Oldest Iditarod winner, 53, follows in son's footsteps

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SledDogAction wrote:

2013 Iditarod winner Mitch Seavey encourages people to whip dogs who disobey, punish dogs who won’t eat, give dogs contaminated food and “candle” a dog’s feet in his book Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way!

Terrible things happen to dogs during the Iditarod. This includes: death, bloody stools, paralysis, frostbite (where it hurts the most!), bleeding ulcers, lung damage, pneumonia, ruptured discs, viral diseases, kennel cough, broken bones, torn muscles and extreme stress. At least 142 dogs have died in the race, including four dogs who froze to death in the brutal cold.

FOR FACTS: Sled Dog Action Coalition, helpsleddogs.org

Mar 13, 2013 2:10pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
bdegrand wrote:

The race is over and that poor lost sled dog, MAE, was never mentioned or searched for. A horrible way to make this dog suffer. Not even a mention on the Website for Iditarod. All about the money!

Mar 13, 2013 3:19pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
bdegrand wrote:

Anybody care to know what will happen to MAE, the lost sled dog?

Mar 13, 2013 3:23pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
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