For immediate release:
February 24, 2021
Contact:
David Pearl 202-483-7382
Denver – As Millennium Hotels and Resorts continues to sponsor the Iditarod sled dog race that killed more than 150 dogs, PETA’s husky mascot will spearhead a lively protest in front of the company’s US sales office on Thursday along with suitcases featuring a parody of Millhelllum “logo.
When: Thursday 25 February 12 noon
Where: Millennium Hotels and Resorts USA Sales Office, 7900 E. Union Ave. (near the intersection with S. Ulster Street), Denver
The protest comes immediately after ExxonMobil, a major sponsor of Iditarod, donating $ 250,000 a year, has confirmed that 2021 will be the last year he will support the race. The oil giant follows Chrysler, Jack Daniels, Coca Cola, Wells Fargoand Alaska Airlines in dropping support for Iditarod.
“PETA calls on Millennium Hotels and Resorts check about Iditarod’s cruelty to dogs, ”says PETA executive vice president Tracy Reiman. “Millennium guests should be disgusted at the thought of supporting a race that drove 150 dogs to death and more to the point of collapse.”
More than half of the dogs starting on the Iditarod do not finish, and in the 2020 race alone, more than 220 dogs left the track due to exhaustion, illness, injury or other reasons. The main cause of death for dogs forced to race in the Iditarod is aspiration pneumonia caused by inhaling their own vomit. Many others died in the off-season, being chained outside in freezing temperatures, or died because they were not considered fast enough.
Follow the dogs, a documentary covering dogs forced to flee until their bodies break or are killed if they fail to meet the requirements, is available on Prime Video and Plex.…
PETA, whose motto is in part that “the animals are not ours to be used for entertainment” – opposes arrogance, which is a worldview focused on human superiority. For more information please visit PETA.org or subscribe to the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram…