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In Honor Of National Pet Day: Our Favorite Funny Pet Memes & Tweets!

A two-photo collage. The first shows an orange and white cat sitting high on a staircase landing inside a home. The cat is looking down over the edge at a gray cat who is dangling off the side by their front paws. The second image shows a blurry dog zooming over a couch. A woman sits on the couch, recoiling in reaction to the leaping dog.

Happy National Pet Day! In case you didn’t already know, today is all about giving our animal friends the love and attention they deserve. There are so many great ways to celebrate: If you have a pet of your own, you can treat them to something nice. Alternatively, you can take a moment to help out pets who don’t have homes by donating supplies to a shelter.

Finally, another fantastic way to observe National Pet Day is by enjoying some hilarious pet memes! This is where we have you covered. We’ve gathered some of the best for you to enjoy below!

1. I’m going to need every person who owns a chameleon to confirm if this is true.

Tweet from @Emma_The_Ward that reads: Chameleons are fun cause they'll grab anything you give them.

There's a three-photo collage. Each shows the same chameleon holding a different object in each, including a tiny toy sword.
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Adorable evidence included, of course.

2. Sure, he lost a shirt…

Tweet from @alextumay that reads: 

Bad news: I accidentally washed a nice wool shirt that I really loved and it shrunk a LOT

Good news:

An image is attached of a dog happily laying on his back on a couch. He's wearing a very shrunk shirt.
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But was this really a loss?

3. When you’ve watched a movie so many times you know all of the lines.

Tweet from @MaudBernab that reads: Goodbye Mufasa. I'm the King now.

A photo shows an orange and white cat sitting high on a staircase landing inside a home. The cat is looking down over the edge at a gray cat who is dangling off the side by their front paws.
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I’m not sure the gray cat is in on what’s going on, though…

4. He had a great plan.

@teddyboycocker Up to no good as usual #dogsoftiktok #cockerspaniel #foryoupage ♬ Monkeys Spinning Monkeys – Kevin MacLeod & Kevin The Monkey

But the execution wasn’t quite good enough.

5. The Cat Counsel doesn’t appreciate being interrupted.

Tweet from @Richard_Kadrey that reads: "Go back to bed. This doesn't concern you."

An image shows give cats in a kitchen at night, all of them staring at the camera, their eyes glowing yellow. Two of them are on the counter and three are each on a different shelf in an open cabinet.
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But they’ll consider forgiveness once given enough treats.

6. We each have our own unique ways of bonding with our pets.

Some of us more than others — but there’s no need to judge!

7. NOW you can hear well!?

Me: *opens a bag of chips 2 rooms away*
My dog:
An image of a blurry dog zooming over a couch. A woman sits on the couch, recoiling in reaction to the leaping dog.
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What happened when I was loudly saying your name, while in the same room, and you didn’t even react?

8. I strive to have half of the optimism these dogs possess.

current emotion: dogs who are stuck but pretending everything is fine

A four-photo collage of dogs stuck. One is in a plastic chair, another has their head in a small cat door, the third is stuck in a shrub, and the last is in fencing. Each looks content or happy.
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There’s not a single thought behind those joyful eyes.

9. Betrayal in four photos.

Screenshot of a Tweet from @JasmineMilton_ that reads: So I pretended to throw a ball and caught the exact moment my dog realized I had betrayed him

A four-photo collage that shows a dog slowly realize there isn't a ball to catch. His eyes go wide from excitement to glaring with annoyance.
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He probably got over it two seconds later, though.

10. What’s privacy?

Tweet from @TheTrendingTom that reads: When your cat realizes you're in the bathroom without them

An image shows a cat reaching through a hole in a door.
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Cats either don’t know what it is or simply choose to ignore it.

Pet parents are careful to give their animal friends the love and attention they deserve everyday, but holidays like National Pet Day are the perfect excuse to truly go all out. How will you be celebrating?

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