We are amassing pictures of the most handsome animals in Kent for our Precious Pets competition.

Entries are flooding in - and the online tasters have been among the best read stories on kentmessenger.co.uk for the last two weeks.

So here are more.

But is your pet cuter? If you think so, then make sure you enter the competition, sponsored by the Maidstone-based Newnham Court Veterinary Group.

Up for grabs is a fantastic £250 cash prize as well as a framed portrait of your pet.

The winner will also receive free pet food for a year from Newnham Court Veterinary Group.

Send in snaps of your prized pet, and we will publish a selection of the pictures in a special supplement in the Kent Messenger on Friday, June 27.

We will ask readers to vote for their favourites and then our panel of experts will choose the overall winner from the top 10.

For your chance to win, simply send your picture to the Kent Messenger, either as a high quality original colour print or emailed jpeg of at least 500k.

• The photograph must only feature the pet which is to be entered in the competition, photographs which have people or other pets in will not be accepted, nor will pictures of animals wearing clothes. We cannot use photocopied or scanned prints.Entries must include the full name and age of your pet and your own full name, address and daytime telephone number. If you send a print, please attach the details to the back of the photograph.We will not be able to return photographs.
• Your picture must have been taken by you, your family or friends rather than a professional snapper. You must also have permission for the Kent Messenger to publish it. You must live in Kent.

Email your photograph to kmcompetition@thekmgroup.co.uk marking your entry Precious Pets or send it to Precious Pets Competition, Kent Messenger, 6 & 7 Middle Row, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1TG. The closing date for entries is noon on Friday, June 13.

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