14 hilarious pictures of animal antics from this year's Comedy Pet Photography Awards
The Comedy Pet Photography Awards highlight hilarious photos of pets pulling funny faces and getting into mischief.
The contest, which raises money for animal charities, is open for submissions until August 15.
Notable entries so far include sassy cats, photobombing dogs, and chicks watching TV.
Arthur Carvalho de Moura captured his dog Hassan smiling ear to ear in "Puppy Laugh."
"This photo was taken at my grandmother's house at 8 a.m.," Carvalho de Moura wrote. "Hassan is a very agitated dog, it was almost impossible to photograph him, so I hid and called him in the yard. The puppy came running, looked at the camera, and smiled."
Chloe Beck snapped a photo of her friends Faith and Alex that was expertly photobombed by their dog, Hugo.
"This is my best friend Faith and her husband Alex ... and their cheeky Sproodle, Hugo," Beck wrote. "Faith wanted a photograph to mark a special occasion — her first outing after shielding at home for 14 months. Hugo jumped into the frame at just the right moment! He's a lockdown pup, so he hasn't quite gotten used to the excitement of being around other people yet."
Christine Johnson's dogs seemed to think a statue was capable of playing fetch in "Excuse me - could we have our ball back please?"
The photo was taken on Crosby Beach in Liverpool, England.
"Star and Will trying to get their ball back from one of the Crosby statues," Johnson captioned the photo.
Corrine's cat Casey enjoys sleeping upside down.
"Casey my cat relaxing ... she does this often," Corrine wrote. "It seems to be her happy place."
Holly Taylor titled this expressive photo of a horse "Inside Joke."
"Ride time? Don't think so! Give me the carrots first! The daily battle between horse and rider," Taylor wrote.
Laura Pickup photographed her cat Bailey getting sassy in "Can't make me move, human!"
"Bailey likes to get cozy on top of me when the little terrors (my kids) go to bed and obviously wasn't up for moving when I needed to get up!" Pickup wrote.
Lee Carpenter's dog Molly was determined to make a catch in "I'm gonna get that ball!"
"I take a lot of action shots of my dogs and every once in a while a funny one will appear," Carpenter wrote. "I think it sums up my Springer perfectly."
Lucy Slater's submission, "Do Not Disturb," features her mother's cat Lulu all tucked in.
"My 98 year old mother's beloved cat," Slater captioned the photo.
Melanie Allen's dog Trooper appeared to want to help with homeschooling.
"Trooper and Ruby are best friends," Allen wrote. "Sometimes he's a little bossy. We call this face Professor Sir Didymus."
In "Ninja Rats," Memphis Morey photographed two rats play fighting.
"Rats like to play fight with each other," Morey wrote. "Occasionally, they will do what I like to call a ninja move, standing in this position for a few minutes before continuing their play."
Mike Batho's cat Eddie likes to spread out on the couch.
"Eddie and I like to hang out and watch movies," Batho wrote. "Here we are enjoying 'The Crying Game.'"
In "Photo Bomb," Mollie Cheary's dog Bailey wanted to be front and center.
"Bailey was so excited to see her friends, she couldn't sit still for a photo!" Cheary wrote.
Sophie Bonnefoi photographed baby chicks enjoying a video of a hen in "Inquisitive Chicks."
"Cutie and Speedy are two chicks hatched from eggs placed in an incubator at home in August 2020," Bonnefoi wrote. "The first three months they spent most of their time with me. They just loved looking at the screen of my iPad when I was replying to emails or chatting on FaceTime. In the photo they are only nine days old. They were curious about everything around them. One morning I put [on] a 'hen sound effect' YouTube video. I wanted to see what would happen as the only 'living creature' they were used to was me. Their reaction was second to none!"
Sylvie Walker's dog was desperate for a playmate in "Pay me some attention!"
"Lockdown blues," Walker wrote. "Please, not footie again!"
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