Cats, dogs, rats, birds, donkeys, and more will make you forget the stress of election season. They’re cute, cuddly, and funny. This week’s issue brings you the winners of our annual Pet photo contest, and they’ll bring a smile to your face. Alongside those, we’ve got stories about the hundreds of peacocks that call See Canyon home, what it takes to be Pismo Beach’s K-9 team, and a service member who was reunited with a dog he befriended overseas.
View all the entries to the 2026 contest!
This article appears in Pets 2026.
