The annual contest, held in California, featured eight dogs vying for the top prize
The World’s Ugliest Dog contest may not render the most flattering title to its victor, but don’t tell that to Wild Thang.The annual contest, held at the 2024 Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California, featured eight dogs vying for the title. Most of the creatures came from dog shelters before being adopted.
Organisers of the World’s Ugliest Dog competition have been holding the event annually for nearly 50 years, according to its website. The site notes that “the contest speaks to the importance of advocating for the adoration of all animals and the benefits of adopting”. Other entrants included chihuahua mixes, Chinese crested mixes and pug mixed breeds, including a 14-year-old Brussels-griffon/pug mix named Freddie Mercury. Freddie Mercury did not win a prize this year in his debut at the event but is the official mascot of Petaluma’s local ice-cream truck and makes frequent appearances at local birthday parties as well as youth sporting events.World’s Ugliest Dog contest: 14-year-old Daisy Mae, pictured with Elizabeth Whitehouse, finished in third place.
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