It's Christmas time, and when the whole world is celebrating the festival and holidays, pet owners don't want their pets to be left out. They normally dress up and showcase their prized possessions, and Christmas provides the best excuse to do it.
No wonder, the animals find themselves rolled up in Santa Claus suits and hats during the Christmas time.
In several countries, fashion shows and parades are held for the pet Santas. Many times, these animal Santas are the major attraction in Christmas charity and promotional events.
Here is a collection of the adorable dogs, cats, rabbits, penguins, monkeys and even elephants in their beautiful Santa Claus costumes.
A pair of chihuahuas, dressed as Santa Claus, take part in a fashion show at the Woefstock dog festival in AntwerpREUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM)A chihuahua shows off its costume during the annual chihuahua Christmas party at the Happy Paws pet resort in New York, December 9, 2006. Over sixty chihuahuas attended the party with performances from a seven piece Mariachi band, numerous canine Christmas treats and Santa ClausREUTERS/Erin Siegal (UNITED STA homeless woman and her dog waits for a free Christmas lunch served by Budapest's city council.REUTERS/Laszlo BaloghA dog in a Santa Claus costume is seen during the annual Christmas procession in the northern town of Nazareth.REUTERS/Gil Cohen MagenChap, a five-month-old monkey, wears a Santa Claus outfit at an amusement park in Tokyo.REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoA six-year-old baby elephant, "Num Choke", wearing a Santa Claus costume, performs for school children during a Chirstmas celebration at a school in a northern Thai province of Ayutthaya, 80 km (50 miles) from Bangkok December 24, 2002. An owner of an elephant camp brought his elephants and distributed toys to the school children to help celebrate Christmas in this predominantly Buddhist country.REUTERS/Sukree SukplangTwo Scottish folds wearing Christmas costumes are presented during a two-day international cat exhibition in Rostov-on-DonREUTERS/Stringer Russia
