“Houston, we have a pawblem.”

Tiffany Fox, San Diego

THE FINALISTS

“Who pushed the ‘Here, Kitty Kitty ...’ button?” David Gallagher, San Marcos

“Dammit, Jim, I’m a doctor, not a veterinarian!” Anton C. Gerschler, Carlsbad

“Take me to your breeder.” Mark S. Mcdonald, San Diego

“Our systems can’t handle the cuteness overload!” Mary Reed, San Diego

“Activate Tiktok recording!” Bruce Dixon, San Diego

“Deploy giant litter box.” Steve Werk, Bonita

“How did Betsy manage to find us out here in Alpha Centauri?” Theresa Martin-werk, Bonita

“Oh, no! We’re a toy.” Carol Robinson, La Jolla

“Plan 9 Lives From Outer Space.” Josh Board, San Diego

“This is the most uplifting streaming video we’ve received from Earth in all of 2020.”

Dorothy Bacarti, Fletcher Hills

“Which one of you let the cat out of the bag?” Junior Depositar, San Diego

“It’s the Macy’s balloon from 2020!” Lisa George, Rancho Peñasquitos

“I told you we shouldn’t have used the last of the freeze-dried milk!”

Ross Lewin, Lakeside

Meowterspace.

Doug Gilmore, online submission

“A long time ago in a galaxy fur, fur away …” Michael Marsch, San Diego