New Iditarod CEO Rob Urbach has announced that he plans to meet with the animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which has been highly critical of the dogsled race before, and devoted to ending its annual occurrence.
added accusations of doping to the mix. Under pressure from PETA and other organizations, the race's main sponsor, Wells Fargo, pulled out in 2017.
The new CEO of the Iditarod and Peta's Vice President are about to meet for the first time after years of accusations and conflict.Iditarod organizers have categorically denied these accusations on a routine basis, saying that all animals receive veterinary care while running the race and that it's neither cruel or harmful to the animals who run it in the long term.
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