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.
#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."
196points
#22 'Shocked Mastiff' By Annett Mirsberger
"During a photoshoot, this gorgeous mastiff made some funny faces - I hope not because of me ...!?"
188points
#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!"
179points
#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."
177points
#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!"
176points
#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."
170points
#27 'Blessed' By Mateus De Oliveira
"Malala blesses and advises you humans."
166points
#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"
159points
#29 'Buddy's New Teeth!' By Lianne Richards
"Our lovable and squeaky ball obsessed cocker spaniel Buddy who we rehomed 18 months ago."
148points
#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."
144points
