We look forward to our Halloween costume contest all year, and once again we’re excited to announce the winners of this year’s contest.

Without further ado, here’s the winners’ list:

Grand Prize Winner

(Chosen by a Petful judging panel)

Bugg and Louise as Pup-N-Stein and The Bride

Last night, Cinzia told us a little about these pups: “Louise, half chihuahua and half Boston terrier, is from Wright Way Rescue in Morton Grove, Illinois. She just turned 3 in September and weighs in at a whopping 5 pounds. Her favorite activities are sleeping and play wrestling with her sister.”

“Bugg was rescued by a friend who found her in an abandoned apartment in Florida,” Cinzia says. “We think she’s about 3 years old and possibly a chihuahua/pug mix. She’s amazingly sweet, and her favorite activities are escaping her crate, eating and removing squeakers from her toys.”

The Grand Prize includes:

• $1,000 donation to the registered 501(c)3 nonprofit animal rescue or shelter of the winner’s choice (Cinzia has chosen Rancho Relaxo as the winning recipient of the donation.)
• Featured article here on Petful about the nonprofit
• $100 cash award

The Grand Prize winner was chosen by an official 4-member Petful judging panel. “It was incredibly tough to choose just one Grand Prize winner when we had 68 outstanding entries,” says Dave Baker, publisher of Petful.

“We chose ‘Pup-N-Stein and The Bride’ as our Grand Prize winner because everything seemed to come together: a classic Halloween theme, creative costumes, an amazing background with lots of cool things like test tubes and pops of bright green, and the intense look on the dogs’ faces.”

People’s Choice Awards

(Chosen by voting on Facebook)

Dogs Category: Dollie as Minnie Mouse

Cats Category: Pedro as a Pumpkin

Other Pets: Bunn Bunn as a Chicken

All 3 of our People’s Choice Award winners get:

• $275 donation to the registered 501(c)3 nonprofit animal rescue or shelter of each winner’s choice
• Featured articles on Petful about those charities

To view all of our entrant photos, see the app on our Facebook page. Thank you to everyone who participated in and spread the word about our Halloween contest this year!

It’s time to vote in our Halloween costume contest!

Head over to the app on our Facebook page to vote for your favorite costumed pets. People’s Choice Awards voting begins today and will end Oct. 30, 2017, at 11:59 p.m. EST. All winners will be announced on Halloween, Oct. 31, 2017.

Your vote counts! Here are the prizes for each winner of the People’s Choice Awards: