Get ready for the biggest pet awards event of the year.
Your Pet's Path to Stardom Starts Here
Does your pet have what it takes to be a star? Welcome to the Pet Lovers' Choice Awards - the first-ever, fan-voted national awards show for pets! This is your chance to turn your beloved friend into a nationwide sensation.
We're looking for pets from every corner of the country from pampered pups to remarkable rescues. This is your chance to compete for incredible prizes and be crowned a national champion at our star-studded, televised awards gala hosted by the hilarious Gabriel Iglesias.
Best of all, every paid vote cast helps support the incredible work of Best Friends Animal Society, because we believe that every vote can help save a life.
It's free and easy to enter. The journey from hometown hero to red-carpet royalty starts now.
Category Winners
Best Rescue Winner
Each winner receives prizes worth over $50,000
Winners receive a cash prize, tickets and accomodation to the awards show, winner announcement on Time Square billboard and more!
All Winners Receive:
Select a category below to begin your entry. Good luck!
Awards Timeline
Submission Period
Nov 6 - Dec 2
Voting Rounds
Nov 12 - Dec 31
Live Awards
Jan 5
How It Works
Submission Process
- Entry into the Pet Lovers' Choice Awards is free.
- The submission period starts on November 6th and ends on December 2nd.
- Pet owners select a category that best fits their pet.
- Owners are permitted to submit one pet in each category.
Voting Process
- Voting runs from November 12th to December 31st.
- Voters can cast one free vote per pet daily or purchase unlimited additional votes.
- The Awards has multiple rounds where pets compete in groups to advance.
- The top three entrants from each group receive bonus votes for the next round.
About Best Friends Animal Society®
Best Friends Animal Society® is a leading animal welfare organization working to end the killing of pets and cats in America's shelters and make the country no kill in 2025.
Founded in 1984, Best Friends is a pioneer in the no-kill movement and has helped reduce the number of animals killed in shelters from an estimated 17 million per year to 415,000 last year. Best Friends runs lifesaving programs across the country, as well as the nation’s largest no-kill animal sanctuary.
Working collaboratively with a network of more than 5,000 animal welfare and shelter partners, and community members nationwide, Best Friends is working to Save Them All®. For more information, visit bestfriends.org.