ClimateWire: Only purebred dogs are allowed to compete at the Westminster Kennel Club's annual dog show.
"The basic purpose of dog shows is to facilitate the evaluation of breeding stock for use in producing the next generations,' the organization's website says.
Judges choose winners based on how closely a dog fits a standard, or "ideal breed.' Standards are based on both personality traits and physical ones--from eye color to ear shape and even tail placement. Mutts need not apply.
It is competitions...