A dog trying to squeeze through a small cat flap — it’s the height of comedy.
Or at least that’s what the judges of the Comedy Pet Photo Awards thought, bestowing their 2024 top prize to Sarah Haskell for her photo titled, “Not just for the cats!”
The winning image was up against some fierce competition from seemingly headless horses to a dancing dog and gravity-defying cats.
Speaking on her win, Ms Haskell said she was thrilled to have been crowned this year’s winner.
“I am delighted that Hector and I have been part of it, and am tremendously proud to be a winner.”
In its fifth year, the annual photo competition aims to highlight the positive and vital role that pets have in our lives.
Six judges determined the winner of the overall best photo based on “technical excellence” and the “amusing content and caption”.
Here’s the winning image alongside the other category winners and finalists.
Overall winner
Not just for cats — Hector decided to give the cat flap a try.(Supplied: Sarah Haskell/Comedy Pets)
People’s Choice winner
Tarzan.(Supplied: Kazutoshi Ono/Comedy Pets)
Cat category winner
Cat in a trap.(Supplied: Kenichi Morinaga/Comedy Pets)
Horse category winner
I think I saw a mouse.(Supplied: Debby Thomas/Comedy Pets)
All other creatures category winner
Edgar chomping on a gertrude jekyll rose.(Supplied: Jonathan Casey/Comedy Pets )
Pets who look most like their owner category winner
Ludo von Lickenface alongside his guardian David.(Supplied: Darya Zelentsova/Comedy Pets)
Junior category winner
Benji was exhausted after sprinting around the field.(Supplied: Charlotte Kitchen/Comedy Pets)
Highly commended
Look ma, no eyes!(Bernard Sim/Comedy Pets)
You didn’t hear this from me.(Kenichi Morinaga/Comedy Pets)
Dancing Queen.(Vera Faupel/Comedy Pets)
Kitty in the kitchen.(Atsuyuki Ohshima/Comedy Pets)
Yorkie Nick Barry looks unimpressed.(Luiza Ribeiro/Comedy Pets)
I believe I can fly.(Julie Smith/Comedy Pets)
Two nosey cats spying on the neighbours.(Emma Beardsmore/Comedy Pets)
Other finalists
Um excuse me.(Chantal Sammons/Comedy Pets)
Raasta the dog playing peek a boo.(Sylvia Michel/Comedy Pets)
What am I thinking?(David Kertzman)
Shelby the Cockapoo trying to find a bubble.(Philippa Huber/Comedy Pets)
Who are you?(Silvia Jiang/Comedy Pets)
Curls in the wind.(Julia Illig/Comedy Pets)
You keep watch.(Yasudu Aburanekomaru/Comedy Pets)
Belly dancer style.(Vittorio Ricci/Comedy Pets)
Really?!(Anna Petro/Comedy Pets)
Kitten traffic jam.(Tomoaki Tanto/Comedy Pets)
Ice crystals stick to this dog’s paws.(Tammo Zelle/Comedy Pets)
Freddie the sun lover.(Alina Vogel/Comedy Pets)
Grey the cat making a new friend in the pool.(Diann C. Johnson/Comedy Pets)
