World’s Funniest Pets
![A brown, curly dog looks to its left as a bubble floats over its head.](https://news.eb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/FINAL_Hero-dog.jpg)
This photo, called It’s Behind You, is one of the finalists in the 2024 Comedy Pet Photography Awards.
It’s nearly time to find out who will win the 2024 Comedy Pet Photography Awards. The annual contest asks people all over the world to send in their funniest pet pics for a chance at a prize and a little bit of Internet fame.
Founded in 2020 by animal-loving photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam, the contest aims to celebrate the way pets can change our lives in a positive way. Joynson-Hicks and Sullam also want to send a message about the importance of animal welfare.
Judges select a winner for each of several categories, including Dog: Our Best Friends, Cat: Our Fabulous Feline Friends, The Mighty Horse, and All Other Creatures Great and Small (animals that aren’t dogs, cats, or horses). There’s also a category called Pets Who Look Like Their Owners and a Junior category for people who are aged 16 or under. The winner of each category receives a certificate.
The overall contest winner—the funniest of funny photos—gets 500 pounds (about 635 dollars) and a camera bag. Last year’s winner, called A Life Changing Event, featured two kittens with very different personalities. Check it out!
![A kitten looks out a window as another kitten looms behind it with its front paws outstretched.](https://news.eb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/FINAL_Cats.jpg)
© Michel Zoghzoghi/Comedy Pets
This year’s winner will be announced on June 6 from a field of 30 finalists. The hilarious photos feature a cat stuck in a wall, a horse that looks headless, a wide-eyed dog searching for (and failing to find) a soap bubble, and much more.
Which of the finalists is the funniest? Check out the slideshow and judge for yourself!
![An orange cat has climbed into a crack in concrete so that only its rear end can be seen.](https://news.eb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/FINAL_Morinaga.jpg)
![A dog with long fur and black ears has its head halfway through a cat door.](https://news.eb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/FINAL_Haskell.jpg)
![A cat is in midair as it clutches and bites on a ribbon that is attached to a wall.](https://news.eb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/FINAL_Ono.jpg)
![A horse cranes its neck away from the camera, creating the illusion that it has no head.](https://news.eb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/FINAL_Kertzman.jpg)
![A cat sits on the back of a couch and stares at a stuffed lion with wide eyes.](https://news.eb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/FINAL_Jiang.jpg)
![A donkey in a stall brays and shows its teeth.](https://news.eb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/FINAL_Kitchen.jpg)
![Two cats are both on their hind legs while perched on the back of patio furniture and looking over a fence.](https://news.eb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/FINAL_Beardsmore.jpg)
![A closeup of a cocker spaniel’s face as the fur on its head sticks up.](https://news.eb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/FINAL_Liu.jpg)
© Kenichi Morinaga/Comedy Pets, © Betelgejze/Dreamstime.com, © Sarah Haskell/Comedy Pets, © Betelgejze/Dreamstime.com, © Kazutoshi Ono/Comedy Pets, © Betelgejze/Dreamstime.com, © David Kertzman/Comedy Pets, © Silvia Jiang/Comedy Pets, © Betelgejze/Dreamstime.com, © Charlotte Kitchen/Comedy Pets, © Betelgejze/Dreamstime.com, © Emma Beardsmore/Comedy Pets, © Betelgejze/Dreamstime.com, © Lock Liu/Comedy Pets, © Betelgejze/Dreamstime.com