Seasonal & Holidays

Share Your Pet's Halloween Costume Pics With Illinois Patch

See how to get your pet's photo featured in Illinois Patch's 2025 roundup of Halloween Pet Pics!

ILLINOIS — The time has come once again to coerce reluctant pets into wigs, wings and wild costumes one paw at a time. Patch is asking readers to share their best photos of their dogs, cats, birds, bunnies and more in their cutest or scariest Halloween costumes.

Here's how to get your pet considered for our Halloween Pet Photos roundup.

  1. Email a photo you took of your pet to rachel.barnes@patch.com
  2. Include the subject: Halloween Pet Photos
  3. Include the following "I took this photo and I give Patch permission to use it."

Before Halloween, Patch will post an article featuring your chilling assortment of animal companions.

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