Virus postpones Westminster Kennel Club’s annual dog show

NEW YORK (AP) — A surge of coronavirus cases in New York has forced the postponement of another signature event, the Westminster Kennel Club’s annual dog show. The show announced Wednesday (Dec. 29, 2021) it has postponed its 146th annual event to have been contested in late January 2022. The announcement didn’t give a new date for the show but said it would be later in 2022. The dog show normally is held in February, with semifinal and final rounds at Madison Square Garden. It was moved to June last year and held outdoors at the Lyndhurst estate in suburban Tarrytown. Spectators weren’t allowed, and human participants had to be vaccinated or newly tested.