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The World’s Ugliest Dog contest, and more from around the world

Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past ...

Exclusive: World's Ugliest Dog Contest winner, Petunia, ‘feeling great' after victory

The World's Ugliest Dog Contest, which has been celebrating imperfection for nearly 50 years, advocates for adopting dogs ...

Eugene dog named world's ugliest after rescue from Las Vegas breeder, wins $10K prize

Eugene dog overcomes abuse to win World's Ugliest Dog Contest. Petunia, a rescued hairless bulldog mix, beat nine competitors at Sonoma County Fair in California.

3,500 cockfighting birds seized in Southern California operation ‘Crowing Rooster’

Roughly 3,500 cockfighting birds were recovered by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department during a six-week-long ...
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‘World’s Ugliest Dog’ 2025 visits ‘Today’ show

The winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest appeared on the “Today” show Monday, just days after being awarded the coveted ...

'World's Ugliest Dog' lives in Eugene: Petunia the hairless French bulldog

Eugene is home to the World's Ugliest Dog. Petunia, a hairless French bulldog, received her crown on Aug. 8 during the annual ...
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‘World’s Ugliest Dog,’ crowned at Sonoma County Fair, is a French Bulldog mix

Dogs with underbites, snaggle teeth and no fur might not take home the top prize at the prestigious Westminster Dog Show, but ...

World’s ugliest dog crowned — see why a ‘gentle soul’ bulldog named Petunia was tops: ‘Unique beauty’

A hairless English-French bulldog mix was crowned as the winner of the 2025 “ World’s Ugliest Dog ” contest. The 2-year-old ...