A Picture is Worth a Thousand Purrs
Following up on yesterday's photos of our legislative award winners, I want to share with you another set of winning photos. The HSUS's Spay Day USA Pet Photo Contest has come to a close, and the winning shots are touching and outstanding. (The four Markarian kitties—Georgia, Mario, Misty, and Oliver—were in the running, but were apparently disqualified due to bad behavior.)
More than 30,000 people submitted photos of their pets, celebrating the human-animal bond and writing about how their companion animals have impacted their lives. The stories are inspiring, and the images even more so. From the grand prize winner—Gomer (below), a rescued cat in Walnut Creek, Calif.—to the dogs, cats, rabbits, and even a baby rat, every picture reminds us of the joy and happiness that animals bring to our lives.
You can see the grand prize winner, along with the ten finalists and 25 honorable mentions, by clicking here. If you entered your pet's photo or voted for your favorite candidate, whether you're a "Demo-Cat" or "Re-Pup-lican," thank you for participating in the "Pet-toral College."
Michael Markarian is the president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund, a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization that lobbies for animal welfare legislation and works to elect humane-minded candidates to public office. In almost 15 years in the animal protection movement, Markarian has worked for the passage of countless state laws and federal statutes to protect animals, in addition to helping defeat some of the strongest anti-animal welfare politicians in the United States. 
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