PETA Statement re Third Dog Run to Death in This Year’s Iditarod
For Immediate Release:
March 12, 2024
Contact:
David Perle 202-483-7382
Shaktoolik, Alaska – Please see the following statement from PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman:
The Iditarod is the shame of Alaska. How many more dogs need to die before this stops? Dogs’ lives are worth more than this.
PETA—whose motto reads in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment or abuse in any other way”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
