The Iditarod Has Killed More Than 150 Dogs

Alaska’s dangerous Iditarod dog-sled race begins on the first Saturday in March each year. During the event, dogs are forced to run about 1,000 miles from Anchorage to Nome in less than two weeks.

In addition to holding in-person protests, hosting a week-long text campaign, promoting our online actions, and more, PETA exposed abundant abuse during the 2024 race:

• Three young dogs—Bog, Henry, and George—were forced to run so fast and so hard that their bodies broke down and they collapsed and died on the trail.
• More than 200 dogs were pulled off the trail due to exhaustion, illness, injury, or other causes, including Faloo, who had to be airlifted for emergency surgery after her musher prioritized winning over getting her immediate veterinary care.
• Before the race even began, five dogs were killed in two separate training incidents after being hit by snow machines, and eight others were injured.

This pointless race is a matter of life and death for dogs. Help end this cruelty by urging companies to drop their Iditarod sponsorships.

• Sign our action alert and then tweet at healthcare provider Providence to ask it to stop promoting cruelty to dogs by sponsoring the Iditarod.

• Contact Alaskan Brewing Company on Facebook, Instagram, and by using the company’s contact form. Ask the company to discontinue its sponsorship of the death race.

• Comment on a post on Lynden’s Facebook page and tweet at them on X. Ask the shipping company to part ways with dog abuse by dropping its sponsorship of the Iditarod.

Text COLD to 73822 to join in on 5 days of easy actions we’re taking for dogs who are abused in the cold & deadly Iditarod dog-sled race!

Thank you for your compassion for animals.