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Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jun 5, 2014 4:25 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jun 5, 2014 4:25 PM UTC Top UK veterinary charity PDSA announced the dogs, cats, and rabbits that are [finalists](http://metro.co.uk/2014/06/05/off-to-bootcamp-fat-pets-including-28-stone-bulldog-compete-to-go-on-slimming-camp-4750564/) for its 2014 weight-loss competition, which is supposed to raise awareness about [pet obesity](http://www.pdsa.org.uk/pet-health-advice/pdsa-pet-fit-club). Below, NewsFeed rounds-up the fat cats and pudgy pooches that have gone viral throughout the years. ### This 39-Pound Cat Ate Hog Dogs  NBCUniversal Media / Getty Images The hot dog-eating cat that wound up in a Santa Fe shelter was “interviewed” by [Anderson Cooper](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-G4BvBtoyM) and the [_TODAY_](http://www.today.com/pets/meow-39-pound-cat-dies-758190) anchors. It passed away from lung failure on May 7, 2012. ### The Garfield That Can’t Eat Lasagna  Janet Ciminelli of North Shore Animal League of America holds Garfield at Long Island on June 4, 2012 in New York City. Laurentiu Garofeanu / Barcroft USA / Barcoft Media / Getty Images This 40-pound cat went viral in 2012 when it was at a Long Island shelter. [For exercise](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/weirdnewsvideo/9313877/Real-life-Garfield-lays-claim-to-title-of-worlds-fattest-cat.html), it would get picked up by someone, moved to another spot, and the feline would have to walk back. ### SpongeBob Can’t-Fit-Into SquarePants  Laurentiu Garofeanu / Barcroft USA /Barcoft Media / Getty Images This 33-pound feline chased lasers for exercise. In August 2012, about two months after it was adopted, it passed away after [a large mass](http://www.today.com/pets/sponge-bob-33-pound-tabby-dies-933136) was found around its heart. ### The Pet Version of The Biggest Loser  CBS Photo Archive / Getty Images New York City “dog guru” Justin Silver helped Rosie, an obese Bernese Mountain Dog, start a weight-loss regiment on _Dogs in the City,_ a CBS reality show about what it’s like to be a dog in The Big Apple. ### The 131-Pound Lab  Alfie, the labrador is pictured at 59.5kg at the Leybourne Animal Centre in Kent, England, Nov. 1, 2006 Barcroft Media /Barcoft Media via Getty Images This dog weighed more than 170 pounds when it was rescued because his previous owner fed him every time he barked. ### The 187-Pound Black Lab  Sampson, the 187-pound labrador, at the Animal Aid vet in Yarra Glen, Victoria, June 21, 2011. Mike Keating / Newspix / Getty Images Too many leftover pizza, pasta, and scraps from roasts explain why this Australian dog named Sampson was called a “lardy labrador” with a frame “the size of a small heifer” when he went viral in 2011. ### Tiddles  Chris Moorhouse / Evening Standard / Getty Images During the 1970s, this tabby was known as the only male allowed in the ladies room at Paddington Station. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2827132/7-of-the-cutest-chubby-pets/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2827132/7-of-the-cutest-chubby-pets/"},"headline":"7 of the Cutest Chubby Pets","datePublished":"2014-06-05T16:25:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:37.770Z","description":"A few of our favorite hefty pets who have gone viral","url":"https://time.com/2827132/7-of-the-cutest-chubby-pets/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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