Tragic Story About Sled Dogs...

[Camilla and Darwin]

This isn't about doodles, but about sled dogs from Whistler. One of the blogs I read regularly linked to this story and it just horrified. me. It's from the Vancouver Sun and it's not for the faint of heart... it's fairly graphic. Apparently the "Outdoor Adventures" company that does a lot of tourism attractions for Whistler had 100 sled dogs cruelly killed in the name of "herd control".

 

This article is shocking and of course, extremely angering. It is so sad to realize how little some people value the lives of dogs, or animals in general. The man who did this claimed that he knew the dogs and had even named them, and now has PTSD because of what he did. He also says he did it reluctantly but agreed because his employer told him to. How can anyone make the choice to kill 100 healthy dogs? It is sickening.

 

Oh, and they promise in the future to only have their sled dog teams euthanized at a vets in the future. WHAT? Are sled dog teams really being euthanized simply for crowd control? They claimed that they tried to adopt some out but it wasn't very successful. How is this justification for what they did? This is horrifying. I hope that this article gets a lot of attention and they are able to nail this company and man for animal cruelty. 

 

Again, it's pretty graphic so proceed with caution.

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/sled+dogs+slaughtered+Whistler+whe...

 

 

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

I believe in a Heaven and a Hell - may they all rot.

[Lisa, Daisy & Dexter]

Amen to that Jane!

[Lisa, Daisy & Dexter]

I have avoided reading anymore than I have to - this type of thing makes me ill for days if I dare read. I have a friend who is deep into animal rescue and she posted just enough so I would know the painful truth but not the entire episode. People need to stand up to this cruelty.

[AndySharon BoomerShaynaMariner]

I can not bring myself to read this - just reading some of the comments makes sick.

[Karen P]

I saw this story on Yahoo and it made me sick to my stomach.  How could anyone treat any animal in this way.  They called it a "cull".  Please, it is just plain completely inhumane treatment of animals. How anyone could just kill animals in this way is beyond me.