Why do groups like PETA oppose the Iditarod?
Why do groups like PETA oppose the Iditarod? With dogs hitched by rope lines to a sled, competitors in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race set out across Alaska for a roughly 1,100-mile journey over snow and ice in frigid temperatures every March. The test of dog and human is a commemoration of a 1925 piece of Alaskan history, in which diphtheria serum was transported via sled dogs from Nenana to Nome to stop an outbreak. Iditarod Image Gallery Traditionally, sled dogs filled utilitarian needs, but sled dog racing began in Alaska in 1908 with the All-Alaska Sweepstakes. Other sled dog contests were held throughout the 20th century. In 1973, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race first set off,
