Check out this week’s best viral animal photos, plus our top reader submissions.
If you’ve got a pet photo that’s ridiculously cute (and/or hilarious) that you’d like featured in a future edition of ‘This is Why Animals Are Awesome,’ please send it our way: AwesomeAnimals@slice.ca.
![Everything about this photo is so on trend right now… Everything about this photo is so on trend right now…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Everything about this photo is so on trend right now…
![Lil basket of joy! Lil basket of joy!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Lil basket of joy!
![*whispering sweet nothings* *whispering sweet nothings*](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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*whispering sweet nothings*
![Classic sweater weather! Classic sweater weather!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Classic sweater weather!
![Twice as nice! Twice as nice!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Twice as nice!
![What a nut! What a nut!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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What a nut!
![When mom yells “dinner”… When mom yells “dinner”…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When mom yells “dinner”…
![Drinking your first coffee of the morning like… Drinking your first coffee of the morning like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Drinking your first coffee of the morning like…
![Getting to work on Monday morning like… Getting to work on Monday morning like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Getting to work on Monday morning like…
![Who doesn’t love a squirrel-friend! Who doesn’t love a squirrel-friend!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Who doesn’t love a squirrel-friend!
![When your sibling steals all of the attention… When your sibling steals all of the attention…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When your sibling steals all of the attention…
![Someone knows how to work a camera! Someone knows how to work a camera!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Someone knows how to work a camera!
![“Thats the last time you lie to me about going to the dog park, Sharon.” “Thats the last time you lie to me about going to the dog park, Sharon.”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Thats the last time you lie to me about going to the dog park, Sharon.”
![When the weight of the world is on your shoulders but you are still cute about it… When the weight of the world is on your shoulders but you are still cute about it…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When the weight of the world is on your shoulders but you are still cute about it…
![“Leaf me alone!” “Leaf me alone!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Leaf me alone!”
![“Hooman, why you betray me?!” “Hooman, why you betray me?!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Hooman, why you betray me?!”
![“It’s my party and I’ll bork if want to!” “It’s my party and I’ll bork if want to!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“It’s my party and I’ll bork if want to!”
![“I’m all ears!” “I’m all ears!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“I’m all ears!”
![“I thought you said DESSERT!” “I thought you said DESSERT!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“I thought you said DESSERT!”
![When you are going carb free but SO hungry… When you are going carb free but SO hungry…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you are going carb free but SO hungry…
![“Ex-squeeze me?!” “Ex-squeeze me?!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Ex-squeeze me?!”
![“I’m looking at the man in the mirror…” “I’m looking at the man in the mirror…”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“I’m looking at the man in the mirror…”
![When you are so cute but also OVER it… When you are so cute but also OVER it…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you are so cute but also OVER it…
![*Monday morning vibes* *Monday morning vibes*](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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*Monday morning vibes*
![Laughing sheep-ishly like… Laughing sheep-ishly like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Laughing sheep-ishly like…
![They are a purrfect match! They are a purrfect match!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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They are a purrfect match!
![When someone asks if you are going to finish your french fries… When someone asks if you are going to finish your french fries…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When someone asks if you are going to finish your french fries…
![When you are feelin’ so fresh and so clean… When you are feelin’ so fresh and so clean…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you are feelin’ so fresh and so clean…
![Looks like they are in a good moooooo-d! Looks like they are in a good moooooo-d!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Looks like they are in a good moooooo-d!
![Trying to wake up Monday morning like… Trying to wake up Monday morning like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Trying to wake up Monday morning like…
![Look at this little sock monkey! Look at this little sock monkey!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Look at this little sock monkey!
![“So I says to Cheryl, I says…” “So I says to Cheryl, I says…”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“So I says to Cheryl, I says…”
![And they say you should think OUTSIDE of the box… And they say you should think OUTSIDE of the box…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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And they say you should think OUTSIDE of the box…
![Who’s a pretty girl with a bow! Who’s a pretty girl with a bow!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Who’s a pretty girl with a bow!
![“I was born to break the rules!” “I was born to break the rules!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“I was born to break the rules!”
![Puggie the snowman! Puggie the snowman!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Puggie the snowman!
![When you get caught rifling through the fridge in the middle of the night… When you get caught rifling through the fridge in the middle of the night…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you get caught rifling through the fridge in the middle of the night…
![Chow chow or giant cotton ball? Chow chow or giant cotton ball?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Chow chow or giant cotton ball?
![Taking puppy eyes to a whole new level… Taking puppy eyes to a whole new level…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Taking puppy eyes to a whole new level…
![“We are all packed and ready to go!” “We are all packed and ready to go!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“We are all packed and ready to go!”
![Staring in the oven waiting for the pizza to bake like… Staring in the oven waiting for the pizza to bake like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Staring in the oven waiting for the pizza to bake like…
![Why does this baby penguin look like a break dancer about to pop off? Why does this baby penguin look like a break dancer about to pop off?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Why does this baby penguin look like a break dancer about to pop off?
![“I was told there would be fish… what is fisheye?!” “I was told there would be fish… what is fisheye?!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“I was told there would be fish… what is fisheye?!”
![Is this sheep in an 80s music video? Is this sheep in an 80s music video?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Is this sheep in an 80s music video?
![Cute overload! Cute overload!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Cute overload!
![Not even a little sheepish! Not even a little sheepish!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Not even a little sheepish!
![Pig me to be your valentine! Pig me to be your valentine!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Pig me to be your valentine!
![What a basket case! What a basket case!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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What a basket case!
![Introducing the Avril Lavigne of terriers… Introducing the Avril Lavigne of terriers…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Introducing the Avril Lavigne of terriers…
![Come to my window… Come to my window…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Come to my window…
![This pug was into toques before they were cool… This pug was into toques before they were cool…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This pug was into toques before they were cool…
![Fetchin’ some z’s! Fetchin’ some z’s!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Fetchin’ some z’s!
![“Weeeeeeeeeeee!” “Weeeeeeeeeeee!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Weeeeeeeeeeee!”
![Avoiding parties on a Friday night like… Avoiding parties on a Friday night like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Avoiding parties on a Friday night like…
![What a party animal… What a party animal…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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What a party animal…
![When you are feelin’ your outfit… When you are feelin’ your outfit…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you are feelin’ your outfit…
![This cat CAN’T even… This cat CAN’T even…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This cat CAN’T even…
![This week let’s all be as happy as this blissed out ram. This week let’s all be as happy as this blissed out ram.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This week let’s all be as happy as this blissed out ram.
![Dorky Storky! Dorky Storky!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Dorky Storky!
![Fools rush in! Fools rush in!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Fools rush in!
![Stop in the name of love! Stop in the name of love!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Stop in the name of love!
![Look at this lil spring chicken! Look at this lil spring chicken!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Look at this lil spring chicken!
![When someone offers you a bunch of bananas… When someone offers you a bunch of bananas…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When someone offers you a bunch of bananas…
![When someone reaches over and tries to take a piece of your bacon… When someone reaches over and tries to take a piece of your bacon…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When someone reaches over and tries to take a piece of your bacon…
![When you call in sick to work but you really just want a three day weekend… When you call in sick to work but you really just want a three day weekend…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you call in sick to work but you really just want a three day weekend…
![Who’s a good boy?! Who’s a good boy?!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Who’s a good boy?!
![Giving grumpy cat a run for his money… Giving grumpy cat a run for his money…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Giving grumpy cat a run for his money…
![When the branch manager is happy, we are all happy… When the branch manager is happy, we are all happy…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When the branch manager is happy, we are all happy…
![When your mom makes you wear the sweater your aunt gave you for Christmas… When your mom makes you wear the sweater your aunt gave you for Christmas…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When your mom makes you wear the sweater your aunt gave you for Christmas…
![Twinning! Twinning!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Twinning!
![That one friend of yours that just doesn’t get it… That one friend of yours that just doesn’t get it…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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That one friend of yours that just doesn’t get it…
![“You fake throw that ball ONE more time I dare you…” “You fake throw that ball ONE more time I dare you…”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“You fake throw that ball ONE more time I dare you…”
![Putting the DASH in dachshund… Putting the DASH in dachshund…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Putting the DASH in dachshund…
![Rub a dub dub! Rub a dub dub!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Rub a dub dub!
![When you are hangry and someone finally gives you a cookie… When you are hangry and someone finally gives you a cookie…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you are hangry and someone finally gives you a cookie…
![Hot dog she’s cute! Hot dog she’s cute!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Hot dog she’s cute!
![He’s cute and he nose it! He’s cute and he nose it!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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He’s cute and he nose it!
![What a fox! What a fox!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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What a fox!
![What a nut! What a nut!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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What a nut!
![“I hope you are proud of this hooman.” “I hope you are proud of this hooman.”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“I hope you are proud of this hooman.”
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