Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2021 winners announced

This year's entrants capture the light-hearted moments of owning a pet

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  Dog Category Winner - 'Jurassic Bark' by Carmen Cromer. 'My golden retriever, Clementine, loves to stick her face in front of the hose while I water the plants. Her expression in this photo made me think of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.'

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  Cat Category Winner - 'Photobomb' by Kathryn Trott. 'Jeff stealing the limelight from his brother Jaffa'.

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  The Mighty Horse Category Winner - 'Good Morning' by Mary Ellis. 'I like to visit the stable horses before I begin my hike at the State Park ... this is the reply I received when I said 'Good Morning'.'

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  Junior Category Winner - 'Sit' by Suzi Lonergan. 'Our granddaughter gave the command to sit. Beau is very obedient.'

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  All Other Creatures Category Winner - 'The Eureka Moment!' by Sophie Bonnefoi. 'Cutie and Speedy are two chicks hatched from eggs placed in an incubator at home in August 2020. They spent their first few weeks indoors. They were curious about everything - this is the day they discovered their own shadow.'

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  Owners Who Look Like Their Pet Category Winner - 'That was a good one!!' by Jakub Gojda. 'For this cheerful moment, I thank the fly that sat on the horse's nose and he instinctively shook his head.'

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  Overall Winner - 'Whizz pop' by Zoe Ross. 'Playing with bubbles in the garden - I think I may have swollen one.' All photos: Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards

The Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2021 have been announced celebrating hilarious animal friends from around the world.

The overall winner of the competition was Whizz Pop!, an entry by Zoe Ross whose perfectly timed photo showed her black labrador Pepper unaware of a curiously placed bubble behind it.

“We never ever thought that we would win but entered the competition because we loved the idea of helping a charity just by sending in a funny photo of Pepper, said Ms Ross.

“She is the happiest puppy we’ve ever known and completely loved to pieces.”

The winner in the cat category was Kathryn Trott with her Photobomb image of mischievous cat Jeff the cat stealing the limelight from his brother Jaffa.

In the dog category the winner was Carmen Cromer with Jurassic Bark showing her golden retriever having fun with water.

Winners of the awards, which are now into their second year, are given a £2,000 ($2,600) prize.

The competition also raised money for UK animal charity, Animal Support Angels, which help to provide shelter and re-homing for animals in need.