At Least Two More Dogs Dead in Iditarod

by Stephanie Ernst · 2009-03-17 05:03:00 UTC
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I hope all the adamant Iditarod supporters who've been all over this blog fiercely defending the "sport" in the last week are still around for this:

At least two more dogs are dead. Still feeling good about yourselves and your race? Don't bother responding. I already know the preposterous answers. My guess, given the reported circumstances, is that by the time this is all over this year, there will be more deaths to add to the current three (though whether we'll actually hear about all or any of them is anyone's guess; I don't expect to get any reliable figures on the number injured either).

And from the Anchorage Daily News:

Iditarod officials confirmed the dog deaths and said necropsies were planned to determine how the animals died. Thin-coated huskies have been an issue of concern among Iditarod veterinarians in recent years. Concerns have been growing that such dogs might fall victim to exposure.

Iditarod-supporting veterinarians, please spare me your "concern."

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Stephanie Ernst wrote the original Animal Rights blog at Change.org until December 2009. She can now be found at Animal Rights & AntiOppression.
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