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

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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.

Send a polite e-mail to:
Rudi von Imhof, CEO
Delta Leasing LLC
[email protected]

Then, use the form below to contact an executive at the Matanuska Valley Federal Credit Union.

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Ed

Gravley

Matanuska Valley Federal Credit Union

Message to {contact_data~firstName} {contact_data~lastName}:

I was disappointed to learn that your company has decided to sponsor the deadly Iditarod despite mounting controversies, a sharp decline in popularity, and an exodus of sponsors.

Every year, hundreds of dogs are pulled off the Iditarod trail because they’re ill, injured, or too exhausted to go on. Dogs may suffer from bleeding stomach ulcers or incur stress fractures, and more than 150 have died in the race, most commonly from aspiration pneumonia, caused by inhaling their own vomit. When they’re not being forced to race, they’re kept chained to dilapidated boxes or plastic barrels, left outside in subfreezing temperatures, and denied any companionship or even the opportunity to socialize with another dog.

Most of the Iditarod’s major sponsors—including ExxonMobil, Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo, and Alaska Airlines—have cut ties with it. No company should want their name tied to the race’s growing controversy and cruelty. Please stop sponsoring this deadly event.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,
{user_data~First Name} {user_data~Last Name}
{user_data~EMail Address}

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