Save Iditarod dogs from monstrous cruelty – Please WRITE
Please send protest emails and forward this alert widely.
From the Sled Dog Action Coalition, http://www.helpsleddogs.org
Contact information, groups of email addresses and sample letter are below.
Please help end the horrific treatment of dogs by sending protest emails to organizations that support the Iditarod. Imagine the suffering dogs endure while racing 1,000 miles in the Iditarod with wind-chill factors as low as minus 50 °F, battered by hurricane force winds, over slippery ice, down steep gorges with drops of hundreds of feet, and through icy water with little or no rest. At least 142 dogs have died in the Iditarod, including two dogs on a doctor’s team who froze to death in the brutally cold winds. What happens to dogs during the race includes death, paralysis, frostbite (where it hurts the most!), bleeding ulcers, bloody diarrhea, lung damage, pneumonia, ruptured discs, viral diseases, broken bones, torn muscles and tendons and sprains.
According to the Jan-Feb 2010 Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, dogs running in the Iditarod have substantially decreased numbers of antibodies in their systems. Without an adequate number of antibodies, a dog can’t fight off infections.
The dogs are even at terrible risk while resting on straw that’s been provided by the Iditarod. An Iditarod musher reported that foxtails are sometimes found in the straw. When foxtail grass drys out and becomes straw, the seed detaches easily and sticks to a dog’s fur. Foxtail seeds enter a dog’s body through the skin, nose, ears, paws, and eyes. And once they enter, they’re like a barbed fishhook. A foxtail can go anywhere inside a dog. They have been found inside the brain, anal glands, eyes, ears, jowls, feet, spinal cord and lungs. Foxtail seeds can be life-threatening to dogs.
Dog beatings and whippings are common. During the 2007 Iditarod, eyewitnesses reported that musher Ramy Brooks kicked, punched and beat his dogs with a ski pole and a chain. Jon Saraceno wrote in his column in USA Today, “He [Colonel Tom Classen] confirmed dog beatings and far worse. Like starving dogs to maintain their most advantageous racing weight. Skinning them to make mittens. Or dragging them to their death.”
Most Internet service providers allow people to send up to 40 email addresses at a time. For your convenience, the addresses have been divided into groups of 40. Please email the first group first. Individual email addresses are given under the sample letter. The groups contain addresses for the 2011 Iditarod sponsors, promoters, and musher sponsors. Email groups with semicolons and commas are on http://www.helpsleddogs.org/sponsors.htm. People and organizations who support the lditarod may deny it or give misleading statements about their involvement. The Sled Dog Action Coalition has documentation to prove what it says and will provide it upon request.
GROUP ONE OF FIVE:
cathy.mann@halliburton.com, investors@halliburton.com, info@donlincreek.com, dnicoski@barrick.com, rjimenez@barrick.com, s.muir@barrick.com, aschwalm@barrick.com, info@novagold.net, rose.t.8@pg.com, Shareholders.IM@pg.com, join-investors@ryanairmail.com, Antje.Witte@ucb.com, Mark.McDade@ucb.com, john.g.stumpf@wellsfargo.com, Jim.Rowe@wellsfargo.com, chris.berry@alaskaair.com, Gregg.Steinhafel@target.com, aschwalm@barrick.com, alloyd@barrick.com, pdougherty@adn.com, gpruitt@mcclatchy.com, Kirsten.Brogan@providence.org, capital.markets@exxonmobil.com, vbillet@berwind.com, steve@sprocketheads.com, lsierracaro@rccl.com, Ross.Greenburg@hbo.com, espnpr@espn.com, viewermail@figure8films.tv, Martha.LaGuardia@uscg.mil, info@margaritavillelifestyle.com, ir-usa@shell.com, jodom@odomcorp.com, jcoffey@gpworldwide.com, car8@chrysler.com, Investor.Relations@ab-inbev.com, RicMedlang@kldistributor.com, drobbins@electrochemsolutions.com, investor.relations@iridium.com, ctuggle@na.ko.com
GROUP TWO OF FIVE:
investor.relations@blockbuster.com, elizabeth.minelli@rotary.org, plannedgiving@rotary.org, info@trapperscreek.com, info@st-eliashospital.com, info@flexenergy.com, albab@briceinc.com, info@firstlite.com, windycity@cox-internet.com, Scott@travelguidebook.com, info@rosenacker.com, sales@gerbing.com, phil@cacalaska.com, genmgr@ahv.lynden.com, info@yukonhelicopters.net, shop@alaskamint.com, info@orthofairbanks.com, bestellung@lupine.de, info@flydenali.net, george@matsuenergy.com, alpine@polarcom.com, enquiries@charitysupportservices.co.uk, info@bnjsg.com, cabins@denalihwy.com, info@gwaltneyassoc.com, info@neaalaska.org, smokeyn@harborent.com, info@selwynresources.com, spikealaska@earthlink.net, jscanlon@wcasd.net, alpinecreeklodgealaska@gci.net, laura.cameron@scouting.org, MediaCenter@scouting.org, j.ranf@wallaceinsurancegroup.com, anne_b@akexec.com, info@coastalhelicopters.com, info@buffalopeak.net, yum.investor@yum.com, info@teckcominco.com, info@packard-1.com
GROUP THREE OF FIVE:
TGallagher@carnival.com, jbenson@princesscruises.com, kgood@scholastic.com, kaye@ucar.edu, GElkin@educationworld.com, HR_Service_Center@nea.org, newsmedia@roadscholar.org, mghcancercenter@partners.org, doug.thompson@orlions.org, scsoffice@st-cecelia.org, cpc@centralonthesquare.org, jnesbit@nsf.gov, goverstreet@abercrombiekent.com, melissa@thegiftfoundationofhawaii.org, natasha.geldern@travelbite.co.uk, circulation@ci.arcadia.ca.us, HaalanA@inhs.org, todd@adventuresmithexplorations.com, cward@tehamaed.org, Allen.Patterson@hamiltoncounty.in.gov, nielsen@kent.edu, Daniel.McCann@HENHUDSCHOOLS.ORG, david.curtis-brignell@mill-cop.com, kroger.investors@kroger.com, info@penair.com, jblakley@alaskanbeer.com, mayor@muni.org, manager@ci.nome.ak.us, gwells@simon.com, investor.relations@horizonlines.com, vrupright@ci.wasilla.ak.us, admin_mgmt_external@gci.com, resumes@crowley.com, AskMLP@muni.org, alcansigns@alaska.net, dpowers@akserigraphics.com, drobbins@electrochemsolutions.com, dwspencer@microlinetc.com, enisson@nacargo.com, Luke.Welles@lifemedalaska.com, info@worksafeinc.com, pr@hollandamerica.com
GROUP FOUR OF FIVE:servicesales@jjkeller.com, contact@redpawfeed.com, info@trabitsgroup.com, info@trapperscreek.com, eldorado@yknet.ca, help@mtaonline.net, info@usibelli.com, info@visitjamaica-usa.com, hotelrep@fdifairbanks.com, info@chukkacaribbean.com, investor_relations@westjet.com, info@annamaet.com, oberlander@topnotchresort.com, steve@pacifictugboats.com, info@brcomm.com, enquiries@freshcatch.com, owner@adventuresakrv.com, dax@polarcom.com, ken@zolfeeast.com, anchorage@alaskapain.net, info@mywirelessinc.com, undiscoveredwriter@gmail.com, info@leuchtie.de, jimb@harborent.com, jpruitt@seward.net, rene.reichenbach@t-online.de, info@moewe.ch, info@mitchelltax.com, info@ndindustries.com, gifts@reddogsaloon.com, dha@anderesoil.com, fishingketchikan@kpunet.net, maggie@ketchikanbooks.com, diane@explorationgallery.com, info@landinghotel.com, info@intuitionliners.com, personnelseward@icicleseafoods.com
GROUP FIVE OF FIVE:Chris@InfluenceLeadership.com, hotlist@arcticcircleenterprises.com, frobb@bepc.com, paulf@capitalelec.com, lodging@mtaonline.net, info@talkeetnalodge.com, mahays@mtaonline.net, info@terusconstruction.ca, custservelaurao@enjoycitrus.com, lynda@lion.sporthill.com, info@cedarslodge.com, bill@gretnabikes.com, customerservice@northernoutfitters.com, info@crosbysmiles.com, groceries@naturalchoicemarket.com, careers@yukonzinc.com, mhurvitt@schoolunion93.org, GinaF@Silversea.com, JFinizio@GoRSPA.org, information@RSSC.com, mhurvitt@schoolunion93.org, laughlin@mcpl.info, mfowerbaugh@fcs.k12.in.us, hwilson@fremont.lib.in.us, ua.president@alaska.edu
SAMPLE LETTER (Please personalize)
Dear Iditarod Supporter:
For the dogs, the Iditarod dog sled race is a bottomless pit of suffering. Please end your organization’s support of this event. Imagine the suffering dogs endure while racing 1,000 miles in the Iditarod with wind-chill factors as low as minus 50 °F, battered by hurricane force winds, over slippery ice, down steep gorges with drops of hundreds of feet, and through icy water with little or no rest. At least 142 dogs have died in the Iditarod, including two dogs on a doctor’s team who froze to death in the brutally cold winds. What happens to dogs during the race includes death, paralysis, frostbite (where it hurts the most!), bleeding ulcers, bloody diarrhea, lung damage, pneumonia, ruptured discs, viral diseases, broken bones, torn muscles and tendons and sprains. For more facts, visit the Sled Dog Action Coalition website, http://www.helpsleddogs.org .
According to the Jan-Feb 2010 Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, dogs running in the Iditarod have substantially decreased numbers of antibodies in their systems. Without an adequate number of antibodies, a dog can’t fight off infections.
The dogs are even at terrible risk while resting on straw that’s been provided by the Iditarod. An Iditarod musher reported that foxtails are sometimes found in the straw. When foxtail grass drys out and becomes straw, the seed detaches easily and sticks to a dog’s fur. Foxtail seeds enter a dog’s body through the skin, nose, ears, paws, and eyes. And once they enter, they’re like a barbed fishhook. A foxtail can go anywhere inside a dog. They have been found inside the brain, anal glands, eyes, ears, jowls, feet, spinal cord and lungs. Foxtail seeds can be life-threatening to dogs.
Dog beatings and whippings are common. During the 2007 Iditarod, eyewitnesses reported that musher Ramy Brooks kicked, punched and beat his dogs with a ski pole and a chain. Jon Saraceno wrote in his column in USA Today, “He [Colonel Tom Classen] confirmed dog beatings and far worse. Like starving dogs to maintain their most advantageous racing weight. Skinning them to make mittens. Or dragging them to their death.”
During the race, veterinarians do not give the dogs physical exams at every checkpoint. Mushers speed through many checkpoints, so the dogs get the briefest visual checks, if that. Instead of pulling sick dogs from the race, veterinarians frequently give them massive doses of antibiotics to keep them running. The Iditarod’s chief veterinarian, Stu Nelson, is an employee of the Iditarod Trail Committee. They are the ones who sign his paycheck. So, do you expect that he’s going to say anything negative about the Iditarod?
During training runs, Iditarod dogs have been killed by moose, snowmachines, and various motor vehicles, including a semi tractor and an ATV. They have died from drowning, heart attacks and being strangled in harnesses. Dogs have also been injured while training. They have been gashed, quilled by porcupines, bitten in dog fights, and had broken bones, and torn muscles and tendons. Most dog deaths and injuries during training aren’t even reported.
Please end your organization’s association with this horrific race.
Sincerely,
IDITAROD RACE SPONSORS:
Donlin Creek LLC (Barrick/Novagold Resources Company)
Email: info@donlincreek.com, dnicoski@barrick.com, s.muir@barrick.com, aschwalm@barrick.com, rjimenez@barrick.com, alloyd@barrick.com, info@novagold.net
Eagle Pack/WellPet (Berwind-White Coal Mining Company)
Email: information@berwind.com, vbillet@berwind.com, info@wellnesspetfood.com
K & L Distributors, Inc. (AB-Inbev distributor)
Email: Investor.Relations@ab-inbev.com
Email: DLevine@kldistributor.com
Email: RicMedlang@kldistributor.com
Email: DGrasse@kldistributor.com
Chrysler Group LLC
Email: car8@chrysler.com, rick.deneau@chrysler.com, kristin.starnes@chrysler.com
Coca-Cola – Odom Corporation
Email: ctuggle@na.ko.com, jodom@odomcorp.com
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels
Email: david.curtis-brignell@mill-cop.com
Wells Fargo & Company
Email: john.g.stumpf@wellsfargo.com, Jim.Rowe@wellsfargo.com
Kroger Company (Fred Meyer Stores)
Email: kroger.investors@kroger.com
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Email: capital.markets@exxonmobil.com
Email: craig.a.haymes@exxonmobil.com
Anchorage Daily News (Mc Clatchy Company)
Email: pdougherty@adn.com, gpruitt@mcclatchy.com
Providence Health System
Email: Kirsten.Brogan@providence.org
Alaska Airlines (Alaska Air Group)
Email: chris.berry@alaskaair.com, newsroom@alaskaair.com
Peninsula Airways, Inc.
Email: info@penair.com
Alaska Brewing Company
Email: cburchfield@alaskanbeer.com, jblakley@alaskanbeer.com
The City of Anchorage
Email: mayor@muni.org
The City of Nome
Email: manager@ci.nome.ak.us
5th Avenue Mall (Simon Property Group)
Email: gwells@simon.com
Horizon Lines
Email: investor.relations@horizonlines.com
City of Wasilla
Email: vrupright@ci.wasilla.ak.us
General Communication, Inc. (GCI)
Email: dmorris@gci.com, admin_mgmt_external@gci.com
Crowley Maritime Corporation
Email: resumes@crowley.com
Anchorage Municipal Light and Power
Email: AskMLP@muni.org
Alcan Signs
Email:alcansigns@alaska.net
Alaska Serigraphics
Email: dpowers@akserigraphics.com
Electrochem Commercial Power (Greatbatch, Ltd.)
Email: Marketing@ElectrochemSolutions.com, drobbins@electrochemsolutions.com
IonEarth
Email: dwspencer@microlinetc.com
Iridium
Email: investor.relations@iridium.com
Northern Air Cargo
Email: enisson@nacargo.com
LifeMed Alaska
Email: Luke.Welles@lifemedalaska.com
WorkSafe, Inc.
Email: info@worksafeinc.com
IDITAROD RACE PROMOTERS:
Target Corporation Target Corporation
Email: Gregg.Steinhafel@target.com, investorrelations@target.com
Carnival Corporation
Email: TGallagher@carnival.com, jbenson@princesscruises.com
Discovery Communications
Email: investor_relations@discovery.com
Scholastic Corporation
Email: kgood@scholastic.com
National Science Foundation Digital Library
Email: jnesbit@nsf.gov, kaye@ucar.edu
Education World
Email: rdatz@educationworld.com
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Email: information@RSSC.com
National Education Association
Email: HR_Service_Center@nea.org, espence@nea.org
Roads Scholar (Elderhostel)
Email: newsmedia@roadscholar.org
Abercrombie & Kent
Email: goverstreet@abercrombiekent.com
Royal Caribbean Cruises
Email: investorrelations@rccl.com, lsierracaro@rccl.com
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
Email: Ross.Greenburg@hbo.com
ESPN
Email: espnpr@espn.com
Figure 8 Films
Email: viewermail@figure8films.tv
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Email: mghcancercenter@partners.org
Retail Solutions Providers Association
Email: JFinizio@GoRSPA.org
Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation
Email: doug.thompson@orlions.org
Silversea Cruises
Email: GinaF@Silversea.com
Saint Cecelia Interparochial Catholic School
Email: scsoffice@st-cecelia.org
Central Presbyterian Church
Email: cpc@centralonthesquare.org
The Gift Foundation of Hawaii
Email: melissa@thegiftfoundationofhawaii.org
Travelbite.co.uk
Email: natasha.geldern@travelbite.co.uk
Inland Northwest Health Services
Email: HaalanA@inhs.org
AdventureSmith Explorations
Email: todd@adventuresmithexplorations.com
Hamilton County Parks
Email: Allen.Patterson@hamiltoncounty.in.gov
Kent State University Women’s Basketball
Email: nielsen@kent.edu
Hendrick Hudson School District
Email: Daniel.McCann@HENHUDSCHOOLS.ORG
Los Molinos Unified School District
Email: cward@tehamaed.org
Arcadia Public Library
Email: circulation@ci.arcadia.ca.us
Brooksville Elementary School
Email: mhurvitt@schoolunion93.org
Fremont Middle School
Email: mfowerbaugh@fcs.k12.in.us
Fremont Public Library
Email: hwilson@fremont.lib.in.us
University of Alaska
Email: ua.president@alaska.edu
IDITAROD MUSHER SPONSORS:
Halliburton
Email: cathy.mann@halliburton.com, investors@halliburton.com
Eukanuba (Procter & Gamble Company)
Email: rose.t.8@pg.com, chelune.jj@pg.com, Shareholders.IM@pg.com
RyanAir
Email: join-investors@ryanairmail.com
UCB Pharma S.A.
Email: Antje.Witte@ucb.com, Mark.McDade@ucb.com, ann.connolly@ucb.com
United States Coast Guard
Email: Martha.LaGuardia@uscg.mil
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville
Email: info@margaritavillelifestyle.com, customerservice@margaritavilleorlando.com, info@margaritavillecaribbean.com
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Email: bob.klein@harley-davidson.com
Jiffy Lube International, Inc. and Shell Oil Company
Email: ir-usa@shell.com
Blockbuster Video
Email: investor.relations@blockbuster.com, corporate.communications@blockbuster.com
Taco Bell
Email: yum.investor@yum.com
Oomingmak (Musk Ox Producers’ Co-operative)
Email: qiviut@gci.net
Inlet Tower Hotel & Suites (The Packard Companies)
Email: info@packard-1.com
J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
Email: servicesales@jjkeller.com
Redpaw Feed
Email: contact@redpawfeed.com
General Physics Corp. (GP General Strategies Corp.)
Email: jcoffey@gpworldwide.com
Trabits Group, LLC
Email: info@trabitsgroup.com
Trapper Creek Smoking Company
Email: info@trapperscreek.com
Canada Goose
Email: mel@canada-goose.com
The Eldorado Hotel
Email: eldorado@yknet.ca
MTA
Email: help@mtaonline.net
Usibelli Coal Mine
Email: info@usibelli.com
Jamaica Tourist Bureau
Email: info@visitjamaica.com, info@visitjamaica-usa.com
Wedgewood Resort
Email: hotelrep@fdifairbanks.com
Chukka Caribbean Adventures
Email: info@mychukka.com, info@chukkacaribbean.com
West Jet Vacations
Email: investor_relations@westjet.com
Annamaet Pet Food
Email: info@annamaet.com
Topnotch Resort & Spa
Email: oberlander@topnotchresort.com
Pacific Tugboat Service
Email: steve@pacifictugboats.com
Bradley Reid & Associates
Email: info@brcomm.com
Fresh Catch Ltd
Email: enquiries@freshcatch.com
Adventures in Alaska RV Rentals
Email: owner@adventuresakrv.com
Yukon Zinc Corp.
Email: careers@yukonzinc.com
Eldorado Logwork & Construction
email: dax@polarcom.com
SprocketHeads
Email: steve@sprocketheads.com
Alaska Pain Center
Email: anchorage@alaskapain.net
MyWireless Inc.
Email: info@mywirelessinc.com
Undiscovered Earth
Email: undiscoveredwriter@gmail.com
Cottey College
Email: tfallin@cottey.edu, jrogers@cottey.edu
Marmot Mountain LLC
Email: hr@marmot.com
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Email: laura.brown@grainger.com, william.chapman@grainger.com
Jindex Pty Ltd
Email: Stephen@Jindex.com.au
Rovema Industriestrasse
Email: info@rovema.de, twarren@rovema.com
HTU Consulting Group
Email: kontakt@htu-cg.de
Leuchtie
Email: info@leuchtie.de
Reichenback Spezialmaschinenbau
Email: rene.reichenbach@t-online.de
Moser Web Publishing
Email: info@moewe.ch
A.L. Mitchell & Associates
Email: info@mitchelltax.com
ND Industries
Email: info@ndindustries.com
Red Dog Saloon
Email: gifts@reddogsaloon.com
Anderes Oil, Inc.
Email: dha@anderesoil.com
Northern Lights Charters
Email: fishingketchikan@kpunet.net
Parnassus Books
Email: maggie@ketchikanbooks.com
Exploration Gallery
Email: diane@explorationgallery.com
Best Western Landing Hotel
Email: info@landinghotel.com
Intuition Boot Liners
Email: info@intuitionliners.com
Icicle Seafoods, Inc.
Email: sales@icicleseafoods.com
The Cedars Lodge
Email: info@cedarslodge.com
GretnaBikes.com/Lupine Lighting Systems
Email: bill@gretnabikes.com
Northern Outfitters
E-Mail: customerservice@northernoutfitters.com
Natural Choice Market
Email: groceries@naturalchoicemarket.com
Teck Cominco Limited
Email: info@teckcominco.com
Rotary International
Email: elizabeth.minelli@rotary.org, plannedgiving@rotary.org
Trapper’s Creek Smoking Company
Email: info@trapperscreek.com
St. Elias Hospital
Email: info@st-eliashospital.com
FlexEnergy
Email: info@flexenergy.com
Brice, Inc.
Email: albab@briceinc.com
First Lite
Email: info@firstlite.com
Windy City Arts, Inc.
Email: windycity@cox-internet.com
Richard Crosby, DDS
Email: info@crosbysmiles.com
Vacation Country Travel Guide
Email: Scott@travelguidebook.com
Rosenacher & Associates
Email: info@rosenacker.com
Gerbing’s Heated Clothing
Email: sales@gerbing.com
CAC Plastics
Email: phil@cacalaska.com
Alaska Hovercraft
Email: genmgr@ahv.lynden.com
Yukon Helicopters
Email: info@yukonhelicopters.net
Alaska Mint
Email: shop@alaskamint.com
Fairbanks Orthopaedic Center
Email: info@orthofairbanks.com
Lupine Headlamps
Email: bestellung@lupine.de
Fly Denali
Email: info@flydenali.net
Mat-Su Energy
Email: george@matsuenergy.com
Alpine Aviation (Yukon) Ltd
Email: alpine@polarcom.com
Charity Support Services
Email: enquiries@charitysupportservices.co.uk
B & J Sporting Goods
Email: info@bnjsg.com
Gwaltney & Associates, Inc.
Email: info@gwaltneyassoc.com
NEA Alaska
Email: info@neaalaska.org
North 60 Petro (Petro Marine)
Email: smokeyn@harborent.com
Selwyn Resources, Ltd.
Email: info@selwynresources.com
Alaska Discovery RV Tours
Email: spikealaska@earthlink.net
East Bradford Elementary
Email: jscanlon@wcasd.net
Alpine Creek Lodge
Email: alpinecreeklodgealaska@gci.net
Boy Scouts of America Great Alaska Council
Email: laura.cameron@scouting.org, MediaCenter@scouting.org
Wallace Insurance Group
Email: j.ranf@wallaceinsurancegroup.com
Alaska Executive Search
Email: anne_b@akexec.com
Denali Highway Cabins
Email: cabins@denalihwy.com
Coastal Helicopters
Email: info@coastalhelicopters.com
Petro Marine Services
Email: jimb@harborent.com
Seward Fisheries
Email: personnelseward@icicleseafoods.com
Seward Ship’s Drydock
Email: jpruitt@seward.net
Buffalo Peak Outfitters
Email: info@buffalopeak.net
Arctic Circle Enterprises
Email: hotlist@arcticcircleenterprises.com
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Email: frobb@bepc.com
Capitol Electric Cooperative
Email: paulf@capitalelec.com
Susitna River Lodging
Email: lodging@mtaonline.net
Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge
Emali: info@talkeetnalodge.com
Mahay’s Riverboat Service
Email: mahays@mtaonline.net
Sky Trekking Alaska
Email: info@SkyTrekkingAlaska.com
Skookum Asphalt Ltd. (Terus Construction Ltd.)
Email: info@terusconstruction.ca
Al’s Family Farms
Email: custservelaurao@enjoycitrus.com
SportHill
Email: lynda@lion.sporthill.com
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