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Action Alerts CONTACT SLED DOG SPONSORS PLEASE WRITE AND FORWARD From the Sled Dog Action Coalition,
http://www.helpsleddogs.org Please help the Iditarod dogs by sending protest emails to race
supporters. These dogs are helpless victims of profoundly inhumane treatment
and cannot speak for themselves. A list of what happens to them during the
Iditarod includes death, paralysis, penile frostbite, bleeding ulcers,
broken bones, pneumonia, torn muscles and tendons, diarrhea, vomiting,
hypothermia, fur loss, broken teeth, viral diseases, torn footpads, ruptured
discs, sprains, anemia and lung damage. How do sick animals run the 1,100 miles across frozen tundra and through
icy waters? Veterinarians give them massive doses of antibiotics to keep
them going. Anemia tires the dogs but mushers force them to run mile after
grueling mile. No one knows how many dogs die after this tortuous ordeal or
during training. Please send protest emails to race supporters using the list below of
organizations that are 2006 Iditarod race sponsors, musher sponsors, or
Iditarod promoters. Emails are first given in block form and then
individually under the sample letter. Email addresses with semi-colons in
block form can be found at
http://www.helpsleddogs.org/sponsors.htm on the bottom of the page. ALL EMAIL ADDRESSES - for easy sending, copy and paste as a bunch into
your "Blind Copy" box: [email protected], [email protected],
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[email protected], [email protected] SAMPLE LETTER: Dear Iditarod Supporter: Please stop supporting the barbaric Iditarod dog sled race. Mushers treat
their dogs abominably. In the Iditarod, dogs are forced to run 1,150 miles,
which is the approximate distance between Miami, Florida and New York City,
over a grueling terrain in 8 to 15 days. USA Today sports columnist Jon
Saraceno called the Iditarod "a travesty of grueling proportions" and "Ihurtadog."
Fox sportscaster Jim Rome called it "I-killed-a-dog." Orlando Sentinel
sports columnist George Diaz said the race is "a barbaric ritual" and "an
illegal sweatshop for dogs." Please visit the Sled Dog Action Coalition website
http://www.helpsleddogs.org and be
sure to read the quotes on
http://www.helpsleddogs.org/remarks.htm . All the material on the site
is true and verifiable. Iditarod dogs are simply not the invincible animals race officials
portray. Here's a short list of what happens to the dogs during the race:
death, paralysis, penile frostbite, bleeding ulcers, broken bones,
pneumonia, torn muscles and tendons, diarrhea, vomiting, hypothermia, fur
loss, broken teeth, viral diseases, torn footpads, ruptured discs, sprains,
anemia and lung damage. How do sick animals run the 1,100 miles across frozen tundra and through
icy waters? Veterinarians give them massive doses of antibiotics to keep
them going. Anemia tires the dogs but mushers force them to run mile after
grueling mile. At least 126 dogs have died in the Iditarod. No one knows how many dogs
die after this tortuous ordeal or during training. On average, 53 percent of the dogs who start the race do not make it
across the finish line. According to a report published in the American
Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, of those who do cross, 81
percent have lung damage. A report published in the Journal of Veterinary
Internal Medicine said that 61 percent of the dogs who finish the Iditarod
have ulcers versus zero percent pre-race. Tom Classen, retired Air Force colonel and Alaskan resident for over 40
years, tells us that the dogs are beaten into submission: "They've had the hell beaten out of them." "You don't just whisper into
their ears, 'OK, stand there until I tell you to run like the devil.' They
understand one thing: a beating. These dogs are beaten into submission the
same way elephants are trained for a circus. The mushers will deny it. And
you know what? They are all lying." -USA Today, March 3, 2000 in Jon
Saraceno's column. Mushers believe in "culling" or killing unwanted dogs, including puppies.
Many dogs who are permanently disabled in the Iditarod, or who are unwanted
for any reason, including those who have outlived their usefulness, are
killed with a shot to the head, dragged or clubbed to death. "Dogs are
clubbed with baseball bats and if they don't pull are dragged to death in
harnesses....." wrote Alaskan Mike Cranford in an article for Alaska's Bush
Blade Newspaper (March, 2000). Jon Saraceno wrote in his March 3, 2000 column in USA Today, "He [Colonel
Tom Classen] confirmed dog beatings and far worse. Like starving dogs to
maintain their most advantageous racing weight. Skinning them to make
mittens. Or dragging them to their death." Please end your organization's association with this horrific race. Sincerely, IDITAROD SPONSORS: Cabelas (sporting goods) Daimler Chrysler Coca-Cola Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Wells Fargo & Company Kroger Co. (Fred Meyer Stores) Spenard Builders (Lanoga Corporation) Office Tech (Global Imaging Systems, Inc.) Firstrax (Spectrum Brands, Inc.) (Brands include: 8 in 1) ChevronTexaco Corportation Exxon Mobil Corporation Anchorage Daily News (Mc Clatchy Company) Providence Health System Global Information Technologies Alaska Airlines (Alaska Air Group) IDITAROD SUPPORTERS AND PROMOTERS: TIME for Kids Nike, Inc. NAPA Auto Parts (Genuine Parts Company) The History Channel - USA Holland America Line (Carnival Corporation) Scholastic Corporation St. Martin's Press, LLC (Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck) Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Puget Sound Affiliate Boy Scouts of America, National Council Workman Publishing Company Girl Scouts of the USA Avid Microchips (Avid Identification Systems, Inc.) Microtel Inns (US Franchise Systems, Inc.) STIHL (STIHL Group) EMC Corporaton Quicken Loans Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) Wellness Community Greater Boston National Association of Collegiate Women Athletes Administration Prevent Blindness America United States Association of Blind Athletes Antigo Middle School Plainfield Community Consolidated School District North High School University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Thompson Elementary School National Center University of Missouri System Avon East Elementary School Massachusetts School Library Media Association MassCUE, Inc. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Foundation for Excellence Bartholomew County Public Library Cesar Chavez Elementary School Education World (EDMIN.com) MUSHER SPONSORS: Morgan Stanley Celeste Pizza (Pinnacle Foods Group, Inc.) Second Wind Energy Snack (S&M NuTec, LLC) - (Makes GREENIES) Burger King Corporation International House of Pancakes (IHOP, Corp.) Gander Mountain Helly Hansen North America Ace Hardware Energizer Batteries (Energizer Holdings, Inc.) The Dish Network (EchoStar Communications Corp.) Packing Corporation of America Sportsman's Wearhouse Jiffy Lube International, Inc. (Shell Oil Company) Louisiana-Pacific Corporation CELLULARONE (Dobson Communications Corp.) Stancorp Financial Group, Inc. Eukanuba/Iams (Procter & Gamble Company) Blockbuster Video McDonalds Restaurants (McDonald Corporation) Ford Motor Company General Motors Taco Bell/Denali Foods (Franchisor: Yum! Brands, Inc.) Outdoor Life Network (Comcast Corp.) UGI Corporation (AmeriGas) Alacer Corp. Polar Max Quench Gum (Mueller Sports Medicine, Inc.) Spy Optic, Inc. Polaris Industries Inc. Tollgrade Communications, Inc. Eyak Tek (Eyak Technology, LLC) Big R Stores Equinox Industries Ltd. NEOS Overshoe National Pet Products Northern Outfitters Eagle Premium Pet Foods/Eagle Pet Products, Inc. Dogbooties.com (a division of Arrowhead Fabric) Grabber Performance Group Blackwood Dog Food (The Blackwood Corporation) Redpaw Feeds Fogtech Edmund Industrial Optics American Dehydrated Foods, Inc. Atta Boy (American Nutrition, Inc.) Wilder Construction Company Adventure Unlimited Ranches Batteries Plus Grossman Chevrolet Royal Canin USA, Inc. Pro Pac Pet Food (Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc. ) Cold Spot Feeds Isis for Women Sleep Diagnostics of Michigan Auburn University Veterinary Sports Medicine Program Lowa Outdoor and Ski Boots Tomahawk Log & Country Homes Timbernet, Inc. Mountain House Freeze Dried Foods (Oregon Freeze Dry, Inc.) Compositech Quick Heat Warmers (Import Merchandisers, Inc.) Independence Excavating, Inc. Deland Middle School Stormy Kromer Mercantile PangoMedia American Longevity Lano Equipment First National Bank - Minnesota Moneydots.com Rocky Ridge Elementary Email: [email protected] Graytown Elementary Danbury local schools (Ohio) East Bradford Elementary ALPINE ASCENTS INTERNATIONAL WJJQ Radio Murphy Desmond Law Offices Wheelin' Sportsmen Program (National Wildlife Turkey Foundation) OddsOn Recording Metal Magic Building Industry Association of Clark County Nature Cure Bee Caps Northern Outfitters Evaz Group Fotograf Ann Sissel Jenssen Amaize (Marsland Laboratories) Dr. Tim's Pet Food Company Fair Use Notice:
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