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One dog has died so far during the 2010 Iditarod season – “Lava” died in the team of seventeen-year-old Jeff Holt during the 2010 Junior Iditarod. He reportedly died from a gastric ulcer, which is a common occurrence in overworked racing sled dogs. Due to the amount of negative publicity the race received last year due [...] Snowmass Village police are investigating a report of animal cruelty at Krabloonik, the embattled commercial dogsledding operation at the resort. A former employee of Krabloonik gave a statement to police Monday regarding an incident of alleged cruelty, police Sgt. Brian Olson confirmed. The police department intends to interview other individuals at Krabloonik who may have witnessed the [...] As someone like Lance Mackey supports use of illegal drugs (not just for medical purposes), this is an even greater reason to not utilize the cruel Iditarod for teaching in any school system. We are sending our nation’s children the message that not only is animal abuse okay in the name of sport, but drug [...] Nine of the 10 sled dogs that kept going when their musher fell off near Willow survived two days of tangles, fights and hunger while trapped together on their gangline before being rescued Wednesday afternoon. The following statement is from the Humane Society of the United States: The Humane Society of the United States commends the Park County Sheriff’s Office for seizing nearly 100 sled dogs from a state-licensed dog-sledding facility due to the animals’ alleged neglect. After receiving a tip that dogs there were living in deplorable conditions, The HSUS [...] “The Park County Sheriff’s Office has seized about 100 starving and neglected sled dogs after finding eight other dogs dead.” - MSNBC Colorado 9News
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About 100 starving sled dogs have been seized from a racing business in Colorado. Colorado’s state veterinarian says [...] I have kept in touch with people that read my original blog article and call for help. Some of them were actually able to adopt some of the Quebec sled dogs. This is the continuing story for two of the dogs who found such a home with a woman named Trish. “I wanted to [...] Reportedly, nearly 20 different shelters across North America have taken part in rehabilitating and rehoming the 97 sled dogs rescued from Canada last month (see original article & case photos). On behalf of the sled dog welfare and advocacy community, I would like to extend thanks to all of the organizations that have helped these [...] Sled Dog Central recently began hosting the B.A.R.K. program – aka Buy a Round of Kibble. Below is a quote from the SDC site: The idea for the “Buy A Round of Kibble” program was developed by ardent race fans/volunteers, Lee and Claudia Nowak, who have already contributed [...] “Tragically, this situation is not unique, with cases of neglect of sled dogs regularly reported in Canada.” - Humane Society International
Photo by SPCA Laurentides-Labelle.
MONTREAL — The rescue of 97 sled dogs, living in filth and neglect and chained to the ground near Mont [...]
First row, left to right: Will (black and white with blue eyes) is 6.5 years old. Zorro (lighter black and white with brown eyes) is 6.5 years old. Blue (gray and white with blue eyes) is 10 years [...] Sled dogs eating rocks is a common problem in many kennels and unfortunately, it often leads to death. The following musher quotes were taken from sled dog central. Some mushers, like the one quoted below, are very nonchalant about the situation: I had 6 dogs in a litter that are rock eaters, NONE have come back to [...] FB.init(“35a92a04264d3b88e73e47e41e4b5911″); From the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Quote: Villages damaged by recent Yukon River flooding are sending out an urgent plea for dog food. “There has been a real call for dog food,” Tanana Fire Chief Mark Haglin said. “Tanana has at least six dog racing teams, and each dog kennel averages from 40 to 60 dogs.” One Tanana musher, Pat [...] Recently, the bodies of several sled dogs were found frozen to the ground in Tuktoyaktuk, Canada. These dogs, reportedly belonging to Tuktoyaktuk resident Randall Pokiak, had been tethered without access to shelter in temperatures below zero degrees. Three additional dogs were found still alive, also tethered without access to shelter and [...] Contact information, email blocks and sample letter are below. Please help end the barbaric treatment of dogs by sending protest emails to organizations that support the Iditarod. What happens to the dogs during the Iditarod includes death, paralysis, frostbite (where it hurts the most!), bleeding ulcers, bloody diarrhea, lung damage, pneumonia, ruptured discs, viral diseases, broken [...] If there’s one truth to tragedies, it’s that they bring people together, as Jon Little, of Kasilof, was reminded of this past Sunday as he experienced every musher’s worst nightmare when his dog team was struck by a vehicle.”It was comforting that people stopped, and it was people I knew, acting together. Someone went [...]
Photo Source: The Committee To Give Krabloonik Dogs a Voice These dogs live in substandard conditions, in plain sight of the public. They are resort tourism dogs. This case is one of many which proves the need for an international, humane mushing organization to legislate better care for sled dogs worldwide. Krabloonik Kennels is a [...] Still no result in an April 2008 cruelty case. According to Lake County Sheriff Ed Holte, Ron Wyatt of Leadville, Colo. was charged with 16 counts of animal cruelty after his dogs were discovered without adequate food, water or shelter in a gulch north of St. Kevin’s Gulch by Leadville resident Jeff Pallo. According to a report [...] |
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