Guest guest Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 *** PLEASE CROSS POST *** From the Sled Dog Action Coalition, http://www.helpsleddogs.org Iditarod musher Lance Mackey was nominated by ESPN for an ESPY award in the "Best Outdoor Athlete" category. Winners are picked by people voting online. Go to http://espn.go.com/espy2007/#/vote/ and on the FAR right side of the page there's a vertical blue bar, scroll down and click on "Best Outdoor Athlete." Highlight someone other than Lance Mackey and click the submit button. Voting ends July 7. Note: If you do not see a vertical blue bar...ENLARGE your viewing window. The Iditarod has a long well-documented history of dog deaths, illnesses and injuries. What happens to the dogs during the race includes death, paralysis, penile frostbite, bleeding ulcers, bloody diarrhea, lung damage, pneumonia, ruptured discs, viral diseases, broken bones, torn muscles and tendons, vomiting, hypothermia, sprains, torn footpads and anemia. In the Iditarod, dogs do all the work. Mushers sit or lie down on their sleds and sometimes sleep while racing their dogs into the ground. Iditarod mushers don't deserve awards. You snooze, you lose. Get messages ASAP with AutoCheck in the all-new Mail Beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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