The Westminster Dog Show is just days away, and before those cute pups get to strut their stuff... PETA has planned a protest. They tell us they'll greet the dogs and their owners outside of MSG on Monday with tombstones and a message that purebred enthusiasts are basically the grim reaper for shelter dogs. Their banner will read: "Every Dog Bred Means Another Dog Dead," and they'll be standing amongst a graveyard with 40 tombstones (um, send us your photos?). Each tombstone will represent every 100,000 animals killed in animal shelters each year because of a lack of good homes. Last year the organization likened the American Kennel Club to the KKK.
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