In a feature about the new dog breeds at this year's Westminster Dog Show, the New York Times casually mentioned that, for the first time ever, cats will be a part of the program.
Cats to compete in this year’s Westminster Dog Show https://t.co/9jKfFxX1G4
Well, more specifically, one special Bengal cat contestant will be allowed to be among a brigade of dogs.
People reacted VERY strongly against the move.
@grynbaum man, this is some bullshit. fuck cats!
"I refuse to accept that Westminster's DOG show will have cats. DOG. D-O-G. Woof woof."
I refuse to accept that Westminster's DOG show will have cats. DOG. D-O-G. Woof Woof. https://t.co/gUihzws8tX
For some, it was further indication that the country is undergoing a complete and utter meltdown.
Cats at the Westminster?!?! What is happening to the world? https://t.co/aMdpa8XEf6
They're showing cats at the Westminster Dog Show- its official- The world has gone crazy.
@grynbaum @nytimes Pretty sure these are the end times they spoke about in Ghostbusters
The references to the current political climate were inevitable.
@grynbaum @nytimes just another day in Trump's America.
@grynbaum @nytimes have the cats been subjected to extreme vet-ting?
@DearbhailDibs I'm almost certain 'cats at Westminster dog show' is one of the signs of the apocalypse
"I am calling for a total and complete shutdown of cats entering the Westminster Dog Show until reps can figure out what the hell's going on."
I am calling for a total and complete shutdown of cats entering the Westminster Dog Show until reps can figure out what the hell's going on.
Conduct the vote on Jeff Sessions to distract from the Executive Order that allows cats in Westminster Dog Show
Some tried to rectify the information by calling the cats simply "alternative dogs."
Alternative dogs https://t.co/KDLlOvX83p
They are not cats, they are alternative dogs 😀 https://t.co/mOpsz0CQr7
Or are dogs alternative cats?????
@Elizasoul80 But dogs are really just alt-cats. It's the Westminster Cat Show now.
Either way, people are joking that this news is the straw that broke America's back. "Mass hysteria" will ensue, they predict.
@JustinBrannan @grynbaum
@grynbaum @nytimes Mass hysteria.
Human sacrifice and mass hysteria are right around the corner. https://t.co/BTnzGtRgFf
internet: the westminster kennel club dog show will feature cats me:
But some people did raise more practical concerns...
@grynbaum @nytimes i wonder how they plan to make those cats give a fuck.
Do cats even give a fuck?
@johnaita @grynbaum @nytimes Anyone who can make a cat behave for the judges the way they get dogs to behave, deserves their award.