- The Comedy Pet Photography Awards recognize hilarious photos submitted by pet owners.
- The contest shared its 2024 finalists, and winners will be announced on June 6.
- Photos show cats, dogs, hamsters, and tortoises striking humorous poses.
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On Friday, the Comedy Pet Photography Awards announced the finalists in its 2024 contest highlighting the best in pet shenanigans.
A panel of judges will decide the winning photos, which will be announced on June 6. Members of the public can vote for their favorite snapshot to win the People’s Choice award on the contest’s official website.
Half of US pet owners think of their pets as family members who are just as important as a child or partner, according to a 2023 survey by the Pew Research Center. This affection helps fuel a pet-care industry that is expected to be worth $200 billion a year by 2030, Bloomberg reported.
Take a look at the hilarious finalists in this year’s Comedy Pet Photography Awards.
Photo captions have been condensed and edited for clarity.
Vera Faupel’s dog appeared to fly through the air in this photo titled “Dancing Queen.”
“What can I say, this dog loves to jump!” Faupel captioned the photo.
Kenichi Morinaga titled this photo “Cat in a Trap.”
“It looks like a Super Mario World video game,” Morinaga wrote.
Chantal Sammons’ cat appeared to be saying, “Um, Excuse Me.”
“Artie is about 12 weeks old in this picture,” Sammons wrote. “He’s such an expressive little fella. He reminds me of a kid putting up their hand to go to the washroom.”
In “Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting,” Sylvia Michel photographed her dog chasing snowballs.
“I threw a few snowballs and my dog jumped after them with great enthusiasm,” Michel wrote.
Atsuyuki Ohshimo titled this photo of his two cats wreaking havoc on a roll of toilet paper “Hard Workers.”
“They give their all in every situation,” Ohshimo captioned the photo.
In another photo, “Kitty in the Kitchen,” Ohshimo’s cat made himself at home in a bowl on the counter.
“He stayed there as if he was one of the kitchen tools,” Ohshimo wrote.
Sarah Haskell’s dog, Hector, decided to give a cat door a try in “Not Just For Cats.”
“Hector saw the cat do it, so he thought he would give it a try, and this is about as far as he got before reversing out the way he came,” Haskell wrote. “The cat made it look so easy.”
In “Tarzan,” Kazutoshi Ono’s cat swung from the curtains.
“It’s like being in the jungle,” Ono captioned the photo.
“Peek-A-Boo” by Sylvia Michel shows Michel’s dog, Raasta, buried in the snow in Switzerland.
“I took this great picture in deep snow in Grindelwald,” Michel wrote. “My dog, Raasta, spontaneously hid so that only his ears were sticking out of the snow.”
David Kertzman’s horse looked headless thanks to an optical illusion in “What Am I Thinking?”
“A little shake of the head and — where is everyone?” Kertzman wrote. “I was lucky enough to click at the exact moment the head disappeared.”
Philippa Huber photographed her sister’s dog chasing an elusive bubble in “It’s Behind You.”
“Shelby, my sister’s Cockapoo, absolutely loves chasing bubbles,” Huber wrote. “She doesn’t always get their location right, but she still jumps all over the place for them!”
“You Didn’t Hear This From Me” by Kenichi Morinaga seemed to capture a juicy gossip session.
“These cats are having a secret talk about where to fish,” Morinaga wrote.
Luiza Ribeiro photographed her Yorkie making an amusing face in “Grumpy Dog.”
“Meet Nick Barry, a 5-year-old Yorkie with a special talent for hilarious expressions,” Ribeiro wrote. “This may not be his most flattering photo, but that frown is undeniably captivating — a true portrait of a dog who doesn’t need smiles to win our hearts.”
Silvia Jiang’s cat didn’t know what to make of a stuffed animal in a photo titled “Who Are You?”
“Loki and a lion,” Jiang captioned the photo.
“Curls in the Wind” by Julia Illig illustrated the resemblance between the photographer and her dog.
“A good-looking curly couple having a good time at the windy beach,” Illig wrote.
Charlotte Kitchen photographed her pet Benji mid-yawn in “Tired Donkey.”
“After sprinting around and completing some training, Benji was exhausted and wanted an afternoon nap!” Kitchen wrote.
Yasudu Aburanekomaru’s cats looked like they were up to some mischief in a photo titled “You Keep Watch.”
“Our cat pushed its nose into a hole in the wall while the other one seemed to keep watch,” Aburanekomaru wrote.
In “Peek-A-Boo” by Bernard Sim, Sim’s dog sported a fluffy hairdo that covered its eyes.
“Look ma, no eyes!” Sim captioned the photo.
Emma Beardsmore captured her cats being “Nosy Neighbors” by peering over a fence.
“These are my two cats during the COVID-19 lockdown,” Beardsmore wrote. “They are spying on the neighbors who are breaking the rules!”
Vittorio Ricci’s cat hid among the tassels of a blanket in “Belly-Dancer Style.”
“My cat believed to be perfectly camouflaged for an ambush,” Ricci wrote.
Jonathan Casey’s tortoise appeared delighted with her snack in a photo titled “New Rose.”
“Edgar loves to eat flowers, and her favorites are dandelions for spring, snapdragons for summer, and here she can be seen gobbling a whole Gertrude Jekyll rose last September,” Casey wrote. “We grow them for her, and since she is elderly, we hand-feed her and sometimes snap her in between bites.”
The dog in Anna Petro’s photo appeared to be asking, “Really?!”
“At sunset, I was walking in a town in Hungary when I saw this dog with a unique personality,” Petro wrote. “The light was harsh and yellow, and the look of the dog was priceless.”
Julie Smith titled this picture of a poodle “I Believe I Can Fly.”
“Flying poodle,” Smith captioned the photo.
Tomoaki Tanto photographed an adorable fender bender in “Kitten Stuck In Traffic.”
“The kitten walking in front suddenly stopped when she saw something on the road, causing a traffic jam,” Tanto wrote.
In “I Think I Saw A Mouse” by Debby Thomas, a horse jumped high off the ground.
“This beautiful and athletic gelding loves to try to fly off the ground!” Thomas wrote. “This is one of the series of leaps he performs.”
Tammo Zelle’s dog enjoyed playing in the snow in a photo titled “It’s Cold.”
“Our dog had a lot of fun in the snow, but unfortunately ice crystals always stick to his paws,” Zelle wrote.
“Pool Friends” by Diann Johnson shows Johnson’s cat curiously approaching a rubber duck.
“Our cat, Grey, making a new friend in the pool,” Johnson wrote.
Lock Liu’s view every morning is a dog leaning over him as if to say, “It’s Time To Get Up.”
“Every morning, my dog wakes me up by lying on my chest until I open my eyes,” Liu wrote.
David and his dog Ludo appeared to have matching beards in “The Proud Pup And His Best Friend” by Darya Zelentsova.
“Ludo von Lickenface, the sweetest 16-year-old rescue pup, strikes a pose alongside his beloved guardian, David,” Zelentsova wrote.
Alina Vogel’s hamster basked in the sun in “Sun Lover.”
“This is Freddie — he was my first hamster and probably the most photogenic ever,” Vogel wrote. “Freddie died recently and this is the last honor I want to pay my little friend.”
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