Two dogs have died during Alaska’s annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, making it the first time a dog has died during the competition in five years. The deaths have prompted renewed calls from the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to end the 1,000-mile race.
Two dogs have died during Alaska’s annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, making it the first time a dog has died during the competition in five years. The deaths have prompted renewed calls from the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ( PETA ) to end the 1,000-mile race. The two dogs who died include Bog, a 2-year-old male on musher Issac Teaford’s team and George, a 4-year-old male on musher Hunter Keefe’s team.
Bog collapsed Sunday morning roughly 200 feet short of the checkpoint in the village of Nulato, a former Russian trading post located 582 miles into the race across the Alaska wilderness. A veterinarian spent 20 minutes performing CPR on him to no avail. George also died on the trail roughly 35 miles outside the village of Kaltag, approximately 629 miles into the race. A necropsy did not determine a cause of death for Bog, and the Iditarod said further testing will be conducted. A necropsy on George will also be undertaken
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