- Suzie-Q -
http://www.hsus.org/pets/issues_affe..._iditarod.html
" Causes of death during the last decade have included strangulation in
towlines, internal hemorrhaging after being gouged by a sled, liver
injury from collision, heart failure, and pneumonia. "Sudden death" and
"exertional myopathy," a condition in which a dog's muscles and organs
deteriorate during extreme or prolonged exercise, have also been
blamed."

- Wolf -
http://www.sunhusky.com/Facts/

- Nehmo -
http://www.helpsleddogs.org/

The *fact* is that the the ridiculously-long race is unnecessarily cruel
to the dogs.

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