For some reason, people love putting their pets in cute and unique costumes for different types of events. It’s our way of making them just a little bit more human. The worst part, many animals don’t really look too excited to be wearing these elaborate pet costumes. While the reasoning behind it still escapes me, most people seem to love it. Here are 5 dogs and 5 cats put in pet costumes.

Here we have a dog wearing a costume to look like the headless horseman. The real questions is, how long will the Sleepy Hallow man stay on his steed.

A chihuahua dressed up like a Catholic school girl. The pose for this shot may be a little bit much.

A personal favorite, Pug Vader. This pug is wearing a popular costumes from this past Halloween, where he was made up to look like either Darth Vader or Dark Helmet from Spaceballs. Either way, it works.

The transition from a dalmatian to a cow is quite easy, you just have to make sure the balloon doesn’t pop.
A bulldog dressed like a pirate seems to be a bit upset. I think it’s more the fact that this pet costume didn’t come with a real parrot.
And, of course, you can’t leave out our feline friends from all the dress up fun. Here are five cats dressed up in funny pet costumes.

Pumpkins seem to be a popular theme for cats, especially for the large cats.

Here we have another pumpkin cat, only wearing a different types of pet costume.

Hogwarts is missing an student, or are they. This cat got all dressed up to go to school, but couldn’t find its way to class.

This cat just does not look happy, but the pet costume is cute. It’s dressed up like a witch in great Halloween colors.

Last, but definitely not least, proof that the terrorists have won. If they’ve recruited our cats, then we don’t stand a chance.