendly, I nominate ______ to win 800# of food! #GFG”

Together, we can make a huge difference in the lives of shelter animals awaiting their forever homes!

Below is a listing of the amazing prizes you can win by signing up here! Pay close attention to this site, the FIDO Friendly blog and Houston Dog Blog for detailed information on each of our prizes.

We’re thrilled to provide our readers with the opportunity to be one of 60 winners of the prizes listed below. For official rules, click here.

Gift Card to PETSMART for $495.00

Gift Card to PETSMART for $300.00

Gift Card to PETSMART for $200.00

(3) yikes! Machines from the Pawsitively Clean by BISSELL line, including 3 bottles of refill formula. Value – $172.00 each

NATURE’S LOGIC Gift Voucher for $125.00

NATURE’S LOGIC Gift Voucher for $75.00

NATURE’S LOGIC Gift Voucher for $50.00

(11) NATURE’S LOGIC Pet Kits including coupons for free product and samples – Value $23.00 each

Pink Toile crate cover and bed set – Medium – From BOWHAUSNYC – Value $225

(2) Coral Daisy Beds – Small – From BOWHAUSNYC – Value $95.00 each

Tan Dog Bed – Medium – From BOWHAUSNYC – Value $130.00

(5) Gift Certificates to MOE’S PLACE – Valued at $100.00 each

20″ Bodacious Bucket from DECADENT DIG – Value $258

30″ Large Kensington Gate  from DYNAMIC ACCENTS – Value $230

Large Camouflage Bed in White from P.L.A.Y. – Value $189

Custom Top Grain Leather Lead, Collar, and Personalized ID Tag from ROCKIN DOGGIE – Value $150

5 Gallon Critter Cooler from CRITTER CONCEPTS – Value $110.00

Basket of John Paul Mitchell Pet Products from VISIBLE CHANGES – Value $100.00

Gift Basket including I Love My Dog ClayPaws Kit, I Love My Cat ClayPaws Kit, Silver Pen, Pet Recordkeeper, and Organizer from WORLD BY THE TAIL – Value $100.00

(4) SNAP Collars – chosen by winner from SNAP2IT – Value – $35.00 each

(3) DERMagic Groom & Go Travel Kit from DERMAGIC – Value $35 each

(5) 5 pound sets of Joint Support Supplement from NUPRO – Value $20 each

(10) annual subscriptions to LIFE+DOG magazine, including subscriber discount cards and annual Resource Guide

(3) annual subscriptions to FIDO Friendly