Animal activist, model and TV host Beth Ostrosky, right, kisses Gus, a pedigree Chinese Crested from St. Petersburg, Fla., winner of the 2008 World's Ugliest Dog Contest held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif., Friday June 20, 2008. Gus's owner Jeanenne Teed, center, and her daughter Janey, left, have been helping Gus fight his battle with cancer. (Agencies)