One charming cat and one dashing dog will be awarded the title of America’s Favorite Pet! Each will be featured on the famed cover of Modern Dog and Modern Cat Magazine and take home $10,000 cash.
DOLLARS RAISED
$12,235,840.80
America’s Favorite Pet partners with PAWS (Progressive Animal Welfare Society) to aid in its mission to help cats, dogs, and wild animals thrive in happy, healthy homes or in their natural habitats. Since 1967, PAWS has unified more than 130,000 cats and dogs with loving families, nurtured more than 140,000 sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife, and made the world a better place for countless critters.
Modern Dog & Modern Cat
Each year, America’s Favorite Pet has given one fine feline and one handsome hound the opportunity to shine on newsstands. In 2023, Hunter’s life was forever honored in print, while Oakley’s story of survival was shared with cat lovers across the nation. The 2024 top cat and dog will not only get prime real estate on the cover of Modern Cat and Modern Dog Magazines but also a two-page spread to highlight their own unique journeys.
Eric Stonestreet & Roscoe
GUEST STARRING
Emmy-winning actor Eric Stonestreet, known for his role as Cam on "Modern Family" and the voice behind Duke in "The Secret Life of Pets," shares his life with his cherished canine companion, Roscoe. Together, this dynamic duo will provide a delightful behind-the-scenes glimpse into the celebrity dog life — and, of course, Eric's too!
Hall of Fame
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Destiny
2024 DOG WINNER
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Ysera
2024 CAT WINNER
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Hunter
2023 DOG WINNER
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Oakley
2023 CAT WINNER
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Willow
2022 DOG WINNER
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Tom
2022 CAT WINNER
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Pietro
2021 DOG WINNER
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Cole
2021 CAT WINNER
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Penelope
2020 DOG WINNER
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Boogeroux
2020 CAT WINNER
FAQ
Is America’s Favorite Pet a legitimate contest?
The answer is 'Yes!' In 2024, donations generated through Colossal's America's Favorite Pet competition resulted in an $8.9+ million grant to PAWS through Colossal's charity grantmaking partner, DTCare, and, the previous year resulted in a $3.2+ million grant to PAWS. America's Favorite Pet is a legitimate competition where one adorable pooch and fab feline are voted in by the public as America's top dog and top cat, each prancing away with $10,000 and the cover of Modern Cat or Modern Dog. You can find Destiny and Ysera's sweet faces on the Spring/Summer 2024 covers. PAWS even issued the professional fundraiser the 'Colossal Kindness Award'. So, yes, America's Favorite Pet is proven to be a legitimate competition.
Does the top dog and top cat get the cover of Modern Dog and Modern Cat?
Yes! The winning canine and feline will grace the covers of Modern Cat and Modern Dog, respectively, and have a 2-page feature spread inside the magazines as well. You can see the 2024 America's Favorite Pets, Destiny and Ysera, on their respective covers.
Is America’s Favorite Pet a scam?
No, the America's Favorite Pet competition is not a scam. Over the past 2 years, Colossal has raised more than $12.1 million to benefit PAWS. In each Colossal competition, entrants advance in a tournament-style competition that narrows with each round until there is a winner.
Learn more by visiting the competition rules.