Pets from 81 countries vie for €3,300 comedy photography award

The winner of the competition will receive £3,000 (Candice Sedighan/Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photography Awards/PA)

Startled cats, laughing horses and a dog with its nose in a biscuit jar are all vying for the top prize in a comedy photography competition in the UK.

The finalists have been announced in the Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photography Awards, which received more than 2,000 entries from 81 different countries.