Please send protest emails and forward this alert widely.

From the Sled Dog Action Coalition, www.helpsleddogs.org

Imagine the cruelties these cute sled dog pups will eventually experience in the Iditarod.

Contact information, email blocks and sample letter are below.

Please help end the barbaric treatment of dogs by sending protest emails to organizations that support the Iditarod. What happens to the dogs during the Iditarod includes death, paralysis, frostbite (where it hurts the most!), bleeding ulcers, bloody diarrhea, lung damage, pneumonia, ruptured discs, viral diseases, broken bones, torn muscles and tendons and sprains.

Dog beatings and whippings are common. During the 2007 Iditarod, eyewitnesses reported that musher Ramy Brooks kicked, punched and beat his dogs with a ski pole and a chain. Jim Welch says in his book Speed Mushing Manual, “A training device such as a whip is not cruel at all but is effective.” “It is a common training device in use among dog mushers…”

Iditarod dog kennels are puppy mills. Mushers breed large numbers of dogs and routinely kill unwanted ones, including puppies. Many dogs who are permanently disabled in the Iditarod, or who are unwanted for any reason are killed with a shot to the head, dragged, drowned or clubbed to death.

When they’re not hauling people, most Iditarod dogs are forced to live at the end of a chain. It has been reported that dogs who don’t make the main team are never taken off-chain. Chained dogs have been attacked by wolves, bears and other animals. Old and arthritic dogs suffer terrible pain in the blistering cold.

Most Internet service providers allow people to send up to 40 email addresses at a time. For your convenience, the addresses have been divided into groups of 40. Please email the first group first. Individual email addresses are given under the sample letter. The groups contain addresses for the Iditarod sponsors, promoters, and the sponsors of the 73 mushers who signed up for the 2009 Iditarod. Email blocks with semicolons are on
www.helpsleddogsorg/sponsors.htm .

GROUP ONE EMAIL ADDRESSES:

DLandsberg [at] MiamiHerald.com, AGyllenhaal [at] MiamiHerald.com, Steve_Berglund [at] trimble.com, chuck.grothaus [at] medtronic.com, marianne.amssoms [at] inbev.com, investor [at] discoveryholdingcompany.com, John_Ford [at] discovery.com, investorrelations [at] columbia.com, mark_ford [at] timeinc.com, investor.relations [at] medtronic.com, executive-editor [at] nytimes.com, rick.ludwin [at] nbcuni.com, info [at] dlife.com, don_fries [at] timeinc.com, corporate_communications [at] hmco.com, investorrelations [at] target.com, aly.noormohamed [at] dpsg.com, rick.blake [at] harcourt.com, Rajat_Bahri [at] trimble.com, aarpmagazine [at] aarp.org, Anne.sweeney [at] disney.com, rick.ludwin [at] nbcuni.com, lee.davies [at] spcorp..com, betsy.o’rourke [at] wyndhamworldwide.com, info [at] renegadepictures.co.uk, mark.kroeger [at] scrippsnetworks.com, Christopher.Gay [at] cabelas.com, charlene.jagannath [at] millenniumhotels.co.uk, karen_dmochowsky [at] timeinc.com, tedronneburger [at] 680thefan.com, PDoyle [at] adn.com, roy.a.betts [at] usps.gov, Shareholders.IM [at] pg.com, corporate.communications [at] blockbuster.com, mary.dillon [at] us.mcd.com, simonn [at] pinnaclesports.com, mike.morgan [at] harley-davidson.com, toyota_cares [at] toyota.com, Virginia.Q.Sanchez [at] shell.com, tmattia [at] na.ko.com, Catherine.Gacad [at] wellsfargo.com, gchico [at] chiconunes.com, davido [at] prairiehome.us, brobideau [at] americanpublicmedia.org, film [at] sxsw.com, liz.decastro [at] iridium.com, Craig_Felenstein [at] discovery.com, knowinsky [at] mail.cosi.org

GROUP TWO EMAIL ADDRESSES:

rabello [at] hollandamerica.com, jbenson [at] princesscruises.com, investor_relations [at] scholastic.com, biorigin [at] biorigin.com.br, kroger.investors [at] kroger.com, media [at] cerberuscapital.com, Spring.Jeffrey [at] aaa-calif.com, editor [at] independenttraveler.com, newsroom [at] alaskaair.com, bigshow [at] plj.com, comments [at] komo1000news.com, angie [at] wnwv.com, curt.hansen [at] cumulus.com, jpenchoff [at] csg.org, info [at] floridamedia.org, info [at] havemilk.com, pubaffmr [at] chevrontexaco.com, enterprise.comments [at] exxonmobil.com, investor.relations [at] horizonlines.com, investor_relations [at] netapp.com, rwhatley [at] jbpco.com, info [at] sportees.com , abbietaylor [at] theblackdog.com, gene [at] motosolutions.com, information [at] lynden.com, info [at] havemilk.com, ablank [at] gpworldwide.com, info [at] laderma.com.au, Ethel.Minchello [at] MSDK12.net, info [at] eLongo.com, customerservice [at] jetboil.com, info [at] talusoutdoortech.com, portgamble [at] orminc.com, lat62 [at] alaska.net, boardofdirectors [at] horizonlines.com, info [at] lake-rescue.org, info [at] canada-goose.com, nschnell [at] ista-in.org, jane [at] foundryartcentre.org, yum.investor [at] yum..com, rosepr [at] rosemail.org

GROUP THREE EMAIL ADDRESSES:

reservations [at] akalpinelodgecom, info [at] vertikal.net, post [at] vomoghundemat.no, mahays [at] mtaonline.net, kneern [at] pobox.alaska.net, raft [at] talkeetnariverguides.com, customerservice [at] deeppurple.com, morsecin [at] ssd.k12.pa.us, morsecin [at] ssd.k12.pa.us, mfrank [at] the-aps..org, cherylm [at] lilacblind.org, MBenedetti [at] greatbatch.com, pmaddock [at] camrudlaw.com, principal.perryes [at] pac.dodea.edu, jacksonj [at] mail.leon.k12.fl.us, ktrail [at] sfsd.k12.pa.us, lmilitello [at] williamsvillek12.org, michele_svihovec [at] bismarckschools.org, streadaw [at] cabarrus.k12.nc.us, sonja.braziel [at] browardschools.com, mmaddox2 [at] bcps.org, jquick [at] clearfield.org, LHall [at] henhudschools.org, info [at] crosbysmiles.com, info [at] janssenfuneralhomes.com, info [at] trapperscreek.com, office [at] toughdivorces.com, alaskarv [at] mtaonline.net, info [at] talkeetnalodge.com, awp [at] co.hamilton.in.us, media [at] aecf.org, davidnee [at] wcgmf.org, wginsberg [at] cfgnh.org, natas [at] asi-seattle.net, wendy [at] diamondbrand.com, webmaster [at] ionearth.com, wellingj [at] mishawaka.k12.in.us, csandstedt [at] stchlibrary.org, wayne.hearn [at] rotary.org

GROUP FOUR EMAIL ADDRESSES:

info [at] teckcominco.com, info [at] inlettower.com, rodney.bolls [at] bglobal.us, info [at] ndindustries.com, bbroquet [at] gci.com, websales [at] antonbauer.com, wccinfo [at] wcclp.com, help [at] mtaonline.net, AskMLP [at] muni.org, investor_relations [at] netapp.com, msteele [at] eaglepack.com, info [at] frontierflying.com, fhees [at] alaskanbeer.com, info [at] penair.com, Mayor [at] ci.anchorage.ak.us, ircontact [at] simon.com, info [at] thecrossingrestaurant.net, info [at] midnightsunbrewing.com, info [at] canada-goose.com, mathew [at] mountainadventuretours.org, info [at] EpicenterPress.com, info [at] greatriverjourney.com, info [at] trabitsgroup.com, ruediger.henke [at] queo-media.com, ahelion [at] wcasd.net, lodging [at] mtaonline.net, khabermann [at] mammut.ch, sales [at] handwarmers.com, info [at] coastalhelicopters.com, para [at] alaska.net, jay [at] dswf.org, info [at] azumano.com, manager [at] ci.nome.ak.us, info [at] penair.com, mayor [at] ci.wasilla.ak.us, resumes [at] crowley.com, Lbeck [at] udelhoven.com, sean.karin [at] alaska.net , rtraini [at] akteamsters.com

SAMPLE LETTER (Please personalize the letter.):

Dear Iditarod Supporter:

Please end your organization’s support of the Iditarod dog sled race. For the dogs, this event is a bottomless pit of suffering. What happens to the dogs during the Iditarod includes death, paralysis, frostbite (where it hurts the most!), bleeding ulcers, bloody diarrhea, lung damage, pneumonia, ruptured discs, viral diseases, broken bones, torn muscles and tendons and sprains. At least 136 dogs have died in the race. No one knows how many dogs die after this tortuous ordeal or during training. For more facts about the Iditarod, visit the Sled Dog Action Coalition website, www.helpsleddogs.org .

On average, 53 percent of the dogs who start the race do not make it across the finish line. According to a report published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, of those who do finish, 81 percent have lung damage. A report published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine said that 61 percent of the dogs who complete the Iditarod have ulcers versus zero percent pre-race.

Iditarod dog kennels are puppy mills. Mushers breed large numbers of dogs and routinely kill unwanted ones, including puppies. Many dogs who are permanently disabled in the Iditarod, or who are unwanted for any reason, including those who have outlived their usefulness, are killed with a shot to the head, dragged, drowned or clubbed to death. “Dogs are clubbed with baseball bats and if they don’t pull are dragged to death in harnesses……” wrote former Iditarod dog handler Mike Cranford in an article for Alaska’s Bush Blade Newspaper.

Dog beatings and whippings are common. During the 2007 Iditarod, eyewitnesses reported that musher Ramy Brooks kicked, punched and beat his dogs with a ski pole and a chain. Jim Welch says in his book Speed Mushing Manual, “Nagging a dog team is cruel and ineffective…A training device such as a whip is not cruel at all but is effective.” “It is a common training device in use among dog mushers…”

Jon Saraceno wrote in his March 3, 2000 column in USA Today, “He [Colonel Tom Classen] confirmed dog beatings and far worse. Like starving dogs to maintain their most advantageous racing weight. Skinning them to make mittens.. Or dragging them to their death.”

During the race, veterinarians do not give the dogs physical exams at every checkpoint. Mushers speed through many checkpoints, so the dogs get the briefest visual checks, if that. Instead of pulling sick dogs from the race, veterinarians frequently give them massive doses of antibiotics to keep them running.

Most Iditarod dogs are forced to live at the end of a chain when they aren’t hauling people around. It has been reported that dogs who don’t make the main team are never taken off-chain. Chained dogs have been attacked by wolves, bears and other animals. Old and arthritic dogs suffer terrible pain in the blistering cold.

Please end your organization’s association with this horrific race.

Sincerely,

Iditarod sponsors

Trimble Navigation Limited
Email: Steve_Berglund [at] trimble.com, Rajat_Bahri [at] trimble.com

K & L Distributors, Inc. (AB-Inbev distributor)
Email: marianne.amssoms [at] inbev..com, fabio.spina [at] inbev.com

Cabelas
Email: Christopher.Gay [at] cabelas.com

Chrysler (Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.)
Email: media [at] cerberuscapital.com

Coca-Cola
Email: tmattia [at] na.ko.com

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels
Email: charlene.jagannath [at] millenniumhotels.co.uk , david.curtis-brignell [at] mill-cop.com

Wells Fargo & Company
Email: Catherine.Gacad [at] wellsfargo.com

Kroger Company (Fred Meyer Stores)
Email: kroger.investors [at] kroger.com

Spenard Builders
Email: ewaite [at] sbsalaska.com

Chevron Corportation
Email: pubaffmr [at] chevrontexaco..com

Exxon Mobil Corporation
Email: enterprise.comments [at] exxonmobil.com

Anchorage Daily News (Mc Clatchy Company)
Email: PDoyle [at] adn.com

Providence Health System
Email: employment [at] providence.org

Alaska Airlines (Alaska Air Group)
Email: newsroom [at] alaskaair.com

Peninsula Airways, Inc. (Pen Air)
Email: info [at] penair.com

Alaska Brewing Company
Email: fhees [at] alaskanbeer.com

The City of Anchorage
Email: Mayor [at] ci.anchorage.ak.us

The City of Nome
Email: manager [at] ci.nome.ak.us

5th Avenue Mall (Simon Property Group)
Email: ircontact [at] simon.com

Horizon Lines
Email: investor.relations [at] horizonlines.com

City of Wasilla
Email: mayor [at] ci.wasilla.ak.us

Network Appliance, Inc.
Email: investor_relations [at] netapp.com

General Communication, Inc. (GCI)
Email: rcs [at] gci.com, bcs [at] gci.com

Crowley Maritime Corporation
Email: resumes [at] crowley.com

Anton/Bauer, Inc.
Email: websales [at] antonbauer.com

Anchorage Municipal Light and Power
Email: AskMLP [at] muni.org

Alcan Signs
Email:alcansigns [at] alaska.net

World Communication Center
Email: wccinfo [at] wcclp.com

Alaska Serigraphics
Email: dpowers [at] akserigraphics.com

Electrochem Commercial Power (Greatbatch, Ltd.)
Email: MBenedetti [at] greatbatch.com

IonEarth
Email: webmaster [at] ionearth.com

Iridium
Email: liz.decastro [at] iridium.com

Iditarod Promoters

Time Magazine
Email: mark_ford [at] timeinc.com, don_fries [at] timeinc.com

Miami Herald
Email: AGyllenhaal [at] MiamiHerald.com

Target Corporation Target Corporation
E-mail: investorrelations [at] target.com

Harcourt School Publishers
Email: hbspcs [at] harcourt.com, rick.blake [at] harcourt.com

Carnival Corporation
Email: rabello [at] hollandamerica.com, jbenson [at] princesscruises.com

Houghton Mifflin Company
Email: investor_relations [at] hmco.com

Discovery Network (Discovery Communications, LLC; Discovery Holding Company)
Email: investor [at] discoveryholdingcompany.com, John_Ford [at] discovery.com

Scholastic Corporation
Email: investor_relations [at] scholastic.com

Renegade Pictures
Email: info [at] renegadepictures.co.uk

The New York Times
Email: executive-editor [at] nytimes.com

Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC-TV)
Email: rick.ludwin [at] nbcuni.com

Zoasis Corporation
Email: info [at] zoasis.com

Diamond Brand Outdoors
Email: wendy [at] diamondbrand.com

Sports Illustrated
Email: karen_dmochowsky [at] timeinc.com
Email: robert_broderick [at] timeinc.com

Carolina Day School
Email: bsgro [at] cdschool.org

Lilac Services for the Blind
Email: cherylm [at] lilacblind.org

National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Northwest Chapter
Email: natas [at] asi-seattle.net

The Council of State Governments
Email: jpenchoff [at] csg.org, dsprague [at] csg.org

Florida Association for Media in Education
Email: info [at] floridamedia.org, buckysmom [at] tampabay.rr.com

AAA of California
Email: Spring.Jeffrey [at] aaa-calif.com

United States Postal Service
Email: roy.a.betts [at] usps.gov

American Physiological Society
Email: mfrank [at] the-aps.org

The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Email: media [at] aecf.org

William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund
Email: davidnee [at] wcgmf.org

Foundation for Greater New Haven
Email: wginsberg [at] cfgnh.org

Home & Garden Television (Scripps Networks)
Email: onair-ad [at] hgtv.com, mark.kroeger [at] scrippsnetworks.com

Scott & Todd in the Morning WPLJ – NYC
Email: bigshow [at] plj.com

World News with Charles Gibson (ABC-TV)
Email: Anne.sweeney [at] disney.com

IndependentTraveler.com
Email: editor [at] independenttraveler.com

dLife TV Network
Email: info [at] dlife.com

AARP The Magazine
Email: aarpmagazine [at] aarp.org

Hamilton County Parks
Email: awp [at] co.hamilton.in.us

Tournament of Roses
Email: rosepr [at] rosemail.org

MC Perry Elementary
Email: principal.perryes [at] pac.dodea.edu

Fort Braden School
Email: jacksonj [at] mail.leon.k12.fl.us

Southern Fulton Elementary
Email: ktrail [at] sfsd.k12.pa.us, rscott [at] sfsd.k12.pa.us

Country Parkway Elementary School
Email: lmilitello [at] williamsvillek12.org

Prairie Rose Elementary School
Email: michele_svihovec [at] bismarckschools.org

Mount Pleasant Middle School
Email: streadaw [at] cabarrus.k12.nc.us

Pompano Beach Middle School
Email: sonja.braziel [at] browardschools.com

Johnnycake Elementary School
Email:mmaddox2 [at] bcps.org

Clearfield Elementary School
Email: jquick [at] clearfield.org

Buchanan-Verplanck Elementary School
Email: LHall [at] henhudschools.org

KOMO-AM Seattle
Email: comments [at] komo1000news.com

WALR-AM Atlanta
Email: tedronneburger [at] 680thefan.com

WNWV-FM
Email: angie [at] wnwv.com

WICC-AM
Email: curt.hansen [at] cumulus.com

Advocate Magazine (Indiana State Teacher’s Association)
Email: nschnell [at] ista-in.org

Fred J. Hums Elementary School
Email: wellingj [at] mishawaka.k12.in.us

Chicago Park District
Email: gchico [at] chiconunes.com

Foundry Art Centre
Email: jane [at] foundryartcentre.org

St. Charles Library District
Email: csandstedt [at] stchlibrary.org

Garrison Keillor
Email: davido [at] prairiehome.us
Email: brobideau [at] americanpublicmedia.org

South by Southwest Film Festival 2009
Email: film [at] sxsw.com

Pinnaclesports.com
Email: simonn [at] pinnaclesports.com

COSI Columbus
Email: knowinsky [at] mail.cosi.org

Musher sponsors

Intervet (Schering-Plough)
Email: lee.davies [at] spcorp.com, sabine.schueller [at] spcorp.com

Hawthorne Suites (Wyndham Hotel Group)
Email: betsy.o’rourke [at] wyndhamworldwide.com

Columbia Sportswear Company
Email: investorrelations [at] columbia.com, rparham [at] columbia..com

Alaska Army National Guard
Email: sarah.palin [at] alaska.gov

Rotary International
Email: wayne.hearn [at] rotary.org

Medtronic
Email: investor.relations [at] medtronic.com, leaddirector [at] medtronic.com

Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Email: mike.morgan [at] harley-davidson.com

Toyota Motor Corporation
Email: toyota_cares [at] toyota.com

Leer, Inc. (J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc.)
Email: rwhatley [at] jbpco..com

Coastal Helicopters, Inc.
Email: info [at] coastalhelicopters.com

7-up (Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.)
Email: aly.noormohamed [at] dpsg.com

Jiffy Lube International, Inc. (Shell Oil Company)
Email: Virginia.Q.Sanchez [at] shell.com, Mark.Quartermain [at] shell.com

Eukanuba/Iams (Procter & Gamble Company)
Email: Shareholders.IM [at] pg.com

Blockbuster Video
Email: corporatecommunications [at] blockbuster.com

McDonalds Restaurants (McDonald Corporation)
Email: mary.dillon [at] us.mcd.com, walt.riker [at] us.mcd.com

Taco Bell (Yum! Brands, Inc.)
Email: yum.investor [at] yum.com

Batteries Plus
Email: customersupport [at] batteriesplus.com

Oomingmak
Email: qiviut [at] gci.net

Kaladi Brothers Coffee Company
Email: sales [at] kaladi.com

Tracks of Alaska Photography
Email: traxak [at] clearwire.net

Inlet Tower Hotel & Suites
Email: info [at] inlettower.com

Alaska Icefield Expeditions
Email: info [at] akdogtour.com

Colorado Altitude Training
Email: ryoung [at] altitudetraining.com

J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
Email: jbilitz [at] jjkeller.com

bGlobal, Inc.
Email: rodney.bolls [at] bglobal.us

ND Industries
Email: info [at] ndindustries.com

Western Products
Email: info [at] westernplows.com

Macgellan.com
Email: Macgellan [at] mac.com

Eagle Pack
Email: msteele [at] eaglepack.com

Sportees Activewear
Email: info [at] sportees.com

The Black Dog Tavern Co.
Email: abbietaylor [at] theblackdog.com

FogTech (Motosolutions)
Email: gene [at] motosolutions.com

Redpaw Feed
Email: contact [at] redpawfeed.com

Kamik
Email: info [at] kamik.com

Bynje
Email: post [at] brynje.no

Vi sees
Email: anni [at] visees..no

Macrogard (Immunocorp)
Email: biorigin [at] biorigin.com.br

Teck Cominco
Email: info [at] teckcominco.com

GoNorth Alaska Travel Center
Email: para [at] alaska.net

Diabetes Sports and Wellness Foundation
Email: jay [at] dswf.org

Lynden Incorporated
Email: information [at] lynden.com

General Physics Corp. (GP General Strategies Corp.)
Email: ablank [at] gpworldwide.com

Dairy Farmers of Washington
Email: info [at] havemilk.com

DeepPurple.com
mail: customerservice [at] deeppurple.com

Camrud, Maddock, Olson & Larson, Ltd.
Email: pmaddock [at] camrudlaw.com, jllarson [at] camrudlaw.com

National Lake Rescue Institute
Email: info [at] lake-rescue.org

Azumano Travel
Email: info [at] azumano.com

Sabold Elementary School
Email: morsecin [at] ssd.k12.pa.us

Flexitol (Laderma)
Email: info [at] laderma.com.au , usainfo [at] flexitol.com

LCITW.com
Email: info [at] lcitw.com

Frelinghuysen Middle School
Email: Ethel.Minchello [at] MSDK12.net

Longo Electrical & Mechanical
Email: info [at] eLongo.com

JetBoil, Inc.
Email: customerservice [at] jetboil.com

Cold Avenger (Talus Outdoor Technologies)
Email: info [at] talusoutdoortech.com

Port Gamble
Email: portgamble [at] orminc.com

Albert & Slater, P.S.
Email: office [at] toughdivorcescom

Epicenter Press
Email: info [at] EpicenterPress.com

Trabits Group, LLC P.O.
Email: info [at] trabitsgroup.com

Trapper Creek Smoking Company
Email: info [at] trapperscreek.com

Ben Reel Productions
Email: mathew [at] mountainadventuretours.org

Canada Goose
Email: info [at] canada-goose.com

Tracks of Alaska
Email: traxak [at] clearwire.net

Alpine Lodge – Fairbanks
Email: reservations [at] akalpinelodge.com

The Eldorado Hotel
Email: eldorado [at] yknet.ca

Michael Bertrand Photography
Email: mbphotos [at] rockisland.com

Janssen Funeral Homes, Inc..
Email: info [at] janssenfuneralhomes.com

Richard Crosby, DDS
Email: info [at] crosbysmiles.com

Little Cabin in the Woods
Email: info [at] lcitw.com

Great River Journey Inc.
Email: info [at] greatriverjourneycom

Queo Media
Email: ruediger.henke [at] queo-media.com

East Bradford Elementary School
Email: ahelion [at] wcasd.net

Vertikal Press
E-mail: info [at] vertikal.net

MTA
Email: help [at] mtaonline.net

Vom og hindemat
Email: post [at] vomoghundemat.no

Susitna River Lodging
Email: lodging [at] mtaonline.net

Mahays Riverboat Service
Email: mahays [at] mtaonline.net

David McGuire, MD
Email: kneern [at] pobox.alaska.net

Latitude 62 Motel
Email: lat62 [at] alaska.net

Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge
Email: info [at] talkeetnalodge.com

Talkeetna River Guides & Rafters, Inc.
Email: raft [at] talkeetnariverguides.com

Talkeetna River Adventures (Talkeetna RV LLC)
Email: alaskarv [at] mtaonline.net

Talkeetna Aero Services, Inc.
Email: info [at] talkeetnaaero.com

Teamster Local 959
Email: rtraini [at] akteamsters.com

Usibelli Coal Mine
Email: info [at] usibelli.com

Homer Stage Line
Email: hsl [at] xyz.net

Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Email: frobb [at] bepc.com

Kenai Chrysler
Email: info [at] kenaichrysler.com

Frontier Flying Service
Email: info [at] frontierflying.com

Udelhoven Companies
Email: Lbeck [at] udelhoven.com

Kenai River Seafoods
Email: sean.karin [at] alaska.net

The Crossing Restaurant
Email: info [at] thecrossingrestaurant.net

Mammut
Email: khabermann [at] mammut.ch

Horizon Lines, Inc.
Email: boardofdirectors [at] horizonlines.com

Midnight Sun Brewing
Email: info [at] midnightsunbrewing.com

Grabber Hand Warmers
Email: sales [at] handwarmers.com, amanda.fowler [at] warmers.com

Wiggy’s Outdoor Gear
Email: wiggys [at] wiggys.com

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1/27/09: Save Iditarod Dogs From Brutality
WRITE To Sponsors & Supporters

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Sled Dog Action Coalition, www.helpsleddogs.org

Imagine the cruelties these sled dog pups will experience in the Iditarod…Death, paralysis, frostbite, bleeding ulcers, bloody diarrhea, lung damage, pneumonia, ruptured discs, viral diseases, broken bones, torn muscles and tendons and sprains… Please help end the barbaric treatment of dogs by sending protest emails to organizations that support the Iditarod.

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FULL CONTACT INFORMATION FOR IDITAROD SPONSORS / SUPPORTERS:

(addresses, names, phone/fax) www.helpsleddogs.org/sponsors.htm

HOW TO SEND EMAIL BLOCKS:

* Copy/paste a group of emails into the To: or Bcc: line of your email
* Then copy-paste sample letter into your email’s body
* Personalize your letter, sign with your name, address, county
* Hit send
* Repeat these steps for each group of emails

GROUP #1 EMAIL ADDRESSES:

marianne.amssoms [at] inbev.com, investor [at] discoveryholdingcompany.com, John_Ford [at] discovery.com, Darien_e.wilson [at] roche.com, investorrelations [at] columbia.com, investor.relations [at] medtronic.com, executive-editor [at] nytimes.com, rick.ludwin [at] nbcuni.com, info [at] dlife.com, corporate_communications [at] hmco.com, investorrelations [at] target.com, aly.noormohamed [at] dpsg.com, rick.blake [at] harcourt.com, rosepr [at] rosemail.org, aarpmagazine [at] aarp.org, Anne.sweeney [at] disney.com, rick.ludwin [at] nbcuni.com, lee.davies [at] spcorp.com, wayne.hearn [at] rotary.org, betsy.o’rourke [at] wyndhamworldwide.com, info [at] renegadepictures.co.uk, mark.kroeger [at] scrippsnetworks.com, Christopher.Gay [at] cabelas.com, charlene.jagannath [at] millenniumhotels.co.uk, karen_dmochowsky [at] timeinc.com, jlopes [at] aurn.com, tedronneburger [at] 680thefan.com, PDoyle [at] adn.com, roy.a.betts [at] usps.gov, info [at] zoasis.com, Shareholders.IM [at] pg.com, corporate.communications [at] blockbuster.com, mary.dillon [at] us.mcd.com, yum.investor [at] yum.com, mike.morgan [at] harley-davidson.com, toyota_cares [at] toyota.com, sarah.palin [at] alaska.gov, Virginia.Q.Sanchez [at] shell.com, tmattia [at] na.ko.com, Catherine.Gacad [at] wellsfargo.com

GROUP #2 EMAIL ADDRESSES:

Catherine.Gacad [at] wellsfargo.com, rabello [at] hollandamerica.com, jbenson [at] princesscruises.com, investor_relations [at] scholastic.com, biorigin [at] biorigin.com.br, kroger.investors [at] kroger.com, media [at] cerberuscapital.com, Spring.Jeffrey [at] aaa-calif.com, editor [at] independenttraveler.com, newsroom [at] alaskaair.com, bigshow [at] plj.com, comments [at] komo1000news.com, angie [at] wnwv.com, curt.hansen [at] cumulus.com, jpenchoff [at] csg.org, info [at] floridamedia.org, bspeltz [at] standard.com, info [at] havemilk.com, cstorey [at] udidaho.org, pubaffmr [at] chevrontexaco.com, enterprise.comments [at] exxonmobil.com, investor.relations [at] horizonlines.com, investor_relations [at] netapp.com, rwhatley [at] jbpco.com, info [at] sportees.com, abbietaylor [at] theblackdog.com, gene [at] motosolutions.com, information [at] lynden.com, info [at] havemilk.com, ablank [at] gpworldwide.com, info [at] laderma.com.au, Ethel.Minchello [at] MSDK12.net, info [at] eLongo.com, customerservice [at] jetboil.com, info [at] talusoutdoortech.com, portgamble [at] orminc.com, lat62 [at] alaska.net, boardofdirectors [at] horizonlines.com, info [at] lake-rescue.org, info [at] canada-goose.com, nschnell [at] ista-in.org

GROUP #3 EMAIL ADDRESSES:

reservations [at] akalpinelodge.com, info [at] vertikal.net, post [at] vomoghundemat.no, mahays [at] mtaonline.net, kneern [at] pobox.alaska.net, raft [at] talkeetnariverguides.com, customerservice [at] deeppurple.com, morsecin [at] ssd.k12.pa.us, morsecin [at] ssd.k12.pa.us, mfrank [at] the-aps.org, cherylm [at] lilacblind.org, MBenedetti [at] greatbatch.com, pmaddock [at] camrudlaw.com, principal.perryes [at] pac.dodea.edu, jacksonj [at] mail.leon.k12.fl.us, ktrail [at] sfsd.k12.pa.us, lmilitello [at] williamsvillek12.org, michele_svihovec [at] bismarckschools.org, streadaw [at] cabarrus.k12.nc.us, sonja.braziel [at] browardschools.com, mmaddox2 [at] bcps.org, jquick [at] clearfield.org, LHall [at] henhudschools.org, info [at] fcesptsa.org, info [at] crosbysmiles.com, info [at] janssenfuneralhomes.com, info [at] trapperscreek.com, office [at] toughdivorces.com, alaskarv [at] mtaonline.net, fishhomer [at] gmail.com, info [at] talkeetnalodge.com, alaskarv [at] mtaonline.net, awp [at] co.hamilton.in.us, media [at] aecf.org, davidnee [at] wcgmf.org, wginsberg [at] cfgnh.org, natas [at] asi-seattle.net, wendy [at] diamondbrand.com, webmaster [at] ionearth.com, wellingj [at] mishawaka.k12.in.us

GROUP #4 EMAIL ADDRESSES:

info [at] teckcominco.com, info [at] inlettower.com, rodney.bolls [at] bglobal.us, info [at] ndindustries.com, bbroquet [at] gci.com, websales [at] antonbauer.com, wccinfo [at] wcclp.com, help [at] mtaonline.net, AskMLP [at] muni.org, investor_relations [at] netapp.com, msteele [at] eaglepack.com, info [at] frontierflying.com, fhees [at] alaskanbeer.com, info [at] penair.com, Mayor [at] ci.anchorage.ak.us, ircontact [at] simon.com,
info [at] thecrossingrestaurant.net, info [at] midnightsunbrewing.com, info [at] canada-goose.com, mathew [at] mountainadventuretours.org, info [at] EpicenterPress.com, info [at] greatriverjourney.com, info [at] trabitsgroup.com, ruediger.henke [at] queo-media.com, ahelion [at] wcasd.net, lodging [at] mtaonline.net, khabermann [at] mammut.ch, sales [at] handwarmers.com, info [at] coastalhelicopters.com, para [at] alaska.net, jay [at] dswf.org, info [at] azumano.com, manager [at] ci.nome.ak.us, info [at] penair.com, mayor [at] ci.wasilla.ak.us, resumes [at] crowley.com, Lbeck [at] udelhoven.com, sean.karin [at] alaska.net, socks [at] wigwam.com, rtraini [at] akteamsters.com

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2. SAMPLE LETTER from SledDogAC [at] aol.com
Kinship Circle did not write/research this sample letter.

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Dear Iditarod Supporter:

Please end your organization’s support of the Iditarod dog sled race. For the dogs, this event may include death, paralysis, frostbite, bleeding ulcers, bloody diarrhea, lung damage, pneumonia, ruptured discs, viral diseases, broken bones, torn muscles and tendons and sprains. At least 136 dogs have died in the race. No one knows how many dogs die after this tortuous ordeal or during training. For more facts about the Iditarod, visit the Sled Dog Action Coalition website, www.helpsleddogs.org/

On average, 53 percent of the dogs who start the race do not make it across the finish line. According to a report published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, of those who do finish, 81 percent have lung damage. A report published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine said that 61 percent of the dogs who complete the Iditarod have ulcers versus zero percent pre-race.

Iditarod dog kennels are puppy mills. Mushers breed large numbers of dogs and routinely kill unwanted ones, including puppies. Many dogs permanently disabled in the Iditarod, or unwanted for any reason, (including those who have outlived their usefulness) are killed with a shot to the head, dragged, drowned or clubbed to death. “Dogs are clubbed with baseball bats and if they don’t pull are dragged to death in harnesses…” wrote former Iditarod dog handler Mike Cranford in an article for Alaska’s Bush Blade Newspaper.

Dog beatings and whippings are common. During the 2007 Iditarod, eyewitnesses reported that musher Ramy Brooks kicked, punched and beat his dogs with a ski pole and a chain. Jim Welch says in his book Speed Mushing Manual, “A training device such as a whip is not cruel at all but is effective.. It is a common training device in use among dog mushers…”

Jon Saraceno wrote in his March 3, 2000 column in USA Today, “He [Colonel Tom Classen] confirmed dog beatings and far worse. Like starving dogs to maintain their most advantageous racing weight. Skinning them to make mittens. Or dragging them to their death.”

During the race, dogs do not undergo veterinary exams at each checkpoint. Mushers speed through many checkpoints, so the dogs get the briefest visual checks, if that. Rather than pull sick dogs from the race, veterinarians often administer massive doses of antibiotics to keep them running.

Most Iditarod dogs live at the end of a chain between events. It has been reported that dogs who don’t make the main team are never taken off-chain. Chained dogs have been attacked by wolves, bears and other animals. Old and arthritic dogs suffer terrible pain in the blistering cold.

Please end your organization’s association with this horrific race.

Sincerely,

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Please send protest emails and forward this alert.

From the Sled Dog Action Coalition, www.helpsleddogs.org

Contact information, email blocks and sample letter are below.

Please help the dogs by sending protest emails to organizations that support the Iditarod. These dogs are helpless victims of profoundly inhumane treatment and cannot speak for themselves. What happens to the dogs during the Iditarod includes death, paralysis, penile frostbite, bleeding ulcers, bloody diarrhea, lung damage, pneumonia, ruptured discs, viral diseases, broken bones, torn muscles and tendons, sprains, torn footpads and anemia.

Dog beatings and whippings are common. During the 2007 Iditarod, eyewitnesses reported that musher Ramy Brooks kicked, punched and beat his dogs with a ski pole and a chain. Jim Welch says in his book Speed Mushing Manual, “Nagging a dog team is cruel and ineffective…A training device such as a whip is not cruel at all but is effective.” “It is a common training device in use among dog mushers…”

Iditarod dog kennels are puppy mills. Mushers breed large numbers of dogs and routinely kill unwanted ones, including puppies. Many dogs who are permanently disabled in the Iditarod, or who are unwanted for any reason, including those who have outlived their usefulness, are killed with a shot to the head, dragged, drowned or clubbed to death. “Dogs are clubbed with baseball bats and if they don’t pull are dragged to death in harnesses…..” wrote former Iditarod dog handler Mike Cranford in an article for Alaska’s Bush Blade Newspaper.

Most Iditarod dogs are forced to live at the end of a chain when they aren’t hauling people around. It has been reported that dogs who don’t make the main team are never taken off-chain. Chained dogs have been attacked by wolves, bears and other animals. Old and arthritic dogs suffer terrible pain in the blistering cold.

Most Internet service providers allow people to send up to 50 email addresses at a time. For your convenience, the addresses have been divided into groups of 50. Please email the first group first. Individual email addresses are given under the sample letter. The groups contain addresses for the Iditarod sponsors, promoters, and the sponsors of the 111 mushers who signed up for the 2008 Iditarod. Email blocks with semicolons are on www.helpsleddogs.org/sponsors.htm .

GROUP ONE EMAIL ADDRESSES:

Terri.Vogt [at] anheuser-busch.com, investorrelations [at] target.com, Chris.Coelen [at] RDFUSA.com, fingber [at] ncohf.org, rick.blake [at] harcourt.com, KCarroll [at] ap.org, corporate_communications [at] hmco.com, publicwebsite [at] ng.army.mil, investorrelations [at] citi.com, kenneth.gibson [at] whg.com, admissions [at] liberty.edu, LaneRobertW [at] JohnDeere.com, martha.aronson [at] medtronic.com, mike.morgan [at] harley-davidson.com, rwhatley [at] jbpco.com, toyota_cares [at] toyota.com, Brooke.Fisher [at] RDFUSA.com, IR [at] arraybiopharma.com, inquiries [at] stanfields.com, help [at] hotchillys..com, smckane [at] ncohf.org, jack.hayes [at] noaa.gov, timothy.mitchell [at] chicagoparkdistrict.com, emcdonald [at] about.com, info [at] rivermuseum.com, Greg [at] Harper-Street.com, consumervacation [at] globusfamily.com, landerson [at] aaamidatlantic.com, chavez.jeannie [at] aaa-newmexico.com, dfoersom [at] abercrombiekent.com, sales [at] knightlytours.com, communications [at] wysetc.org, contactus [at] insightvacations.com, margareth [at] travcoa.com, info [at] mayflowertours.com, tarmstrong [at] tauck.com, info [at] para-tours.ch, clare.sloane [at] contiki.com.au, gwen [at] fourseasonstrvl.com, ddziedzic [at] naperville-lib.org, info [at] exploretours.com, laura.edwards [at] csplc.com, media [at] cerberuscapital.com, WRAMCPublicAffairs [at] na.amedd.army.mil, Shareholders.IM [at] pg.com, walt.riker [at] us.mcd.com, frank_blake [at] homedepot.com, Catherine.Gacad [at] wellsfargo.com, FordHGMail [at] nyefrontier.com, sales [at] electrochempower.com

GROUP TWO EMAIL ADDRESSES:

ptira [at] mcclatchy.com, pcandino [at] prismnetwork.com, concierge [at] travelwizard.com, vacations [at] countrytours.com, david.curtis-brignell [at] mill-cop.com, tmattia [at] na.ko.com, newsroom [at] alaskaair.com, wccinfo [at] wcclp.com, crosbyk [at] kclibrary.org, rabello [at] hollandamerica.com, jbenson [at] princesscruises.com, greenbergr [at] us.panasonic.com, patrick.korten [at] kofc.org, brendan [at] alaskaaces.com, larrysr [at] searsandassociates.com, affeob [at] allenfamilyfoods.com, r.signer [at] appenzellerbier.ch, resumes [at] crowley.com, rcs [at] gci.com, Mayor [at] ci.anchorage.ak.us, bcartiff [at] jccpgh.org, travel [at] sunconnections.com, travel [at] kriegner.com, kate [at] gallantins.com, jim [at] NorthernOutfitters.com, lisa [at] coastalhelicopters.com, GregG [at] milldirecttextiles.com, info [at] penfieldusa.com, kathy [at] uphere.ca, sales [at] distinctiveescapes.com, corporate [at] cabelas.com, pubaffmr [at] chevrontexaco.com, fhees [at] alaskanbeer.com, ircontact [at] simon.com, mayor [at] ci.wasilla.ak.us, kroger.investors [at] kroger.com, employment [at] providence.org, investor.relations [at] horizonlines.com, investor_relations [at] netapp.com, ssolomon [at] dixieline.com, manager [at] ci.nome.ak.us, info [at] penair.com, adsales [at] olntv.com, info [at] dekastanjeboom.be, brugge [at] krokodil.be, info [at] wegwijzer.be, larsn [at] capitalelec.com, enterprise.comments [at] exxonmobil.com, investor.relations [at] blockbuster.com, Tammy_Shea [at] discovery.com

GROUP THREE EMAIL ADDRESSES:

info [at] workman.com, investor_relations [at] scholastic.com, jschrank [at] cclphoenix.org, peter.spiers [at] elderhostel.org, rdatz [at] educationworld.com, info [at] americansky.co.uk, agent [at] uniquetrav.com, reception [at] harveyworld.com.au, Wendi [at] Luxtravel.com, info [at] strongtravel.com, glainfo [at] hollandamerica.com, POlson [at] randomhouse.com, info [at] reisky-schlese.de, info [at] sahalesnacks.com, beaversports [at] beaversports.com, CustomerService [at] northlandservices.com, mail [at] trippodi.de, mbphotos [at] rockisland.com, info [at] pioneerlodgeak.com, h.weishaupt [at] freesurf..ch, contact [at] seapet.com, sales [at] pjoperating.com, jim [at] trailridgeair.com, iand [at] camelbacktravel.com, info [at] intrawld.com, sspilka [at] wiley.com, cech [at] dogcompany.at, kirtroger [at] ralik.net, info [at] nationaldogfood.com, jeffm [at] creagan.biz, abbietaylor [at] theblackdog.com, reservations [at] akalpinelodge.com, info [at] theoutdoorsource.com, sales [at] trekkerdesigns.com, info [at] pinkandblue.be, info [at] sportees.com, cblough [at] wccfcu.com, para [at] alaska.net, roger_millay [at] discovery.com, yum.investor [at] yum.com, richard.edwards [at] polarisind.com, jcondemi [at] mountainhardwear.com, feedback [at] laurelpubco.com, kathy [at] ziwipeak.com, dmcpherson [at] wned.org, websales [at] antonbauer.com, communications [at] girlscouts.org, wegerer [at] swbell.net, nwdunnings [at] msn.com, webmaster [at] ionearth.com

GROUP FOUR EMAIL ADDRESSES:

royaldutchshell.shareholders [at] shell.com, orders [at] riverboatdiscovery.com, AskMLP [at] muni.org, charlene [at] permafrost.com, msteele [at] eaglepack.com, Chancellor [at] uaa.alaska.edu, webmaster [at] cariboucreekgold.com, info [at] blackwoodpetfood.com, contact [at] redpawfeed.com, contact [at] propacpetfood.com, provost [at] usu.edu, Mary.Hubbard [at] usu.edu, jim.dorward [at] usu.edu, taplowf [at] firstmate.com, blanchard [at] macniderart.org, jsiegel [at] naturesbest.com, sledder1 [at] pacbell.net, mead [at] unr.edu, sales [at] immunocorp.no, jbilitz [at] jjkeller.com, ryoung [at] altitudetraining..com, investor.relations [at] akzonobel.com, info [at] inlettower.com, spikealaska [at] earthlink.net, hsl [at] xyz.net, info [at] akdogtour.com, rodney.bolls [at] bglobal.us, info [at] ndindustries.com, qiviut [at] gci.net, traxak [at] clearwire.net, sales [at] kaladi.com, Macgellan [at] mac.com, info [at] westernplows.com, tchozes [at] pathwaynet.com, sales [at] ursawagon.com, customersupport [at] batteriesplus.com, info [at] teckcominco.com, sales [at] edmundoptics.com, anni [at] visees.no, post [at] noraid.no, pdonald [at] friendsschoolboulder.org, info [at] kamik.com, johnb [at] icicleseafoods.com, gene [at] motosolutions.com, reservations [at] krabloonik.com, alcansigns [at] alaska.net, dpowers [at] akserigraphics.com, tours [at] atlastravelweb.com, readacross [at] nea.org, DHS_Commissioner [at] dhs.state.nj.us, investorrelations [at] target.com, webdesk [at] omahapubliclibrary.org,

SAMPLE LETTER (Please personalize the letter.):

Dear Iditarod Supporter:

Please end your organization’s support of the Iditarod dog sled race. For the dogs, this event is a bottomless pit of suffering. What happens to the dogs during the Iditarod includes death, paralysis, penile frostbite, bleeding ulcers, bloody diarrhea, lung damage, pneumonia, ruptured discs, viral diseases, broken bones, torn muscles and tendons, sprains, torn footpads and anemia. At least 133 dogs have died in the race. No one knows how many dogs die after this tortuous ordeal or during training. For more facts about the Iditarod, visit the Sled Dog Action Coalition website, www.helpsleddogs.org .

On average, 53 percent of the dogs who start the race do not make it across the finish line. According to a report published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, of those who do finish, 81 percent have lung damage. A report published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine said that 61 percent of the dogs who complete the Iditarod have ulcers versus zero percent pre-race.

Iditarod dog kennels are puppy mills. Mushers breed large numbers of dogs and routinely kill unwanted ones, including puppies. Many dogs who are permanently disabled in the Iditarod, or who are unwanted for any reason, including those who have outlived their usefulness, are killed with a shot to the head, dragged, drowned or clubbed to death. “Dogs are clubbed with baseball bats and if they don’t pull are dragged to death in harnesses…..” wrote former Iditarod dog handler Mike Cranford in an article for Alaska’s Bush Blade Newspaper.

Dog beatings and whippings are common. During the 2007 Iditarod, eyewitnesses reported that musher Ramy Brooks kicked, punched and beat his dogs with a ski pole and a chain. Jim Welch says in his book Speed Mushing Manual, “Nagging a dog team is cruel and ineffective…A training device such as a whip is not cruel at all but is effective.” “It is a common training device in use among dog mushers…”

Jon Saraceno wrote in his March 3, 2000 column in USA Today, “He [Colonel Tom Classen] confirmed dog beatings and far worse. Like starving dogs to maintain their most advantageous racing weight. Skinning them to make mittens. Or dragging them to their death.”

During the race, veterinarians do not give the dogs physical exams at every checkpoint. Mushers speed through many checkpoints, so the dogs get the briefest visual checks, if that. Instead of pulling sick dogs from the race, veterinarians frequently give them massive doses of antibiotics to keep them running.

Most Iditarod dogs are forced to live at the end of a chain when they aren’t hauling people around. It has been reported that dogs who don’t make the main team are never taken off-chain. Chained dogs have been attacked by wolves, bears and other animals. Old and arthritic dogs suffer terrible pain in the blistering cold.

Please end your organization’s association with this horrific race.

Sincerely,

Iditarod Sponsors:

K & L Distributors, Inc. (Anheuser-Busch distributor)
Email: Terri.Vogt [at] anheuser-busch.com

Cabelas
Email: corporate [at] cabelas.com

Chrysler (Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.)
Email: media [at] cerberuscapital.com

Coca-Cola
Email: tmattia [at] na.ko.com

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels
Email: david.curtis-brignell [at] mill-cop.com

Wells Fargo & Company
Email: Catherine.Gacad [at] wellsfargo.com

Kroger Company (Fred Meyer Stores)
Email: kroger.investors [at] kroger.com

Spenard Builders (Lanoga Corporation)
Email: ssolomon [at] dixieline.com

Chevron Corportation
Email: pubaffmr [at] chevrontexaco.com

Exxon Mobil Corporation
Email: enterprise.comments [at] exxonmobil.com

Anchorage Daily News (Mc Clatchy Company)
Email: ptira [at] mcclatchy.com

Providence Health System
Email: employment [at] providence.org

Alaska Airlines (Alaska Air Group)
Email: newsroom [at] alaskaair.com

Peninsula Airways, Inc. (Pen Air)
Email: info [at] penair.com

Alaska Brewing Company
Email: fhees [at] alaskanbeer.com

The City of Nome
Email: manager [at] ci.nome.ak.us

5th Avenue Mall (Simon Property Group
Email: ircontact [at] simon.com

Horizon Lines
Email: investor.relations [at] horizonlines.com

City of Wasilla
Email: mayor [at] ci.wasilla.ak.us

Network Appliance, Inc.
Email: investor_relations [at] netapp.com

General Communication, Inc. (GCI)
Email: rcs [at] gci.com

Crowley Maritime Corporation
Email: resumes [at] crowley.com

Anton/Bauer, Inc.
Email: websales [at] antonbauer.com

Anchorage Municipal Light and Power
Email: AskMLP [at] muni.org

Alcan Signs
Email:alcansigns [at] alaska.net

World Communication Center
Email: wccinfo [at] wcclp.com

Electrochem Commercial Power
Email: sales [at] electrochempower.com

Alaska Serigraphics
Email: dpowers [at] akserigraphics.com

The City of Anchorage
Email: Mayor [at] ci.anchorage.ak.us

IonEarth
Email: webmaster [at] ionearth.com

Iditarod Promoters:

“Wife Swap,” ABC-TV (RDF Media Group, Pangea Management Group)
Email: Chris.Coelen [at] RDFUSA.com

Target Corporation
E-mail: investorrelations [at] target.com

National Weather Service
Email: jack.hayes [at] noaa.gov

Harcourt School Publishers
Email: rick.blake [at] harcourt.com

National Children’s Oral Health Foundation
Email: fingber [at] ncohf.org

Associated Press
Email: KCarroll [at] ap.org

Chicago Park District (Polar Adventure Days)
Email: timothy.mitchell [at] chicagoparkdistrict.com

Carnival Corporation
Email: rabello [at] hollandamerica.com, jbenson [at] princesscruises.com

Home Depot
Email: frank_blake [at] homedepot.com

National Education Association
Email: readacross [at] nea.org

Panasonic
Email: greenbergr [at] us.panasonic.com

About . com
Email: emcdonald [at] about.com

US Army Garrison Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Email: WRAMCPublicAffairs [at] na.amedd.army.mil

Kansas City Public Library
Email: crosbyk [at] kclibrary.org

Elderhostel
Email: peter.spiers [at] elderhostel.org

National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Email: info [at] rivermuseum.com

EducationWorld . com
Email: rdatz [at] educationworld.com

Houghton Mifflin Company
Email: corporate_communications [at] hmco.com

Travel Channel (Discover Communications, Inc.)
Email: roger_millay [at] discovery.com

PBS Nature
Email: programming [at] thirteen.org

PBS Reading Rainbow
Email: dmcpherson [at] wned.org

Riverboat Discovery
Email: orders [at] riverboatdiscovery.com

Scholastic Corporation
Email: investor_relations [at] scholastic.com

Workman Publishing Company
Email: info [at] workman.com

Girl Scouts of the USA
Email: communications [at] girlscouts.org

Fodors (Random House)
Email: POlson [at] randomhouse.com

Christ Lutheran School
Email: jschrank [at] cclphoenix.org
Email: cehlers [at] cclphoenix.org

Versus Cable TV
Email: feedback [at] versus.com
Email: adsales [at] olntv.com

University of Alaska Anchorage
Email: Chancellor [at] uaa.alaska.edu

Naperville Public Libraries
Email: ddziedzic [at] naperville-lib.org

Globus Tours (includes Globus, Cosmos, Monograms, Avalon)
Email: consumervacation [at] globusfamily.com

Frommers . com (Wiley Publishing, Inc.)
Email: sspilka [at] wiley.com

AAA Mid-Atlantic
Email: landerson [at] aaamidatlantic.com

AAA New Mexico
Email: chavez.jeannie [at] aaa-newmexico.com

Abercrombie & Kent, Inc.
Email: dfoersom [at] abercrombiekent.com

Kriegner Travel Services, Inc.
Email: travel [at] kriegner.com

Grayline of Alaska
Email: glainfo [at] HollandAmerica.com

Senior Sojourns, Inc.
Email: Pat [at] SeniorSojourns.com

Strong Travel Services
Email: info [at] strongtravel.com

Explore Tours
Email: info [at] exploretours.com

Distinctive Escapes
Email: sales [at] distinctiveescapes.com

Camelback Odyssey Travel
Email: iand [at] camelbacktravel.com

Intra World Travel & Tours
Email: info [at] intrawld.com

International Student Travel Confederation
Email: communications [at] wysetc.org

Four Seasons Travel
Email: gwen [at] fourseasonstrvl.com

LuxuryTour . com
Email: tours [at] atlastravelweb.com

World Wide Country Tours
Email: vacations [at] countrytours.com

Luxury Travel, Inc.
Email: Wendi [at] Luxtravel.com

Harvey World Travel
Email: reception [at] harveyworld.com.au

Knightly Tours
Email: sales [at] knightlytours.com

Unique Travel
Email: agent [at] uniquetrav.com

American Sky
Email: info [at] americansky.co.uk

Sun Connections Travel & Cruises
Email: travel [at] sunconnections.com

Amazing Journeys, LLC
Email: bcartiff [at] jccpgh.org

Contiki Holidays
Email: clare.sloane [at] contiki.com.au

Insight Vacations
Email: contactus [at] insightvacations.com

Travcoa
Email: margareth [at] travcoa.com

Mayflower Tours
Email: info [at] mayflowertours.com

Tauck World Discovery
Email: tarmstrong [at] tauck.com

Para Tours
Email: info [at] para-tours.ch

Travelwizard . com
Email: concierge [at] travelwizard.com

News 12 New Jersey
Email: news12nj [at] news12.com

MacNider Art Museum
Email: blanchard [at] macniderart.org

New Jesery Department of Human Services
Email: DHS_Commissioner [at] dhs.state.nj.us

Omaha Public Library
Email: webdesk [at] omahapubliclibrary.org

Utah State University
Email: provost [at] usu.edu, Mary.Hubbard [at] usu.edu, jim.dorward [at] usu.edu

Friends’ School
Email: pdonald [at] friendsschoolboulder.org

Musher sponsors:

National Guard Bureau
Email: publicwebsite [at] ng.army.mil

John Deere & Company
Email: LaneRobertW [at] JohnDeere.com

Liberty University
Email: admissions [at] liberty.edu

Red Roof Inns (Owned by Westbridge Hospitality Fund and Citigroup’s Global Situations Group)
Email: investorrelations [at] citi.com
Email: kenneth.gibson [at] whg.com

Medtronic
Email: martha.aronson [at] medtronic.com

Harley-Davidson, Inc.
Email: mike.morgan [at] harley-davidson.com

Toyota Motor Corporation
Email: toyota_cares [at] toyota.com

Leer, Inc. (J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc.)
Email: rwhatley [at] jbpco.com

Alaska Knights of Columbus (Knights of Columbus)
Email: patrick.korten [at] kofc.org

Array BioPharma Inc.
Email: IR [at] arraybiopharma.com

Hot Chillys (Stanfield’s Ltd.)
Email: inquiries [at] stanfields.com
Email: help [at] hotchillys.com

Harper Street Publishing
Email: Greg [at] Harper-Street.com

Alaska Aces (hockey team)
Email: brendan [at] alaskaaces.com

Gallant Insurance Agency, Inc.
Email: kate [at] gallantins.com

Northern Outfitters
Email: jim [at] NorthernOutfitters.com

Coastal Helicopters, Inc.
Email: lisa [at] coastalhelicopters.com

7-UP (Cadbury Schweppes plc)
Email: laura.edwards [at] csplc.com

Jiffy Lube International, Inc. (Shell Oil Company)
Email: royaldutchshell.shareholders [at] shell.com

Eukanuba/Iams (Procter & Gamble Company)
Email: Shareholders.IM [at] pg.com

Blockbuster Video
Email: investor.relations [at] blockbuster.com

McDonalds Restaurants (McDonald Corporation)
Email: walt.riker [at] us.mcd.com

Taco Bell (Yum! Brands, Inc.)
Email: yum.investor [at] yum.com

Polaris Industries Inc.
Email: richard.edwards [at] polarisind.com

Mountain HardWear
Email: jcondemi [at] mountainhardwear.com

Sears & Associates
Email: larrysr [at] searsandassociates.com

Batteries Plus
Email: customersupport [at] batteriesplus.com

Oomingmak
Email: qiviut [at] gci.net

Kaladi Brothers Coffee Company
Email: sales [at] kaladi.com

Tracks of Alaska Photography
Email: traxak [at] clearwire.net

Alaskan Discovery RV Tours, Ltd.
Email: spikealaska [at] earthlink.net

Inlet Tower Hotel & Suites
Email: info [at] inlettower.com

Homer Stage Line
Email: hsl [at] xyz.net

Alaska Icefield Expeditions
Email: info [at] akdogtour.com

Intervet (Akzo Nobel)
Email: investor.relations [at] akzonobel.com

Colorado Altitude Training
Email: ryoung [at] altitudetraining.com

J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
Email: jbilitz [at] jjkeller.com

bGlobal, Inc.
Email: rodney.bolls [at] bglobal.us

ND Industries
Email: info [at] ndindustries.com

Ursa wagons
Email: sales [at] ursawagon.com

Great Lakes GeoScience
Email: tchozes [at] pathwaynet.com

Western Products
Email: info [at] westernplows.com

Macgellan.com
Email: Macgellan [at] mac.com

Krabloonik Kennels
Email: reservations [at] krabloonik.com

Mill Direct Textiles
Email: GregG [at] milldirecttextiles.com

Penfield
Email: info [at] penfieldusa.com

Reisky & Schlese
Email: info [at] reisky-schlese.de

Dog Company
Email: cech [at] dogcompany.at

Allen Family Foods, Inc.
Email: affeob [at] allenfamilyfoods.com

Parker, Smith & Feek, Inc.
Email: jmshanholtz [at] psfinc.com

Michael Bertrand Photography
Email: mbphotos [at] rockisland.com

Michael Trippodi Dienstleistungen
Email: mail [at] trippodi.de

Sahale Snacks
Email: info [at] sahalesnacks.com

Northland Services
Email: CustomerService [at] northlandservices.com

Beaver Sports
Email: beaversports [at] beaversports.com

Eagle Pack
Email: msteele [at] eaglepack.com

Co-Fly Industries
Email: charlene [at] permafrost.com

Sportees Activewear
Email: info [at] sportees.com

Pioneer Lodge
Email: info [at] pioneerlodgeak.com

Bi-Polar Racing
Email: jeffm [at] creagan.biz

The Black Dog Tavern Co.
Email: abbietaylor [at] theblackdog.com

Alpine Lodge
Email: reservations [at] akalpinelodge.com

National Dog Food
Email: info [at] nationaldogfood.com

FogTech (Motosolutions)
Email: gene [at] motosolutions.com

Caribou Creek Pet Foods
Email: webmaster [at] cariboucreekgold.com

The Outdoor Source
Email: info [at] theoutdoorsource.com

West Rib Cafe and Pub
Email: dennisfreeman [at] yahoo.com

Talkeetna Chocolate Corner
Email: kirtroger [at] ralik.net

Trekker Design
Email: sales [at] trekkerdesigns.com

Up Here Publishing Ltd.
Email: kathy [at] uphere.ca

FirstMate Pet Food
Email: taplowf [at] firstmate.com

Appenzell Brewing Company
Email: r.signer [at] appenzellerbier.ch

Bed & Breakfast ‘De Kastanjeboom’
Email: info [at] dekastanjeboom.be

Toy Store De Krokodil Brugge
Email: brugge [at] krokodil.be

Wegwijzer Travel Information
Email: info [at] wegwijzer.be

Pink & Blue Publicity
Email: info [at] pinkandblue.be

Hotel Restaurant Stossplatz
Email: h.weishaupt [at] freesurf.ch

Sea Pet (Sea Starr Animal Health, Inc.)
Email: contact [at] seapet.com

Laurel Pub Company
Email: feedback [at] laurelpubco.com

Ziwipeak Limited Natural
Email: kathy [at] ziwipeak.com

John Hall’s Alaska
Email: info [at] kissalaska.com

Ten Squared Racing
Email: info [at] 10squaredracing.com

Capital Electric
Email: larsn [at] capitalelec.com

Icicle Seafoods, Inc.
Email: johnb [at] icicleseafoods.com

Blackwood Pet Food
Email: info [at] blackwoodpetfood.com

Sound Electric
Email: karen [at] soundele.com

Siberian Husky Club of Greater Chicago, IL
Email: jsiegel [at] naturesbest.com

Bay Area Siberian Husky Club, CA
Email: sledder1 [at] pacbell.net

Northern California Siberian Husky Club
Email: mead [at] unr.edu

Redpaw Feed
Email: contact [at] redpawfeed.com

Pro Pac Dog Food (Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc.)
Email: contact [at] propacpetfood.com

Kamik
Email: info [at] kamik.com

Bynje
Email: post [at] brynje.no

Noraid
Email: post [at] noraid.no

Vi sees
Email: anni [at] visees.no

Macrogard (Immunocorp)
Email: sales [at] immunocorp.no

HomeSchoolers’ Support Association
Email: nwdunnings [at] msn.com

Prism Health Networks
Email: pcandino [at] prismnetwork.com
Email: mzygaj [at] prismnetwork.com

Siberian Husky Club of Metro Dallas
Email: wegerer [at] swbell.net

Teck Cominco
Email: info [at] teckcominco.com

Edmund Optics
Email: sales [at] edmundoptics.com

GoNorth Alaska Travel Center
Email: para [at] alaska.net

Wayne County Community Federal Credit Union
Email: cblough [at] wccfcu.com

PJ Operating Corp.
Email: sales [at] pjoperating.com

Trail Ridge Air, Inc.
Email: jim [at] trailridgeair.com

Oasis Environmental
Email: info [at] oasisenviro.com

Diabetes Sports and Wellness Foundation
Email: bob [at] dswf.org

Nye Frontier Ford
Email: FordHGMail [at] nyefrontier.com

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Here’s a more recent alert, with a sample letter, also from SDAC:

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ACT: Help abused dogs in Miami, Florida – WRITE
Posted by: SledDogAC [at] aol.com
Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:03 pm (PST)
Please write and forward widely

Sample letter and email block follow:

Chained dogs bake outside in the intense tropical heat and sun of Miami-Dade County. Imagine how painful it is for a dog when a scorching hot metal chain touches his paws, nose or genitals. Chained dogs are also subject to tropical storm and hurricane force winds. On Jan. 22, 2008, the Miami-Dade County Commission rejected a tethering ordinance that would have established humane conditions for tethering. The ordinance would have required people to be outside when their dogs are chained. Please help the chained dogs of Miami-Dade County by writing to the commissioners of Miami-Dade County.

Commissioner emails:

district11 [at] miamidade.gov, District4 [at] miamidade.gov, District12 [at] miamidade.gov, District3 [at] miamidade.gov, District9 [at] miamidade.gov, District6 [at] miamidade.gov, district5 [at] miamidade.gov, BMORRIS2 [at] miamidade.gov, District1 [at] miamidade.gov, District7 [at] miamidade.gov, District7 [at] miamidade.gov, District8 [at] miamidade.gov

Commissioner Seijas has no email. Fax her at 305-375-2011

Sample letter (Please personalize the letter. If you’re boycotting travel to Miami, please say so.)

Dear County Commissioners:

Miami wants to be known as a glamorous and fun tourist destination. A dog suffering on a chain in the hot tropical sun tarnishes this image. Please approve the tethering ordinance that was proposed Miami-Dade Animal Services, which would have imposed humane conditions for tethering, including requiring people to be outside when their dog is chained. I am shocked that in spite of all the evidence that demonstrates why chaining is cruel and inhumane, often making “vicious monsters” out of otherwise gentle and social animals, Miami-Dade County Commissioners refused to act on this important legislation, which would have restricted this cruel and archaic practice.

Dogs are social animals who instinctively want to be part of a group or pack. Leaving dogs chained outside makes them aggressive. The Center for Disease Control reported that chained dogs are 2.8 times more likely to bite. Dogs who are forced to live at the end of a chain are at risk from the elements: blistering heat, windstorms, rain and lightning. They are also vulnerable to attacks by other animals.

Numerous jurisdictions have enacted tethering ban ordinances because studies show that to do so is not only humane, but it also ultimately protects both dogs and people. I urge you to act at once to enact this ordinance that will improve the lives of so many neglected and abused animals.

Sincerely,

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—– Original Message —–
From: SledDogAC [at] aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 2:03 PM
Subject: HELP: Animal cruelty favored by Miami-Dade Commissioners – WRITE

Please crosspost widely

On Tuesday, January 22, the Miami-Dade County Commission refused to vote on the tethering ban ordinance that was proposed by the County’s Dept. of Animal Services. By refusing to vote, commissioners are allowing dogs to spend their lives on the end of a chain. Please don’t let this cruelty stand. Help the dogs by writing to Commissioners.

The Commissioner’s statements against the tethering ban showed that they didn’t care that chained dogs suffer terribly or that the AVMA, animal lovers and animal protection groups condemn tethering. They were only concerned about losing the votes of people who keep their dogs chained. Breeders and the AKC lobbied against the ban.

At the bottom of this alert is the ban introduced by Miami-Dade Animal Services.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Write and fax the Miami-Dade County Commissioners. Explain why chaining is cruel. Tell them to be humane and pass a ban that protects dogs. Other jurisdictions have enacted tethering ban ordinances. If you plan to boycott travel to Miami Beach and Miami until a good tethering ban is passed, please say so.

Commissioner emails:

district11 [at] miamidade.gov, District4 [at] miamidade.gov, District12 [at] miamidade.gov, District3 [at] miamidade.gov, District9 [at] miamidade.gov, District6 [at] miamidade.gov, district5 [at] miamidade.gov, BMORRIS2 [at] miamidade.gov, District1 [at] miamidade.gov, District7 [at] miamidade.gov, District7 [at] miamidade.gov, District8 [at] miamidade.gov
Commissioner Seijas has no email. Fax her at 305-375-2011

Board of County Commissioners website: www.miamidade.gov/commiss/

Facts about chaining:

Continuous tethering makes dogs aggressive:

A 1994 study by the Centers for Disease Control found that chained dogs are 2.8 times more likely to bite.

The American Veterinary Medical Association said in 2003, “Never tether or chain your dog because this can contribute to aggressive behavior.”

When confronted with a threat, dogs instinctively run or fight. A chained dog, unable to flee, often feels forced to fight, attacking any unfamiliar animal or person who comes into his or her territory. Children have been injured or killed after going into a chained dog’s area, or encountering a dog who has broken free from a chain.

Continuous tethering is inhumane:

In 1996, The United States Department of Agriculture said, “Our experience in enforcing the Animal Welfare Act has led us to conclude that continuous confinement of dogs by a tether is inhumane.”

Tethered dogs are easy targets for attacks by other animals. They are killed or injured by extremes in weather, poisoned by humans, and made sick from animal feces or bird droppings. In many cases, the necks of chained dogs become raw and covered with sores from the dogs’ constant yanking and straining to escape confinement. Dogs have been found with collars embedded in their necks.

Dogs are social animals. Tethering inflicts cruelty on dogs by forcing them to live in solitary confinement, unable to interact normally. Lonely and isolated, chained dogs are know to bark excessively at all hours of the day and night.

The tethering ban proposed by Miami-Dade County Animal Services:

Sec. 5-21. Tethering of dogs.
(a) As used in this section, tether means to restrain a dog by tying the dog to any object or structure, including without limitation a house, tree, fence, post, garage, or shed, by any means, including without limitation a chain, rope, cord, leash, or running line. Tethering shall not include using a leash to walk a dog.
(b) It shall be unlawful for a responsible party to tether the dog while outdoors, except when all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The dog is in visual range of the responsible party, and the responsible party is located outside with the dog.
(2) The tether is connected to the dog by a buckle-type collar or a body harness made of nylon or leather, not less than one inch in width.
(3) The tether has the following properties: it is at least five times the length of the dog’s body, as measured from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail; it terminates at both ends with a swivel; it does not weigh more than 1/8 of the dog’s weight; and it is free of tangles.
(4) The dog is tethered in such a manner as to prevent injury, strangulation, or entanglement.
(5) The dog is not outside during a period of extreme weather, including without limitation extreme heat or near-freezing temperatures, thunderstorms, tornadoes, tropical storms, or hurricanes.
(6) The dog has access to water, shelter, and dry ground.
(7) The dog is at least six (6) months of age. Puppies shall not be tethered.
(8) The dog is not sick or injured.
(9) Pulley, running line, or trolley systems are at least 15 feet in length and are less than 7 feet above the ground.
(10) If there are multiple dogs, each dog is tethered separately.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to excuse a violation of § 5-20 of this chapter.
(d) This section shall not apply to the transportation of dogs, and in the event of a conflict with § 5-15 of this chapter, § 5-15 shall govern

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{Please note that you have to scroll down to find the category “Best Outdoor Athlete}

PLEASE CROSSPOST

From the Sled Dog Action Coalition, 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 espn.go.com/espy2007/#/vote/ and on the right side of the page click on “Best Outdoor Athlete.” You have to scroll down to find the category. Highlight someone other than Lance Mackey and click the submit button. Voting ends July 7.

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.

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—– Original Message —–
From: SledDogAC [at] aol.com
To: easyVeganAlerts-owner [at] yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 12:13 PM
Subject: ALERT: Film hyping cruel Iditarod wins Emmy Award – WRITE

From the Sled Dog Action Coalition, www.helpsleddogs.org

On June 2, 2007, The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Northwest Chapter gave an Emmy Award to an Iditarod promotional film made by the Iditarod. The Emmy was given in the “News Specials” category.

The Academy say “News Specials” awards are given “For excellence in coverage of a one-time-only, significant, newsworthy event, occasion or topic aired outside any regularly scheduled news program. Subject should be an in-depth treatment of current topic.”

Tell The National Academy that films promoting Iditarod dog abuse should never receive an Emmy Award. Films that fail to detail the animal protection viewpoint of the race do not give in-depth news. They are pure hype.

EMAIL: dick.askin [at] emmyleader.org, rmesger [at] lippingroup.com, diane [at] asi-seattle.net

natasnw.org/awards/docs/44thAnnualRecipients.pdf

News Special

Iditarod Trail Productions, “Iditarod 34 – Mother Nature’s Turn to Dance”, Greg Heister, Producer/Writer/Editor, Terry Burge, Producer/Editor, Chas St. George, Executive In Charge (Chas. St. George is the Iditarod’s public relations director.)

Link to description of award: natasnw.org/forms/2007CallForEntries.pd

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(Crossposted from the easyVeganAlerts Yahoo Group)

PLEASE CROSSPOST WIDELY

From the Sled Dog Action Coalition, www.helpsleddogs.org

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences – Northwest Chapter nominated “Mother Nature’s Turn to Dance” for an Emmy Award. The film is a 95 minute long form “documentary” that was the Iditarod Trail Committee’s first attempt at depicting the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in its entirety.”

Please tell the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences that it was wrong for them to nominate a film that hypes the barbaric Iditarod. Tell them that the Iditarod is animal abuse and should not receive an award. Movies that fail to detail the race’s long history of dog deaths, illnesses and injuries aren’t truthful.

EMAIL for the National Academy of Arts & Sciences: natas [at] asi-seattle.net

Emmy Nomination for the Iditarod

by staff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For Further Information Contact:
Chas St.George, Director Public Relations 907.352.2215

WASILLA, ALASKA – (April 17, 2007)

2006 IDITAROD DOCUMENTARY RECEIVES EMMY NOMINATION

On Friday, April 13, 2007, The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Northwest Chapter announced that the documentary “IDITAROD 2006, Mother Nature’s Turn to Dance” has been nominated for an Emmy Award.

“Mother Nature’s Turn to Dance” is a 95 minute long form documentary that was the Iditarod Trail Committee’s first attempt at depicting the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in its entirety. The 44th Annual Northwest Regional Emmy Awards Nomination List represents the selections from television submissions in the northwest region of the United States (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, and Montana).

The Emmy Awards Ceremony will be held at the Jonas Jensen Fremont Studios and Theatre on June 2nd, 2007.

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PLEASE WRITE AND FORWARD WIDELY

From the Sled Dog Action Coalition, www.helpsleddogs.org

Please help the Iditarod dogs by sending protest emails to race supporters. These dogs are helpless victims of profoundly inhumane treatment and cannot speak for themselves. What happens to them during the Iditarod includes death, paralysis, penile frostbite, bleeding ulcers, bloody diarrhea, lung damage, ruptured discs, viral diseases and pneumonia.

For the dogs, the Iditarod is a bottomless pit of suffering. Throughout this eight to 16-day competition, Iditarod personnel encourage mushers to race diseased dogs. Instead of pulling sick dogs from the race, veterinarians frequently give them massive doses of antibiotics to keep them running.

Veterinarians also work to help the mushers before the Iditarod begins. Although the dogs are often sick, veterinarians allow them to start the race anyway. One chief Iditarod veterinarian even published a musher/veterinary handbook advising mushers on how to avoid having prohibited substances detected in pre-race veterinary checks.

Please speak for the dogs by sending Iditarod supporters protest emails. The 2007 Iditarod sponsors, musher sponsors, race promoters and business members are listed below. Emails are first given in a group and then individually under the sample letter. Email addresses with semi-colons and commas in group form can be found on www.helpsleddogs.org/sponsors.htm at the bottom of the page.

ALL EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR IDITAROD SUPPORTERS – for easy sending, copy and paste as a bunch into your “Blind Copy” box. You may want to divide the block into several groups and email each one separately:

jeff.immelt [at] corporate.ge.com, dan.janki [at] corporate.ge.com, Jacques.espinasse [at] vivendi.com, maurie_perl [at] advancemags.com, John_Bellando [at] condenast.com, kklose [at] npr.org, investor_relations [at] hmco.com, editor [at] americanwaymag.com, tom.horton [at] aa.com, Christopher.Gay [at] cabelas.com, rod.ross [at] equilife.com, ken.hanna [at] csplc.com, csab.media [at] cs-americas.com, alan.w.bieler [at] marsh.com, media [at] carnival.com, DanielJ.Sescleifer [at] energizer.com, conso [at] royal-canin.fr, info [at] royalcanin.us, contact.nl [at] masterfoods.com, askus [at] masterfoodsusa.com, gpruitt [at] mcclatchy.com, ircontact [at] simon.com, jlowber [at] gci.com, roger_millay [at] discovery.com, james.moses [at] elderhostel.org, tmattia [at] na.ko.com, corpcsf [at] wellsfargo.com, newsroom [at] alaskaair.com, Shareholders.IM [at] pg.com, Mayor [at] ci.anchorage.ak.us, mayor [at] ci.wasilla.ak.us, yum.investor [at] yum.com, karen.raskopf [at] blockbuster.com, tom.tiller [at] polarisind.com, mhrmarketing [at] mhrmail.com, ir.dcx [at] daimlerchrysler.com, manager [at] ci.nome.ak.us, programming [at] thirteen.org, stevecurwood [at] loe.org, dkravis [at] nutroproducts.com, jvenh [at] acehardware.com, gpn [at] unl.edu, teachersource [at] pbs.org, investor.relations [at] horizonlines.com, kroger.investors [at] kroger.com, gdonnelly [at] mortonarb.org, gtedesco [at] mortonarb.org, info [at] workman.com, vanmarterch [at] lilly.com, toronto [at] gartnerlee.com, investor.relations [at] akzonobel.com, fhees [at] alaskanbeer.com, orders [at] riverboatdiscovery.com, media [at] cruisewest.com, investor_relations [at] scholastic.com, skruse [at] hollandamerica.com, abuckelew [at] carnival.com, eileen_masio [at] timeinc.com, communications [at] girlscouts.org, pubaffmr [at] chevrontexaco.com, enterprise.comments [at] exxonmobil.com, info [at] penair.com, employment [at] providence.org, ssolomon [at] dixieline.com, public.relations [at] stihl.us, investor_relations [at] netapp.com, info [at] womenssportsfoundation.org, Investor.Relations [at] aa.com, tony [at] playrooment.com, press [at] echostar.com, ir-newyork [at] shell.com, tjacobs [at] dobson.net, hr1 [at] amerigas.com, contact.privacy [at] mcd.com, customersupport [at] batteriesplus.com, cparrott [at] sportsmanswarehouse.com, ann.simanis [at] elderhostel.org, Chancellor [at] uaa.alaska.edu, info [at] akbushcompany.com, info [at] frontierflying.com, info [at] trapperscreek.com, contact [at] meierslakeroadhouse.com, info [at] talkeetnalodge.com, innkeeper [at] alaskafrontiergardens.com, rivercabins [at] doyon.com, HolyDogRanch [at] yahoo.com, information [at] maclarenlodge.com, fishing [at] gottafish-charters.com, qiviut [at] gci.net, sales [at] kaladi.com, traxak [at] alaska.com, gkatsion [at] kittelson.com, pat [at] northsloperestaurant.com, pilot01 [at] eagle.ptialaska.net, spikealaska [at] earthlink.net, info [at] inlettower.com, info [at] akdogtour.com, adventure [at] raspberryisland.com, chan [at] d.umn.edu, tma [at] d.umn.edu, allouiz [at] thepastyfactory.com, info [at] barker-ewing.com, ryoung [at] altitudetraining.com, sales [at] redcom.com, jbilitz [at] jjkeller.com, rodney.bolls [at] bglobal.us, trambars [at] trambars.com, info [at] princetontec.com, trophyglove [at] lisco.com, brewpub [at] rmisp.com, gsipe [at] cogentsolutionsgroup.com, info [at] outfitterharborsprings.com, info [at] ndindustries.com, mkrajews [at] volusia.k12.fl.us, sales [at] ursawagon.com, tchozes [at] pathwaynet.com, bellevillenews [at] yahoo.com, admin [at] wtsda.com, hid [at] aelight.com, info [at] westernplows.com, sales [at] pjoperating.com, innkeeper [at] folkestone.com, hughesseafood [at] tds.net, ruby [at] arcocoffee.com, info [at] empirecanvasworks.com, Macgellan [at] mac.com, wiggys [at] wiggys.com, info [at] jupitersolutions.net, info [at] coloradocrossroadsbandb.com, terry [at] unitedrailroad.net, reservations [at] krabloonik.com, info [at] team-diel.de, info [at] globetrotter.de, sales [at] immunocorp.no, post [at] viascandinavia.no, info [at] kamik.com, post [at] brynje.no, post [at] noraid.no, anni [at] visees.no, info [at] alaskakayakacademy.com, info [at] alaskavacationstore.com, spikealaska [at] earthlink.net, alaskansplendor [at] yahoo.com, fish [at] fish4salmon.com, mlitzen [at] kenai.net, info [at] outerlimitsalaska.com, info [at] talkeetnaair.com, wildart [at] davidtotten.com, info [at] alaskagrandview.com, t-wolf [at] alaskatimberwolftours.com, info [at] alaskanativearts.org, POlson [at] randomhouse.com, mcarr [at] nutroproducts.com, lechleiter_john_c [at] lilly.com, bsgro [at] cdschool.org, jschrank [at] cclphoenix.org, mmow [at] elkhart.k12.in.us, greg.creed [at] tacobell.com, dmcpherson [at] wned.org, Commissioner [at] fldoe.org, pr [at] hollandamerica.com, home.pa-newsroom.168d00 [at] statefarm.com, rich.johnson [at] conocophillips.com, sarah_palin [at] gov.state.ak.us, feedback [at] versus.com

SAMPLE LETTER:

Dear Iditarod Supporter:

I protest your organization’s support of the Iditarod dog sled race. For the dogs, this barbaric event is a bottomless pit of suffering. What happens to them during the Iditarod includes death, paralysis, penile frostbite, bleeding ulcers, bloody diarrhea, lung damage, ruptured discs, viral diseases and pneumonia. Please end your involvement in this cruel race.

In the Iditarod, dogs are forced to run 1,150 miles, which is the approximate distance between Miami, Florida and New York City. USA Today sports columnist Jon Saraceno called the Iditarod “a travesty of grueling proportions” and “Ihurtadog.” Fox sportscaster Jim Rome called it “I-killed-a-dog.” Orlando Sentinel sports columnist George Diaz said the race is “a barbaric ritual” and “an illegal sweatshop for dogs.”

Please visit the Sled Dog Action Coalition website www.helpsleddogs.org and be sure to read the quotes on www.helpsleddogs.org/remarks.htm . All the material on the site is true and verifiable.

Throughout this eight to 16-day competition, Iditarod personnel encourage mushers to race diseased dogs. Instead of pulling sick dogs from the race, veterinarians frequently give them massive doses of antibiotics to keep them running.

Veterinarians also work to help the mushers before the Iditarod begins. Although the dogs are often sick, veterinarians allow them to start the race anyway. One chief Iditarod veterinarian even published a musher/veterinary handbook advising mushers on how to avoid having prohibited substances detected in pre-race veterinary checks.

At least 130 dogs have died in the Iditarod. No one knows how many dogs die after this tortuous ordeal or during training.

On average, 52 percent of the dogs who start the race do not make it across the finish line. According to a report published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, of those who do cross, 81 percent have lung damage. A report published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine said that 61 percent of the dogs who finish the Iditarod have ulcers versus zero percent pre-race.

Tom Classen, retired Air Force colonel and Alaskan resident for over 40 years, tells us that the dogs are beaten into submission:

“They’ve had the hell beaten out of them.” “You don’t just whisper into their ears, ‘OK, stand there until I tell you to run like the devil.’ They understand one thing: a beating. These dogs are beaten into submission the same way elephants are trained for a circus. The mushers will deny it. And you know what? They are all lying.” -USA Today, March 3, 2000 in Jon Saraceno’s column.

Mushers believe in “culling” or killing unwanted dogs, including puppies. Many dogs who are permanently disabled in the Iditarod, or who are unwanted for any reason, including those who have outlived their usefulness, are killed with a shot to the head, dragged or clubbed to death. “Dogs are clubbed with baseball bats and if they don’t pull are dragged to death in harnesses…..” wrote Alaskan Mike Cranford in an article for Alaska’s Bush Blade Newspaper (March, 2000).

Jon Saraceno wrote in his March 3, 2000 column in USA Today, “He [Colonel Tom Classen] confirmed dog beatings and far worse. Like starving dogs to maintain their most advantageous racing weight. Skinning them to make mittens. Or dragging them to their death.”

Please end your organization’s association with this horrific race.

Sincerely,

IDITAROD SPONSORS:

Cabelas
Email: Christopher.Gay [at] cabelas.com

Daimler Chrysler
Email: ir.dcx [at] daimlerchrysler.com

Coca-Cola
Email: tmattia [at] na.ko.com

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels
Email: mhrmarketing [at] mhrmail.com

Wells Fargo & Company
Email: corpcsf [at] wellsfargo.com

Kroger Company (Fred Meyer Stores)
Email: kroger.investors [at] kroger.com

Spenard Builders (Lanoga Corporation)
Email: ssolomon [at] dixieline.com

Chevron Corportation
Email: pubaffmr [at] chevrontexaco.com

Exxon Mobil Corporation
Email: enterprise.comments [at] exxonmobil.com

Anchorage Daily News (Mc Clatchy Company)
Email: gpruitt [at] mcclatchy.com

Providence Health System
Email: employment [at] providence.org

Alaska Airlines (Alaska Air Group)
Email: newsroom [at] alaskaair.com

Peninsula Airways, Inc. (Pen Air)
Email: info [at] penair.com

Alaska Brewing Company
Email: fhees [at] alaskanbeer.com

The City of Anchorage
Email: Mayor [at] ci.anchorage.ak.us

The City of Nome
Email: manager [at] ci.nome.ak.us

5th Avenue Mall (Simon Property Group)
Email: ircontact [at] simon.com

Horizon Lines
Email: investor.relations [at] horizonlines.com

City of Wasilla
Email: mayor [at] ci.wasilla.ak.us

Network Appliance, Inc.
Email: investor_relations [at] netapp.com

General Communication, Inc. (GCI)
Email: jlowber [at] gci.com

IDITAROD PROMOTERS:

NBC Universal (GE -General Electric Company owns 80%)
Email: jeff.immelt [at] corporate.ge.com, dan.janki [at] corporate.ge.com

NBC Universal (Vivendi – owns 20%)
Email: Jacques.espinasse [at] vivendi.com

Glamour Magazine (Conde Nast Publications – Advance Publications)
Email: maurie_perl [at] advancemags.com, John_Bellando [at] condenast.com

NPR (National Public Radio)
Email kklose [at] npr.org

Houghton Mifflin Company
Email: investor_relations [at] hmco.com

American Way Magazine -American Airlines (AMR Corporaton)
Email: editor [at] americanwaymag.com, tom.horton [at] aa.com

Travel Channel (Discover Communications, Inc.)
Email: roger_millay [at] discovery.com

Elderhostel
Email: ann.simanis [at] elderhostel.org

Living on Earth
Email: stevecurwood [at] loe.org

Lilly Oncology (Eli Lilly and Company)
Email: vanmarterch [at] lilly.com

PBS Nature
Email: programming [at] thirteen.org

PBS Reading Rainbow
Email: gpn [at] unl.edu, dmcpherson [at] wned.org

PBS TeacherSource
Email: teachersource [at] pbs.org

Cruise West
Email: media [at] cruisewest.com

Playroom Entertainment, Inc.
Email: tony [at] playrooment.com

Riverboat Discovery
Email: orders [at] riverboatdiscovery.com

Women’s Sports Foundation
Email: info [at] womenssportsfoundation.org

TIME for Kids
Email: eileen_masio [at] timeinc.com

Holland America Line (Carnival Corporation)
Email: skruse [at] hollandamerica.com, abuckelew [at] carnival.com

Scholastic Corporation
Email: investor_relations [at] scholastic.com

Workman Publishing Company
Email: info [at] workman.com

Girl Scouts of the USA
Email: communications [at] girlscouts.org

Morton Arboretum
Email: gdonnelly [at] mortonarb.org, gtedesco [at] mortonarb.org

STIHL (STIHL Group)
Email: public.relations [at] stihl.us, stefan.caspari [at] stihl.de

Hawaiian Vacations
Email: guestservices [at] hawaiianvacations.com

University of Alaska Anchorage
Email: Chancellor [at] uaa.alaska.edu

Fodors (Random House)
Email: POlson [at] randomhouse.com

Carolina Day School
Email: bsgro [at] cdschool.org

Christ Lutheran School
Email: jschrank [at] cclphoenix.org

North Side Middle School
Email: mmow [at] elkhart.k12.in.us

Florida Commissioner of Education
Email: Commissioner [at] fldoe.org

State Farm Insurance Company
Email: home.pa-newsroom.168d00 [at] statefarm.com

ConocoPhillips
Email: rich.johnson [at] conocophillips.com

Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska
Email: sarah_palin [at] gov.state.ak.us

Versus Cable TV
Email: feedback [at] versus.com

IDITAROD BUSINESS PARTNERS:

Alaska Timberwolf Journeys & Tours
Email: t-wolf [at] alaskatimberwolftours.com

Grand View Inn & Suites
Email: info [at] alaskagrandview.com

Alaska Kayak Academy
Email: info [at] alaskakayakacademy.com

Alaska Native Arts Foundation
Email: info [at] alaskanativearts.org

Alaska Vacation Store
Email: info [at] alaskavacationstore.com

Alaska Discovery RV Tours
Email: spikealaska [at] earthlink.net

Alaska Splendor Limousines
Email: alaskansplendor [at] yahoo.com

Fishtale River Guides
Email: fish [at] fish4salmon.com

Litzen Guide Service
Email: mlitzen [at] kenai.net

Outer Limits Alaska
Email: info [at] outerlimitsalaska.com

Talkeetna Air Taxi
Email: info [at] talkeetnaair.com

David Totten’s Online Gallery
Email: wildart [at] davidtotten.com

MUSHER SPONSORS:

Marsh (Marsh & McLennan Companies)
Email: alfred.j.modugno [at] marsh.com, alan.w.bieler [at] marsh.com

Nutro Products, Inc.
Email: dkravis [at] nutroproducts.com, mcarr [at] nutroproducts.com

7-UP (Cadbury Schweppes plc)
Email: ken.hanna [at] csplc.com, csab.media [at] cs-americas.com

Equitable Life & Casualty Insurance Company
Email: rod.ross [at] equilife.com

Energizer Batteries
Email: DanielJ.Sescleifer [at] energizer.com

Royal Canin (Mars/Masterfoods owns 56 percent of the company)
Email: conso [at] royal-canin.fr, info [at] royalcanin.us, contact.nl [at] masterfoods.com, contact.us [at] masterfoods.com, askus [at] masterfoodsusa.com

The Dish Network
Email: press [at] echostar.com

Jiffy Lube International, Inc. (Shell Oil Company)
Email: ir-newyork [at] shell.com

CELLULARONE (Dobson Communications Corp.)
Email: tjacobs [at] dobson.net

Eukanuba/Iams (Procter & Gamble Company)
Email: Shareholders.IM [at] pg.com

Blockbuster Video
Email: karen.raskopf [at] blockbuster.com

McDonalds Restaurants (McDonald Corporation)
Email: contact.privacy [at] mcd.com

Taco Bell (Yum! Brands, Inc.)
Email: greg.creed [at] tacobell.com, yum.investor [at] yum.com

Ace Hardware
Email: jvenh [at] acehardware.com

Amerigas (UGI Corporation)
Email: hr1 [at] amerigas.com

Polaris Industries Inc.
Email: tom.tiller [at] polarisind.com

Sportsman’s Warehouse
Email: cparrott [at] sportsmanswarehouse.com

Batteries Plus
Email: customersupport [at] batteriesplus.com

Great Alaskan Bush Company
Email: info [at] akbushcompany.com

Frontier Flying Service, Inc.
Email: info [at] frontierflying.com

Trapper’s Creek Smoking Company
Email: info [at] trapperscreek.com

Meier’s Lake Roadhouse
Email: contact [at] meierslakeroadhouse.com

Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge
Email: info [at] talkeetnalodge.com

Alaska Frontier Gardens Bed & Breakfast
Email: innkeeper [at] alaskafrontiergardens.com

Kantishna Wilderness Trails
Email: rivercabins [at] doyon.com

Holy Dog Ranch
Email: HolyDogRanch [at] yahoo.com

Maclaren River Lodge
Email: information [at] maclarenlodge.com

Gotta Fish Charters
Email: fishing [at] gottafish-charters.com

Oomingmak
Email: qiviut [at] gci.net

Kaladi Brothers Coffee Company
Email: sales [at] kaladi.com

Tracks of Alaska Photography
Email: traxak [at] alaska.com

Clam Gulch Lodge
Email: gkatsion [at] kittelson.com

North Slope Restaurant and Saloon
Email:pat [at] northsloperestaurant.com

Wright Air Service
Email: pilot01 [at] eagle.ptialaska.net

Alaskan Discovery RV Tours, Ltd.
Email: spikealaska [at] earthlink.net

Inlet Tower Hotel & Suites
Email: info [at] inlettower.com

Homer Stage Line
Email: hsl [at] xyz.net

Pasty Factory
Email: allouiz [at] thepastyfactory.com

Alaska Icefield Expeditions
Email: info [at] akdogtour.com

Raspberry Island Remote Camps
Email:adventure [at] raspberryisland.com

University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN
Email: chan [at] d.umn.edu

Tweed Museum of Art
Email: tma [at] d.umn.edu

Intervet (Akzo Nobel)
Email: investor.relations [at] akzonobel.com

Barker-Ewing River Trips
Email: info [at] barker-ewing.com

Colorado Altitude Training
Email: ryoung [at] altitudetraining.com

REDCOM Laboratories, Inc.
Email: sales [at] redcom.com

J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
Email: jbilitz [at] jjkeller.com

bGlobal, Inc.
Email: rodney.bolls [at] bglobal.us

Gartner Lee, Ltd.
Email: toronto [at] gartnerlee.com

Tram Bars
Email: trambars [at] trambars.com

Princeton Tec
Email: info [at] princetontec.com

Trophy Glove Company
Email: trophyglove [at] lisco.com

Snake River Brewing
Email: brewpub [at] rmisp.com

Trixsyn (Cogent Solutions Group LLC.)
Email: gsipe [at] cogentsolutionsgroup.com

The Outfitter
Email: info [at] outfitterharborsprings.com

ND Industries
Email: info [at] ndindustries.com

Ursa wagons
Email: sales [at] ursawagon.com

Great Lakes GeoScience
Email: tchozes [at] pathwaynet.com

Belleville Recorder
Email: bellevillenews [at] yahoo.com

World Tang Soo Do Association
Email: admin [at] wtsda.com

AE Light (Allsman Enterprises, LLC)
Email: hid [at] aelight.com

Western Products
Email: info [at] westernplows.com

PJ Operating Corp.
Email: sales [at] pjoperating.com

Folkestone Inn Bed & Breakfast Innkeepers
Email: innkeeper [at] folkestone.com

Hughes Seafood Company, Inc.
Email: hughesseafood [at] tds.net

Arco Coffee (Andresen-Ryan Coffee Co.)
Email: ruby [at] arcocoffee.com

Empire Canvas Works
Email: info [at] empirecanvasworks.com

Macgellan.com
Email: Macgellan [at] mac.com

Wiggy’s, Inc.
Email: wiggys [at] wiggys.com

Jupiter Solutions
Email: info [at] jupitersolutions.net

Colorado Cross Roads Bed & Breakfast
Email: info [at] coloradocrossroadsbandb.com

United Railroad Materials
Email: terry [at] unitedrailroad.net

Krabloonik Kennels
Email: reservations [at] krabloonik.com

Teamdiel
Email: info [at] team-diel.de

Globetrotter.de
Email: info [at] globetrotter.de

Immunocorp
Email: sales [at] immunocorp.no

Via Scandinavia
Email: post [at] viascandinavia.no

Kamik
Email: info [at] kamik.com

Bynje
Email: post [at] brynje.no

Noraid
Email: post [at] noraid.no

Vi sees
Email: anni [at] visees.no

Deland Middle School
Email: mkrajews [at] volusia.k12.fl.us

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