Ugly never ever looked so good!
Scooter thrived over a group of unique-looking dogs to win the 2023 World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California on Friday.
This year’s champ was born with warped back legs, according to TODAY. The 7-year-old was saved by the Saving Animals From Euthanasia (SAFE) rescue group.
As the grand reward winner, Scooter, a hairless Chinese Crested dog, gets $1,500, a prize, and the love of the contest’s countless fans.
The World’s Ugliest Dog Contest is a yearly occasion that began over twenty years back and was developed to influence love for all animals, particularly rescue animals.
“While the World’s Ugliest Dog contest is an event of the flaws that make our dogs adorable, a good a lot of them are saves from shelters and puppy mills, so we utilize the enjoyable and prestige of this competitors to raise awareness for dog adoption,” Tawny Tesconi, CEO, Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds and Event Center, said in a declaration. “Dogs resemble family and be worthy of caring houses no matter their physical diversion.”
Last year, the contest returned after a two-year break due to the pandemic. In 2022, a dog called Mr. Happy Face won the leading reward, thanks in part to his misaligned smile and plain, white mohawk.
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Scooter signs up with Mr. Happy Face and over a lots other pups in the Ugliest Dog Contest winner’s circle, consisting of 2019 winner Scamp the Tramp and Zsa Zsa, whose large position and teeth-exposing underbite assisted her vanquish 13 other participants in 2018.
Along with providing rewards for initially, 2nd, and 3rd location, the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest likewise uses a People’s Choice Award and a Spirit Award.
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The winner of the contest’s People’s Choice Award is picked by the neighborhood online and revealed on phase at the occasion. This year, Rascal Deux was individuals’s choice.
The Spirt Award is provided to a dog who has actually gotten rid of challenges or is offering a service to their neighborhood. For 2023, Harold Bartholomew took home the honor.
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