Iditarod spokesman Chas St. George says the board and staff are considering adding security cameras at the Nome dog lot, as well as at the White Mountain and Unalakleet checkpoints.
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Can the Iditarod standardize kennel care?
The Iditarod Trail Committee’s Board of Directors wants to set up a kennel management program, a move aiming to set up new guidelines and counteract negative press directed at mushing’s most high-profile event.
Almost 70 mushers will compete in 2018 Iditarod
Almost 70 mushers signed up for the 2018 Iditarod sled dog race by the registration deadline on Friday.
A mushing dog whodunit amid Iditarod doping scandal
The mushing world has been rocked by an unfolding scandal over doping in the Iditarod. It started two weeks ago, when the race’s governing body announced it was changing rules for drug tests after a banned substance was found in four dogs from a top team. Speculation ignited. http://media.aprn.org/2017/ann-20171024-01.mp3 The Iditarod Trail Committee announced Monday…
Iditarod changes dropped dog transport standards following Friday death
The necropsy results for an Iditarod dog that died Friday while flying to Anchorage indicate that it died from overheating.
Iditarod boosts payout to $70k for 2015 winner
The 2015 Iditarod winner will take home the race’s biggest payday ever — $70,000.