Beginning March 1, 2008, nominate a Kind Kid in one of two categories:

Children: Ages 6 to 12
Teens: Ages 13 to 17

Submit a 300-word description of how the child you are nominating has shown extraordinary kindness to animals, and no more than two color photographs of the child participating in the kind act. See the Official Contest Rules.

There are two ways to enter:

Submit an Official Nomination Entry Form by mail. Mail-in nominations must be postmarked no later than April 15, 2008.

Submit an Official Online Nomination Entry Form. Online nominations must be received by April 15, 2008.

Winners of this year's contest will be announced during American Humane Association's Be Kind to Animals Week, May 4 to 10, 2008. The Grand Prize winners will each receive $2,000 and a prize package.

To learn more about what makes a Kind Kid, meet last year's winners of the Be Kind to Animals Kid Contest.