After just over 1,000 votes, the results are in.  Who will get their paws or talons on a $50 pet store gift card courtesy of Havest Moon Acres?

Last year, we had 18 furry contestants in a wide variety of species dressed up in Halloween costumes from the usual dogs and cats to roosters, bearded dragons, and a bunny rabbit. This year, we have 14 pets clawing their way to cuteness.  Will a dog or a cat grab the crown this year, or will it be a rooster or a guinea pig?  Scroll down for the results.

 

 

IMPORTANT: Keep the vote local and legal, or you will be disqualified. 

Pet-O-Ween 2025 Rules

  • Submission Period: Wednesday, October 1st through Monday, October 13th
  • Voting Period Ends: Friday, October 31st at 5 am.
  • One vote per person/per day. 
  • Cheating is strictly prohibited, and fraudulent votes will be removed.
  • Buying votes or using IP changers will be detected and can result in disqualification.
  • Contestants must live in Southwest Michigan.
  • Date and Time of Results: Results will be posted around 6:30 A.M. on October 31st (Halloween morning).

 

Pet-O-Ween 2025 Contestants

The pet in costume with the most votes gets their paws on a $50 pet store gift card courtesy of Havest Moon Acres.

 

Let's take a look at the adorable contestants from last year's Pet-O-Ween.

Top 5 Pets in Costume for Pet-O-Ween 2024

  • #5. Ellie as Snow White with 6.69% of the vote.
  • #4. Biscuit as a Ghostbuster with 7.09% of the vote.
  • #3. Kevin was a Pretty Princess Ballerina with 10.43% of the vote.
  • #2. Gideon as a Ghostbuster with 25.20% of the vote.
  • #1. Dave as the Big Bad Wolf as Grandma with 26.97% of the vote.

Below, you'll find all the adorable pets in costume, listed in order of the percentage of votes they received.

 

Pet-O-Ween 2024

 

 

If that cute overload wasn't enough.  Check out the adorable contestants from Pet-O-Ween 2023.

 

Pet-O-Ween 2023

Vote for your favorite Southwest Michigan pets in costumes. #dogs #cats #rabbits #halloween

 

Here are the adorable pets in costumes from Pet-O-Ween 2022.  Rocko the Taco is my personal favorite.  We definitely need more goats in this contest.

 

Pet-O-Ween 2022

 

 

If you want to do a fun deep dive.  You can click here and see every Pet-O-Ween contest dating back to Halloween of 2019. I know...scrolling is ruff. I really do find my pet puns to be hiss-terical.  I'm just kitten around.