Bone to pick: Westminster dog show winner Wasabi sparks controversy
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is fetching online criticism for allegations of animal mistreatment and cultural appropriation, along with sheer surprise.“What’s not to like about this dog?” show judge Patricia Trotter rhetorically asked Sunday.Well, Twitter answered Monday — and they had a bone to pick.One user, Jemima Harrison, pointed out how the unnaturally overgrown dog had to be kept on a cooling pad, calling it “the terrible price these poor dogs pay for human vanity.” That was a bone of contention for other users, too.“I don’t hate, just wish we wouldn’t breed dogs to have such unnatural and harmful characteristics.