ALERT: Humane Society of Central OR promotes cruel Iditarod and musher - WRITE

PLEASE CROSSPOST

From the Sled Dog Action Coalition, http://www.helpsleddogs.org

The Humane Society of Central Oregon is having legally blind Iditarod musher Rachael Scdoris speak at its "A Dog Day in May" event on Saturday, May 23. The Iditarod has a long, well, documented history of dog deaths, illnesses and injuries. It's appalling that the Humane Society would promote the race and Scdoris. Scdoris forces her 100 dogs to live on chains.

Six dogs died in the 2009 Iditarod. Two dogs were on the team of Dr. Lou Packer. Dr. Packer told the Anchorage Daily News he believes the two dogs froze to death in the brutally cold winds. For the dogs, the Iditarod is a bottomless pit of suffering. What happens to the dogs during the race includes death, paralysis, frostbite of the penis and scrotum, bleeding ulcers, bloody diarrhea, lung damage, pneumonia, ruptured discs, viral diseases, broken bones, torn muscles and tendons and sprains. At least 142 dogs have died in the race. No one knows how many dogs die after this tortuous ordeal or during training.

Tell the Humane Society of Central Oregon not to hype the Iditarod or musher Rachel Scdoris. Ask them to please cancel her talk.

EMAIL DIRECTOR PAT RODEN: pmroden [at] hsco.org