Facebook giveaway ideas for pet stores

1. Adoption day Event

   Host an adoption day with a rescue and make it a Facebook Event. Run the giveaway in the Event discussion: comment your adopted pet's story. A new pet starter kit goes to one commenter. Ask the rescue to bring a list of adoptable pets for the Event post so people come for the animals, not just the prize.

2. Senior pet spotlight

   Ask followers to comment with their oldest pet's age and best habit. Senior pet posts get warm, long comments on Facebook, and the prize is a joint supplement and a cozy bed. Ask permission to feature a few seniors on your counter board. Owners will come in to see their pet there.

3. Neighborhood lost-and-found Group

   If you help run a local lost pets Group, share a microchip clinic day and point to the giveaway on your Page for a free microchip, done by your partner vet. Check the Group's rules first and keep the Group itself about lost pets. Microchip clinics bring in pet owners who've never visited, and many stay to shop.

4. Pet of the month

   Every month, run a Page post asking owners to comment their pet's name and breed. Draw one at random to be pet of the month, with a treat box and a photo on your counter. Keep a running wall of past winners in store. Owners bring friends to show them off.

5. Holiday stocking giveaway

   In December, post a stuffed pet stocking and ask commenters what their pet got up to this year. Draw one comment. Holiday pet posts are some of the most shared on local Pages. Ask commenters to add a photo if they want, and remind them the draw is random, not the cutest.

Swap in your own name, prize and end time. Entry is simple: comment on the post on your Page.

Adoption day is Saturday at Good Boy Pet Supply with Second Chance Rescue! 🐕 Comment with your adopted pet's story and you're entered to win a new pet starter kit. Drawing Saturday at 4pm MT. US residents 18+, no purchase necessary. This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by Facebook.

Pick something that brings the winner back through your door, not just a gift card.

• A month of the winner's usual pet food (about $70 retail)
• A full groom for one dog or cat (about $75 retail)
• A treat and toy box sized for the winner's pet (about $40)
• A professional pet portrait session in store
• Free nail trims for a year (about $120 retail)
• A starter kit for a new puppy or kitten (about $60)

1. Post from your Page, not your profile

   Use your business Page, a Group you run or an Event. Personal profiles can't administer promotions, and Page posts can be boosted if you want reach.

2. Make the comment the whole entry

   Ask one easy question and count every answer. Never require a share or a friend tag, and never give extra entries for them.

3. Switch to All comments

   Most relevant hides some comments. Switch the filter before you copy, or people get left out.

4. Announce in the same post

   Paste into the Facebook comment picker, draw, then edit the post with the winner and results link.

• Ask about allergies and diet before choosing food prizes.
• Never give away live animals.
• Grooming prizes need current vaccination records.
• Keep a cutest-pet giveaway random, not judged.

• Meta's Pages terms allow promotions on Pages, Groups and Events, never administered through personal timelines.
• "Share on your timeline" or "tag your friends" can't be an entry or earn extra entries.
• Entrants release Facebook, and you state it isn't sponsoring, endorsing or administering the giveaway.

A collab doubles the audience for the same prize budget. For pet stores, good partners are a local vet clinic, a dog walker or pet sitter, an animal rescue. Each of you posts, and entries from both posts go into one draw.