Prepare to have your mood lifted. We might be rushing further and further away from Summer and the world can be a dark place sometimes, but there’s always something to cheer us up. After a heated battle, the 2020 Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards have announced their 40 finalists. And they look absolutely hilarious!
Scroll down, upvote your fave photos, and let us know in the comments below which pics made you laugh the most and why, dear Pandas. Guaranteed to make you smile and chuckle? We certainly think so.
The competition, now in its second year, celebrates the positive effect that pets have on our lives and hopes to raise awareness around homeless pets in the United Kingdom. The competition was started by Tom Sullam and Paul Joynson-Hicks, the founders of the world-famous Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. Meanwhile, the sponsor of the competition is Mars Petcare which is raising funds for pet charity Blue Cross. Read on for Bored Panda’s interview with Sullam.
More info: ComedyPetPhoto.com | Mars.com | BlueCross.org.uk
#1 ‘Over Dramatic Cat’ By Iain Mcconnell
“Edmund being Dramatic.”
Image source: Iain McConnell / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#2 ‘Gossip Girls’ By Magdalena Strakova
“I was photographing horses in a pasture, and these three got together and appeared to have a chat, gossipping like giggling schoolgirls”
Image source: Magdalena Strakova / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#3 ‘The Dancing Cat’ By Iain Mcconnell
“Edmund playing at the top of the stairs.”
Image source: Iain McConnell / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#4 ‘Guard Dog On Duty’ By Elke Vogelsang
“What is it about dogs that makes us love them so much? Let’s admit it, they please us. They are great fun. They are gorgeous to look at, charming and cuddly. Their loveable, adoring nature appeals to us. They are loyal, protective, cheerful and altogether great company. Dogs give you all their attention. They can make the shiest people feel better about themselves. A recent study found that dog owners tend to be less lonely, less fearful and more extrovert than people without dogs.”
Image source: Elke Vogelsang / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#5 ‘The Guilty Kitten’ By Iain Mcconnell
“Edmund the kitten and a stick chew.”
Image source: Iain McConnell / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#6 Look Mom – I Can Walk On Water’ By John Carelli
“He was so proud for a split second. He thought he was going to walk across the lake and avoid retrieving the bumper. But alas, gravity won the day.”
Image source: John Carelli / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#7 ‘That Moment You Realise You’ve Gone Through Half A Jar Of Snacks’ By Candice Sedighan
“Bear’s expression looking into his jar of dog food is far too relatable. I simply cut a hole into the food container, taped my iPhone camera to it, and snapped a shot before he dug in to his tasty meal.”
Image source: Candice Sedighan / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#8 ‘Why Are You Upside Down Mum?’ By Malgorzata (Gosia) Russell
“This our one year old still kitten cat Basil. He is very playful, agile and loves our garden we used a lot during lockdown. It is our daily, morning routine to chase each other around the garden. Picture is not photoshopped.”
Image source: Malgorzata (Gosia) Russell / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#9 ‘There Goes Dinner’ By Beth Noble
“Five tonkinese cats watching their “dinner” walk past the kitchen window.”
Image source: Beth Noble / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#10 ‘Squirrelll!!!’ By Elke Vogelsang
“Noodles was rescued from a Spanish kill-shelter and brought to Germany, where she joined our family when she was eight months old. She is a Spanish sighthound (Galgo Espa) mix, 13 years old now (a bit younger in this picture) and still acting like a pup. She is the clown, sometimes overly motivated and clumsy, the eager-beaver, curious, friendly, open-minded, extremely funny if not unintentionally comic sometimes.”
Image source: Elke Vogelsang / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#11 ‘Covert Cows’ By Heather Ross
“A couple of important members of the Whitehouse Farm team, peeping over the hedge.”
Image source: Heather Ross / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#12 ‘The Dancing Kitten’ By Iain Mcconnell
“Edmund playing with his toy.”
Image source: Iain McConnell / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#13 ‘Friends Don’t Let Friends Do Silly Things Alone’ By Kerstin Ordelt
“This photo is an outtake. Actually, the dogs tried to hug and thats what happend :) The picture was taken in Linz (Austria) in a pedestrian zone early in the morning.”
Image source: Kerstin Ordelt / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#14 ‘Saint Pauls Cap’ By Alex Class
“I’ve always been keen on architectural photography, on leading lines, on creative perspectives. I had a walk around London with Kyte and his owners. Kyte is a lovely 9 year old weimaraner. I had been eying up this spot for a while and just waiting for the right face to wear Saint Paul’s cupola.”
Image source: Alex Class / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#15 ‘Drama Queen’ By Anne Lindner
“There is almost nothing more beautiful than to see a hearty yawn of a rabbit.”
Image source: Anne Lindner / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#16 ‘Living Trophy’ By Antonio Peregrino
“This border collie lives on a farm and his name is FOFO. Always cheerful and playful, FOFO also likes to watch the movement on the farm and in this particular photo he is inside the stall of the horses with his head placed in a hole in the wall that gives access to the outside to see me and my cousins walking. I took advantage that I had my camera at the time and took the photo. I called this photo a living trophy because it reminded me of a sad culture that we humans have in killing animals and putting their heads on walls. FOFO proves how much more beautiful, healthy and happy it is for us humans to appreciate free and living animals.”
Image source: Antonio Peregrino / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#17 ‘Isolated Dog’ By Ilana Rose
“Isolated Vizla dog in lockdown, a reflection on how we all feel in this year of lockdowns due to COVID-19 world wide.”
Image source: Ilana Rose / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#18 ‘Smile’ By Mehmet Aslan
“The horse’s smile and the dog that makes it strange.”
Image source: Mehmet Aslan / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#19 ‘Super Happy Dog’ By Dean Pollard
“Taz, our rescue dog from Cyprus was super happy on a sunny day and clearly delighted to be at the beach.”
Image source: Dean Pollard / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#20 ‘Ohhhhhhhhh’ By Dimpy Bhalotia
“This happened in a fraction of a second and I couldn’t stop laughing.”
Image source: Dimpy Bhalotia / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#21 ‘Funny Horse’ By Peter Von Shnen
“This horse is already 24 years old. He moved in with me and he likes it very much. Me too.”
Image source: Peter von Shnen / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#22 ‘Shocked Mastiff’ By Annett Mirsberger
“During a photoshoot, this gorgeous mastiff made some funny faces – I hope not because of me …!?”
Image source: Annett Mirsberger / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#23 ‘The Funny Amorgos Donkey’ By Boris Purmann
“2016 at the greek Island Amorgos. We hiked from Aegiali to Langada and I made some Pics with my Mobile of a Donkey Group. In the last Picture it looks like that the Donkey was friendly and smiling to us. So I realise that I have to make more of this. In 2019 we meet the Donkey Owners, they have a nice Tavern in Langada TAVERNA LOUDAROS and they told us the name of the Donkeys. From righti to left: Sister Nefeli, Mother Floredia and SOSO!”
Image source: Boris Purmann / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#24 ‘Red Slippers? I Don’t Know Anything About Them’ By Teun Veldman
“This little cat seems to tell: I don’t know anything about red slippers.”
Image source: Teun Veldman / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#25 ‘Hold On Tight! We’re Running Late’ By Karen Hoglund
“Dani, the puppy, hangs on for her life when Gabby is at the wheel. (The car wasn’t actually moving so it wasn’t really scary.) We intended to take a photo of the dogs looking at the camera but both pups looked forward instead which was much funnier! Just to be on the safe side, we kept both dogs on leashes. What you can’t see in these photos is my husband crouched down in the back seat, holding both dogs leashes. He is such a good sport!”
Image source: Karen Hoglund / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#26 ‘Splash’ By Alice Van Kempen
“While playing with eachother one of the puppies fell into the water. The others looked surprised at the splashing sister.”
Image source: Alice van Kempen / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#27 ‘Blessed’ By Mateus De Oliveira
“Malala blesses and advises you humans.”
Image source: Mateus de Oliveira / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#28 ‘Crazy Horse’ By Daniel Szumilas
“The horse was laughing in front of me. When I got back to the car, I had to check the mirror to see if I had anything on my face. Amazing experience”
Image source: Daniel Szumilas / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#29 ‘Buddy’s New Teeth!’ By Lianne Richards
“Our lovable and squeaky ball obsessed cocker spaniel Buddy who we rehomed 18 months ago.”
Image source: Lianne Richards / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
#30 ‘Poodle Chaos’ By Darren Hall
” This is Ted the Poodle. Ted loves his ball more than anything. You can probably tell by his expression in this photo that Ted’s ball is the most exciting thing in the world to him. This image was taken in Jesmond Dene, Newcastle upon Tyne. I used a hand held flash to light Ted as he scrambled through the leaves to get his ball.”
Image source: Darren Hall / Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020
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