Journalist supports cruel Iditarod - PLEASE WRITE

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 2/19/03

 

By Jeff Schultz

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• I have two dogs, two finches and seven tropical fish. Make that six

tropical fish. I'll get to that floater in a minute. And, sorry, I don't buy

a hunter's argument, " We're doing the deer a favor by blowing off their heads

with AK-47s because otherwise there would be too many, and that would create

even more traffic than All-Star weekend! " OK, that said, what is all this

whining from animal rights s about the Iditarod? I don't favor mutts

being given ephedrine or sleeping in poopy pens. But, folks, these aren't

French poodles being asked to pull Winnebagos. They're sled dogs! It's what

they do! What do you say we also ban horse racing, the bunny hop and

three-legged races? Maybe picket PetSmart for crowding 150 goldfish into a

single tank (Oops, make that 149. " Floater, aisle six! " )

 

• The Sled Dog Action Coalition presented its annual " Iditarod Dead Dog

Award " to Coca-Cola CEO Douglas Daft because the soda seller sponsored the

2003 race in Alaska. The " coalition " (sounds so upstanding) quotes ex-musher

John Bramante, who finished 48th in the race, as saying he won't compete

again because of the wear on the dogs. Question: Did the guys who finished,

say, first through 47th, have a different opinion?

 

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