Some might say dressing up your dog for Halloween is cruel, but we say it's one of the best parts of owning an animal. And the owners of these dogs, cats and ducks seem to agree. Click through below to see some truly ghoulish and great Halloween pet outfits -- and then send us pictures of your pets getting ready to trick-or-treat.
http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisherDressing up your dog for Halloween -- is it cruel? Arguably. Adorable? Absolutely. We pored through piles of pictures of outfitted pups (and a few other species) to find our very favorite shots, all highlighted below. Click here to send us pictures of your pets getting ready for trick-or-treat./fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,entry&id=312803&pid=312802&uts=1254425928
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Halloween Pet Parade
Ghouldon retrievers.
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Animals in Costume

    Stop, no, not the puppy dog eyes ... Fine. A trick and a treat for you.

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    Aquadog.

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    Pollinating pup.

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    His beak was far worse than his bite.

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    Chihuawitch.

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    Possibly not a true Halloween costume, but for heartbreaking cuteness we'll let that slide.

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    Woofgang Pup. Okay, you got us, that one might be plagiarized.

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    The newest K-9 on the force took his role quite seriously.

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    Dairy dog.

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    Toto seemed far too easy.

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