PETA Asks For Probe

Alaska Race Animal rights organization wants criminal investigation into deaths of five Iditarod dogs during this year's race.

by Associated Press

Published: Tue, March 24, 2009 - 3:50 am CST Last Updated: Tue, March 24, 2009 - 3:52 am CST

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An animal rights group wants Alaska State Troopers to open a criminal investigation into the deaths
this year of five Iditarod dogs, including two on the team of a musher who says they froze to death.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to trooper Col. Audie Halloway. In it, PETA urges him to determine if
any of the four mushers whose dogs died in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race should be charged under the state's cruelty to animals
law.

PETA director Debbie Leahy said in a prepared statement that the five dogs paid for the race with their lives, and "deserve
justice."

Holloway wasn't immediately available for comment.

However, a spokeswoman for the troopers notes that the state law which PETA cites in asking for the investigation does not generally
apply to accepted dog mushing contests.

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ickthus Says:

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 12:51 pm

again you fail to say yes or no. you are hopeless rose and have no credibility, for you refuse to back up your debate. no need to waste time with you anymore.

rosepetal Says:

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 12:45 pm

alpha dog does not mean vicous, like i said none of mine were food agressive and got along just fine. is worm hugging a learned behavior?

ickthus Says:

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 12:44 pm

is rose a tree huggin know it all with a lose grip on reality?

ickthus Says:

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 12:41 pm

is alfa dog a learned trait? is food aggression a learned tait? is a sled dog a noble working dog?

rosepetal Says:

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 12:38 pm

oh no, a worm hugger and a bullet hugger teaming up.

rosepetal Says:

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 12:36 pm

does that mean you are a worm hugger?

ickthus Says:

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 12:27 pm

you can be born with a trait of liking the taste of fish, but being a good fisherman is as learned skill.

ickthus Says:

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 12:23 pm

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rosepetal Says:

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 12:18 pm

ickthus, now your true colors are showing. you miss that cockfighting dont you?

ickthus Says:

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 12:13 pm

ppl with that kind of mind set pose a greater danger than all the cock and dog fighters put together. two wrongs don’t make it right, just wrong, as you are about this post