Sin Pet's Trading Card Contest for Students, Pet Shop Operators, Animal Trainers & Veterinarians From All Over The World
1. Trading Cards - My Pet, My Kitten, My Rabbit,  My Hamster, My Fish, My Frog etc.
2. Trading Cards - Diseases of Animals
3. Trading Cards - Training of Pets 

A trading card is fun and educational if you know how to do it. The picture is on one side. At the back of the card is the information (see below). The 3 themes of the contest are  "My Pet," "Diseases of Animals", "Training of Pets".  
Category 1. Primary School Students aged 7 - 12 years old.
Category 2. High School Students aged 13 - 20 years old.
Category 3. Undergraduate and post-graduate Students at training institutes, universities and polytechnics. 

Take pictures of your pets or interesting pet behaviour/grooming situations or cases handled by veterinarians.   Let the pictures tell a story showing readers based on the 3 themes.  The card must be:
1. an inspiration for designers.
2. a resource for educators.
3. a new series for obsessive card collectors.
4. a whole lot of fun for anybody.

An example of "Diseases of Animals" trading card and other types we want are shown below.  We accept information written in the Chinese or Japanese language.

Email a small picture of 150x150 pixels (like the one shown below) to cammedia @singnet.com.sg	If your trading card is chosen, we will contact you by email to ask for the picture of 600 x 450 pixels to print out the actual trading card (as shown below).  The length (L) and width (W) of the trading card approximates that of a name card. Usually, L = 9 cm,  W = 5.5 cm. We appreciate a print-out by post of your trading card. Please post to: Camera Media Investment (S) Pte Ltd 392A East Coast Road, Singapore 428992 The top 10 trading cards get published in the next issue of Sin Pets.
An example of the trading card picture. Front of the trading card.
An example of the information at the back of the trading card.  We accept the Chinese and Japanese version of the information too. TRADING CARD - DISEASES OF ANIMALS Disease:  Cherry Eyes in the Dog Breed:  The British Bulldog, 3 months old in this picture. Quite a common condition seen in some British Bulldog. Cause: The gland inside the 3rd eyelid enlarges and pops out. Treatment: Consult your veterinarian. Some glands can be tacked back into the eyelid. Genetics: May be a hereditary disease.  Name of veterinarian/practice:  Dr Schneider, DVM, PhD, Top Dog Animal Hospital, Ottawa, Canada.

TRADING CARD - TRAINING OF PETS Puppy Selling tips for pet shop operators:  First impressions count. A well groomed puppy sells faster. Breed:  The Miniature Schnauzer, 8 weeks old. What has been done: This puppy has a thick coat. He is groomed every morning and when necessary to show his natural beauty inside a glass cage.  He was sold out fast. Name of Owner/Pet Shop:  The Schnauzer Specialists by Singapore River, 98 Boat Quay, Singapore.

TRADING CARD - MY PUPPY Name of Puppy: Snow Bomb Breed:  The Miniature Schnauzer, 8 weeks old. Date of Birth: April 5, 2004.      Sex: Male What brand of dog feed given to my puppy: Super Premium Holistic. He loves canned food and chicken from the table. Interesting features: Full of energy.  Always hungry. Hides when he knows he has peed in the wrong places.  Why we give him the name of Snow Bomb. We call him Snow Bomb because part of his coat is black and we thought he had been through an explosion. Yet he survived. Eventually, he should be a snow white Schnauzer, the pet shop operator said.  We hope so. Name of Owner/School:  Lim Swee Cheng, Mark Peterson Primary School, Singapore

Include your name, age, name of school, address, hand phone number, telephone and email.  We will contact you for the larger picture (600 x 450 pixels or 600 x 600 pixels) if our judges accept your picture.  

Photo Release.
By uploading this photo for submission to the Sin Pets Photo Gallery, I hereby grant them permission to use the photo online and in other media publications. I retain full copyrights to the photo and may sell or distribute the photo to other sources if I desire.

The top entry in each category will receive a Doggy Man/other prize.  The top 10 entries will receive winning certificates from Camera Media and be eligible for the best overall of 100 trading card in the Dec 2005 issue of Sin Pets.   Email to:  cammedia@singnet.com.sg  or post your trading card (with a colour print out of your trading card, back and front) to: 

Camera Media Investment (S) Pte Ltd
392A East Coast Road, Singapore 428992

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