Show us your pet and tell us why they should be the next Missoula County Pet Commissioner!

Eligibility: All Missoula County community members were eligible to submit entries and vote for other pets by liking their submission(s), and all pet species were welcome. Entries had to be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, and votes had to be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31.

Voting: To vote for a pet, you had to click the submission and hit the heart button in the bottom left corner to like the photo. You were welcome to leave a comment as well. (Note: Only likes were counted toward the number of votes for each entry). Voting opened Aug. 21 and closed Aug. 31. 

Judging Process/Criteria: Staff from Missoula County reviewed all submitted entries and determined the submission with the most votes/likes as the winner, which was Crestilina Silpat Silverman, the crested gecko.

Finalist Notification: Missoula County has reached out to the winning pet's owner and proclamation plans are in progress!

Awards Presentation: The winner of the Missoula County Pet Commissioner Contest will be awarded with a:

• Missoula County Pet Commissioner proclamation
• A feature in the Missoula County Weekly e-newsletter
• Features on Missoula County social media channels
• And quite possibly some other media attention!

Questions: Email any of us in the Who's Listening section with questions you may have!