E: 31/05 Win £2,000 (Pet Photo Effort)

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From today's Love Sunday People magazine:

Our furry friends make us pee our pants on a daily basis - and now your comedy geniuses could actually win you serious money (£2,000 to be exact) thanks to the Comedy Pet Photo Awards.

To enter, visit https://www.comedypetphoto.com and upload your photo (read the Ts&Cs to ensure it complies with animal welfare standards).

Closing date is 31 May 2017.

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Competition Categories
You can enter a total of up to 4 images - that's it, no more.
They can all be in one category, or in a mixture of categories, but the total number of images across all categories must not exceed 4.
Open - anyone can enter any pet pictures
Yes, the big open category, for all of you with pets that perform when the camera is on them. Anything is allowed here, except for a few things…. the animals have to be in their natural outfits, no extra sunglasses, hats, cloaks, trousers or jump suits. Just the animal, being funny, without the props.
Junior - the photographer has to be under 15 years old by Jan 1st 2017
Always got to have a junior category. Why? Because it gets kids into photography, and we love that, and given this is a competition with a strong animal protection slant it also gets kids to think a bit about why its good to be kind to animals and why its bad to be cruel to animals. So this one is for those who are 15 or under by January 1st 2017.
Ancients - the photographer has to be older than 70 years old by 1st Jan 2017
(*this is a completely new category in photo comps and we thought great fun!)
Apologies to those that don’t like to be referred to as ancient, but both Paul and Tom have felt that this category would actually be one that would appeal to the more experienced, knowledgeable, learned and wise members of our society. They also have had pets for longer than the other participants, so technically they may have more pictures to enter!
Pets who look like their owners
Now this is for the bold, the brave, the fearless, and the ones with a sense of humour. Not that the rest of the entrants won’t have a sense of humour, given the nature of the competition, but we really hope that out there, in the great wide pet world, there are a number of you that see some kind of resemblance between you and your most trusted furry (or scaly / feathered etc etc) friend. This could be the category of all categories…. here at the HQ of the Comedy Pet Photo Awards we are all holding our breath in anticipation.
Gone to the Dogs
Just the dogs you we hear you say? Well, in a nutshell, or a bone, yes. This category is your dog category, or as wikipedia says ‘a domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell and a barking, howling or whining voice’. Thank you Wikipedia, and hopefully that clears up this category for you owners out there.

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Link to T&C http://www.comedypetphoto.com/terms-and-conditions.php

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The winner will be the picture, which, in the opinion of the judges, combines the best technical excellence with the most amusing content and caption.

You can enter up to four images, each of which must be in JPEG format, under 4MB per image. (If you reach the finals, we will also require high resolution versions and the raw images or the original format of the photograph.) Remember quality over quantity. You are much more likely to win if you enter one or two really funny images than four 'sort of' funny images.

You must have taken the picture yourself within the last 50 years. Seriously you wouldn't believe what people try and submit these days. Although there no restrictions on entering images which have been published before, images which have already won other competitions are not eligible.

Breeds not to be used in the entry photographs:
Those marked KC3 are rated highly on the British Kennel Club watch list as breeds that have serious cause for concern: Basset, Bloodhound KC3, Chinese crested dog, Chow chow KC3, Clumber spaniel, Dachshund, Dogue de Bordeaux KC3, English bulldog KC3, French bulldog, Mastiff KC3, Neapolitan mastiff KC3, Newfoundland, Pekingese KC3, Persian cat, Pug KC3, Shar-pei KC3, Sphynx cat, St Bernard KC3.

You must think Le Freak by Chic one of the greatest pieces of popular music ever written... just kidding.