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- Buster the bulldog from New York and Geno, a domestic shorthair from New Jersey have beaten more than 400,000 contenders to secure their spot as "America's Favorite Pet" in a new competition for animal welfare organization Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS).
- Modern Family star Eric Stonestreet hosted the competition.
- Both winners took home a prize of $10,000 and were announced the cover stars of "Modern Cat" and "Modern Dog" magazines.
- The annual online, voting-based competition, now in its 5th year, primarily works to raise funds for life-saving animal welfare support. This year it managed to raise $8.3 million for PAWS.
- Have you ever entered your pet in a competition and won?
Buster, Geno crowned 'America's Favorite Pet' in new competition for PAWS
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