Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI) gets a lot of interesting claims throughout the year—so interesting in fact that they have an annual award for the most unusual claim.

Each month VPI employees select the most interesting claim from that month as a nominee. Readers of the company's blog then read each pet's story and vote for the winner of the VPI Hambone Award.

Click “next” to see which pet is the winner of the 2012 Hambone Award, as well as the second- and third-place winners and the rest of the top 12 unusual pet-related claims of 2012.

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