Take a look at this week’s most viral animal photos and reader submissions.
And 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,’ send it our way: AwesomeAnimals@slice.ca.
![Meet Mad Mullins! Meet Mad Mullins!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Mikael Dam
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Meet Mad Mullins!
![Baby Rune showing the best puppy eyes! Baby Rune showing the best puppy eyes!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Mikael Dam
2 / 80
Baby Rune showing the best puppy eyes!
![Basie showing their assertive side! Basie showing their assertive side!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Mikael Dam
3 / 80
Basie showing their assertive side!
![Bella loves to photobomb! Bella loves to photobomb!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Mikael Dam
4 / 80
Bella loves to photobomb!
![Charlie’s Angels: The 2017 Edition Charlie’s Angels: The 2017 Edition](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Jen Burrell
5 / 80
Charlie’s Angels: The 2017 Edition
![“If we promise to never party again, will you stop the spinning?” “If we promise to never party again, will you stop the spinning?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Jen Burrell
6 / 80
“If we promise to never party again, will you stop the spinning?”
![Jaxon is a best friend AND a beauty! Jaxon is a best friend AND a beauty!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Suzanne
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Jaxon is a best friend AND a beauty!
![Three Amigos, and trusty kitchen protectors! Three Amigos, and trusty kitchen protectors!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Suzanne
8 / 80
Three Amigos, and trusty kitchen protectors!
![Like mother like daughter! Like mother like daughter!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Jenny Yang
9 / 80
Like mother like daughter!
![After a rigorous interview process, there is no denying that Luca is our official branch manager! After a rigorous interview process, there is no denying that Luca is our official branch manager!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Sharon Fleming
10 / 80
After a rigorous interview process, there is no denying that Luca is our official branch manager!
![Giving a whole new meaning to ‘sleeping with one eye open’… Giving a whole new meaning to ‘sleeping with one eye open’…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Oriana Schwartzentruber
11 / 80
Giving a whole new meaning to ‘sleeping with one eye open’…
![When the buffet runs out of food… When the buffet runs out of food…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When the buffet runs out of food…
![When your jam comes on in the club… When your jam comes on in the club…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When your jam comes on in the club…
![“What are YOU looking at hooman?!” “What are YOU looking at hooman?!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“What are YOU looking at hooman?!”
![When the elevator is broken and you have to take the stairs… When the elevator is broken and you have to take the stairs…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When the elevator is broken and you have to take the stairs…
![“Who said treat!?” “Who said treat!?”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Who said treat!?”
![That feeling when you finally finish the work week… That feeling when you finally finish the work week…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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That feeling when you finally finish the work week…
![Nothin’ to see here, just a hedgehog sitting in a baseball hat eating sour cream… Nothin’ to see here, just a hedgehog sitting in a baseball hat eating sour cream…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Nothin’ to see here, just a hedgehog sitting in a baseball hat eating sour cream…
![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!
![Look at this wild cat! Look at this wild cat!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Look at this wild cat!
![“She said WHAT?!” “She said WHAT?!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“She said WHAT?!”
![This puppers is all ears! This puppers is all ears!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This puppers is all ears!
![Loving lambs! Loving lambs!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Loving lambs!
![When you are feelin’ fresh with your new do… When you are feelin’ fresh with your new do…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you are feelin’ fresh with your new do…
![Squad goals… Squad goals…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Squad goals…
![Why do these dogs look like they are the final freeze frame of an 80s teen movie… Why do these dogs look like they are the final freeze frame of an 80s teen movie…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Why do these dogs look like they are the final freeze frame of an 80s teen movie…
![Coming back from Cancun like… Coming back from Cancun like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Coming back from Cancun like…
![Why do these dogs look like they are on the cover of puppy Vogue? Why do these dogs look like they are on the cover of puppy Vogue?](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Why do these dogs look like they are on the cover of puppy Vogue?
![“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?!”
![Getting all of your ducks in a row like… Getting all of your ducks in a row like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Getting all of your ducks in a row like…
![Watching the oven while your pizza bakes like… Watching the oven while your pizza bakes like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Watching the oven while your pizza bakes like…
![What a snow angel! What a snow angel!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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What a snow angel!
![Waking up from a nap like… Waking up from a nap like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Waking up from a nap like…
![When you are both little spoons… When you are both little spoons…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you are both little spoons…
![Hot dog, what a cutie! Hot dog, what a cutie!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Hot dog, what a cutie!
![Feelin’ fresh as a daisy! Feelin’ fresh as a daisy!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Feelin’ fresh as a daisy!
![One of the extras from ‘Grumpy Old Men’… One of the extras from ‘Grumpy Old Men’…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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One of the extras from ‘Grumpy Old Men’…
![When your alarm goes off on Monday morning… When your alarm goes off on Monday morning…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When your alarm goes off on Monday morning…
![Waiting for the pizza delivery guy like… Waiting for the pizza delivery guy like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Waiting for the pizza delivery guy like…
![When you find out all of the treats are gone… When you find out all of the treats are gone…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you find out all of the treats are gone…
![When bae’s showing you memes but you’ve seen them already… When bae’s showing you memes but you’ve seen them already…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When bae’s showing you memes but you’ve seen them already…
![How I sleep knowing it’s a long weekend and there’s nothing to worry about… How I sleep knowing it’s a long weekend and there’s nothing to worry about…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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42 / 80
How I sleep knowing it’s a long weekend and there’s nothing to worry about…
![“You said we were going to the park, Sharon.” “You said we were going to the park, Sharon.”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“You said we were going to the park, Sharon.”
![Brussels Gryffindor Brussels Gryffindor](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Brussels Gryffindor
![She finally realized where the laser came from… She finally realized where the laser came from…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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She finally realized where the laser came from…
![I think we know who this chair belongs to… I think we know who this chair belongs to…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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I think we know who this chair belongs to…
![Now that’s a smooth wink. Now that’s a smooth wink.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Now that’s a smooth wink.
![“Get offa my lawn!” “Get offa my lawn!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Get offa my lawn!”
![“I AM THE KING OF THE JUNGLE!” “I AM THE KING OF THE JUNGLE!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“I AM THE KING OF THE JUNGLE!”
![This perfect loaf! This perfect loaf!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This perfect loaf!
![Look at this cuddle puddle! Look at this cuddle puddle!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Look at this cuddle puddle!
![Get ready for some pandamonium! Get ready for some pandamonium!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Get ready for some pandamonium!
![When you’re super cute but terrible at hide n’ seek. When you’re super cute but terrible at hide n’ seek.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you’re super cute but terrible at hide n’ seek.
![Everyone has a nosy neighbour. Everyone has a nosy neighbour.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Everyone has a nosy neighbour.
![When you overdress for the occasion and have to make the best of it… When you overdress for the occasion and have to make the best of it…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you overdress for the occasion and have to make the best of it…
![New do. New you. New do. New you.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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New do. New you.
![This dog is over it. This dog is over it.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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57 / 80
This dog is over it.
![Really kitties have curves. Really kitties have curves.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Really kitties have curves.
![When you just can’t get your phone to charge… When you just can’t get your phone to charge…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you just can’t get your phone to charge…
![Reading the lineup for Coachella like… Reading the lineup for Coachella like…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Reading the lineup for Coachella like…
![When you thought you caught the laser but it’s back and stronger than ever. When you thought you caught the laser but it’s back and stronger than ever.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you thought you caught the laser but it’s back and stronger than ever.
![Happiness starts with a cute hairdo. Happiness starts with a cute hairdo.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Happiness starts with a cute hairdo.
![And this post is called ‘Downward Lemur’. And this post is called ‘Downward Lemur’.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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And this post is called ‘Downward Lemur’.
![And this is called “Lemur Sun Salutations”. And this is called “Lemur Sun Salutations”.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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And this is called “Lemur Sun Salutations”.
![This dog knows how to winter. This dog knows how to winter.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This dog knows how to winter.
![Nothing is cuter than a clumsy puppy running. Nothing is cuter than a clumsy puppy running.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Nothing is cuter than a clumsy puppy running.
![Boop the snoot! Boop the snoot!](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Boop the snoot!
![When someone turns on the lights in the middle of the night… When someone turns on the lights in the middle of the night…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When someone turns on the lights in the middle of the night…
![“I need those files on my desk by Monday Cheryl… no excuses!” “I need those files on my desk by Monday Cheryl… no excuses!”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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69 / 80
“I need those files on my desk by Monday Cheryl… no excuses!”
![Ah yes, classic school photo smile… Ah yes, classic school photo smile…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Ah yes, classic school photo smile…
![When you wake up five minutes before your alarm… When you wake up five minutes before your alarm…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When you wake up five minutes before your alarm…
![This dog can have whatever it wants… This dog can have whatever it wants…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This dog can have whatever it wants…
![Biiiiiiig stretch. Biiiiiiig stretch.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Biiiiiiig stretch.
![When someone wears socks with sandals…. When someone wears socks with sandals….](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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When someone wears socks with sandals….
![Assistant to the branch manager… Assistant to the branch manager…](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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Assistant to the branch manager…
![This cow is so emo. This cow is so emo.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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This cow is so emo.
![So fresh and so clean. So fresh and so clean.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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So fresh and so clean.
![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!
![“Bubbles? I hate bubbles.” “Bubbles? I hate bubbles.”](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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“Bubbles? I hate bubbles.”
![The doctor is IN. The doctor is IN.](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
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The doctor is IN.
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