Here are 10 of the funniest animal photos

Animals are little balls of joy for many and can bring moments of happiness and humor. What better way to celebrate these funny little moments with our little beasts than a friendly competition?

The Comedy Pet Photography Awards aim to “celebrate the positive and vital role pets have in our lives and [d’encourager] commitment to animal welfare.

The 25 finalists for the 2023 edition were also revealed on Friday. “Once again we were treated to some really fun entries in the competition, and such a wide range of animals this year, from ferrets to turtles to donkeys plus hundreds of hilarious cats and dogs” , said Tom Sullam, co-founder of the event.

The finalists are professional and amateur photographers from all over the world. The photos are now voted on by the jury who will announce the winners on August 11th.

Here are some photos that are among the finalists:

A life changing event

In this photo, we find Alex and Max, an adorable feline duo. While Alex is shy, Max is more teasing. The photographer said he had more fun photographing these two little beasts than on his trips to capture animal images.

barking

This image was captured candidly as the dog’s owner threw the ball at him. The latter then performed this acrobatics in order to catch him in flight. Having tried in vain to find the owner of the dog to give her a copy of the image, the photographer hopes to succeed in finding her thanks to this contest.

The big boss

“Big Boss is the boss here,” the photographer wrote to describe the animal. He said that this ball of fur was soft and nice, although big.

When digging gets serious

Here is the brand new technique that Shawdow the dog has found to dig a hole at the beach.

Victory

This photo taken in full action shows the full range of motion of this cat.

So this is the source of happiness

What could be funnier than this happy dog ​​surrounded by marijuana plants? The photographer, however, insisted that it was simply ordinary hemp for the industry.

The first outdoor walk

This little ferret, barely two and a half months old, seems to be enjoying his first walk in the sun.

Keep your eye on the ball

This dog seems determined to catch his ball.

Is it a seal or a dog?

Here is Louis emerging from his favorite hiding place under the sofa: he turned into an angry seal after his master took his tennis ball.

Who are you?

This image illustrates the encounter between Amy the dog and a mouse. “Our cat Lilly played with a mouse, we rescued the mouse and our dog Amy was fascinated by the mouse,” the photographer described.