These Alaskan Companies Are Sponsoring a Death Race—Act Now!

Every March, hundreds of dogs are forced to run in the Iditarod—a grueling 1,000-mile race in Alaska in which dogs are pushed past their breaking point and sometimes even to their death so that mushers can win cash prizes and gain a modicum of fame. Despite knowing about the abuse these dogs endure, equipment rental agency Delta Leasing and the Matanuska Valley Federal Credit Union, both Alaska-based businesses, have decided to throw their support behind this cruelty.

During the Iditarod, mushers force vulnerable dogs to pull heavy sleds through biting winds, blinding snowstorms, and subzero temperatures over some of the world’s most unforgiving terrain. More than 150 dogs have already died in the race, not counting those who died during the off-season while left chained up outside in subfreezing temperatures or those who were killed because they didn’t make the grade.

The dogs who are bred, chained, and pushed past their limits for the Iditarod are no different from the ones we love and share our homes with—they’re individuals who can feel pain and sorrow, just like any other dog. Instead of receiving the loving companionship and safety they deserve, they’re treated like disposable sporting equipment.

A growing list of companies—including ExxonMobil, Chrysler, Coca-Cola, Jack Daniel’s, Millennium Hotels & Resorts, and Wells Fargo—have already cut ties with this death race. Please urge Delta Leasing and the Matanuska Valley Federal Credit Union to follow their lead.