1. How many years has the 'Worlds Ugliest Dog' contest been around? How many contestants did it attract this year?
The 'world ugliest dog' competition has been around for 26 years. It started in the year 1988. The competition is held in Santa Rosa, California. This year the competition attracted 29 dogs.
2. How did this year's winner Peanut get his 'ugly' looks?
This years winner Peanut was severely burnt, causing him to lose his eyelids, lips and most of his body hair. As a result his eyes constantly water. With his lips being burnt off, you can see his teeth, which gives you an ominous looking dog.
3. What is the organisers main purpose for organising this unusual competition?
The organiser thinks that this is a good way to honour the dogs and most of them are the aftermath of human abuse. This is a good way to make us see what we do to the dogs. This also raises the awareness for their adoption by showing that physical damage does not mean that they will not be loving and loyal. Before the competition they vet the dog to ensure they are healthy enough to take part. There is the best looking dog competition, so why not have the opposite?
Critical thinking.
Do you think this is an appropriate title for this competition? What would you change it to?
I think that the name is appropriate for the competition, but they could change it. The reason is that, some of the dogs in these competitions aren't that ugly or deformed. I don't know what I would name it, but it wouldn't be the worlds ugliest dogs. Maybe something like 'Worlds Unusual Dogs' as that is not offensive, but still has an appropriate name.
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