In California chose the ugliest dog in the world

23 June in the city of Petaluma (CA) held a contest World’s Ugliest Dog 2018. The winner was 9-year-old English bulldog MS MS (Zsa Zsa), reports AP News.

Meet the 2018 winner of THE WORLD’S UGLIEST DOG CONTEST! (Yes, that’s a real contest) Zsa Zsa is a 9-year-old English Bulldog. pic.twitter.com/jQuFKaDO75

— Kelsey McFarland (@KelseyMarie_TV) June 24, 2018

The main prize of the contest, cash award in the amount of $1.5 million, was received by the hostess Mrs. Ms. Megan Brainard of Anoki (mn). His ward, she found on a special website for search Pets.

The ugly dog choose annually at the fair Sonoma-Mari. The contest has become a symbolic event, because here is already 30 years old.

Before the event is staged on Fridays, but this year the organizers moved it to Saturday to collect as many spectators and participants. Each contestant «defile» in front of the jury on the red carpet, showing their «shortcomings». For example, MS-MS is extremely long tongue and crooked front legs.

Due to physical defects animals seem to be only ugly to outsiders: for their masters — they simply beloved family members. Megan Brainard for the contest wearing her favorite pink collar and the same color lacquer painted her nails on his front paws.

Zsa Zsa, a 9-year-old English Bulldog from Anoka, MN, struts her stuff at the 2018 World’s Ugliest Dog® Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, CA. Zsa Zsa took first place in the competition. #stockphotography, #AlamyPOTW, #funnydogs, #UgliestDogContest, #WorldsUgliestDog pic.twitter.com/DufGUDr8K2

— Tim Fleming (@WebguruTim) June 24, 2018

This is the main idea of the contest is to show everyone that the love of Pets does not depend on the degree of their conformity to the accepted standards of beauty.

In the meantime, the organizers of the contest World’s Ugliest Dog trying to convey to the public how many animals the irregular appearance crave love and home, the airline Delta has prohibited the transport of pit bulls.

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