Will You Help Dogs Like Birch Today?

Dear Friend,

The Iditarod begins in just two days. Hundreds of dogs will soon be driven to the point of exhaustion running in this barbaric race. Some may not even live to see the finish line.

The race is so deadly that its official rules call some dog deaths an "Unpreventable Hazard."

PETA is determined to make this the last Iditarod that exploits dogs—and we need the support of compassionate people like you if we're to succeed.

Dogs desperately need our help before the Iditarod begins. Please make a difference for animals by donating just $3 or more today.

More than 150 dogs have died in the Iditarod since it began—many running so far past the point of exhaustion that they inhale their own vomit—and dogs' lives before the perilous death race isn't any better.

At one musher's dog yard, an undercover investigator observed workers hitting dogs in the face to make them line up in front of sleds and to "listen." Even when dogs' paws were torn open and bleeding or their tongues froze to metal harness lines, they often didn't receive the rest or care that they needed.

Some were denied water even after training for hours on end—or became so thin from the watery, rotten and/or moldy "stew" made from raw meat that they were fed that their ribs and hip bones jutted out from beneath their fur.

One dog was even reportedly dragged to death during training.

PETA members are leading the way toward ending the Iditarod and other deadly forms of entertainment, and we need your support to make sure this year's race is the last. Please give right now, even if it's just $3 to fund our campaign to stop the Iditarod.

Thanks to the generosity of supporters like you, PETA is making landmark progress to expose and end the abusive practices of the Iditarod.

Major companies—including Coca-Cola, Jack Daniel's, State Farm, and Wells Fargo—have stopped sponsoring the death race after hearing from PETA and thousands of our supporters. And through headline-grabbing "dog graveyard" demonstrations; car-smashing protests at auto shows; a recent ad blitz in Anchorage, Alaska; thousands of online actions; and more, PETA is keeping the pressure on Chrysler and other holdouts to make the same compassionate decision.

We need all the resources we can muster to strengthen this vital campaign—and that's why we're turning to you. None of us can give up until the Iditarod is completely dog-free. The race begins in just two days, so there's no time to waste! Pitch in to help dogs and other animals by making a gift of $3 or more today.

Thank you for helping dogs and all other animals who are in dire straits.

Kind regards,

Ingrid E. Newkirk
President