As we wait for the Iditarod Trail Committee (ITC) to examine a yet-to-be-completed report on the Ramy Brooks dog abuse incident, emotions are running high in the mushing community. AP reporter Mary Pemberton reviewed the current state of affairs and talked with several mushers and long-time Iditarod supporters. She’s gathered quite a few insightful quotes, including from comments made at the ITC board meeting yesterday.
You can read her report at the Anchorage Daily News — but registration is required. For registration-free access, you can read the same article at the Boston Herald and several other outlets.
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In a statement dated yesterday, the Iditarod Trail Committee (ITC) announced the independent investigation into the Ramy Brooks incident in Golovin would be delayed. No date was given for a projected report, though the statement indicated a special meeting of the board could be called “at some point in the not too distant future.”
The ITC’s board, in a regular meeting scheduled for today, was expected to get an update from the investigator, but not a formal report. No action is expected until the report is completed.
You can read the original statement on the Iditarod site for further information.
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The Iditarod Trail Committee expects the results of an independent investigation tomorrow looking into musher Ramy Brooks‘ conduct on the trail this year. The Healy musher is accused of hitting and kicking his dogs in the village of Golovin.
In this update, APRN’s Lori Townsend chats with Jeff King, four-time race champion about potential Iditarod race rule changes. King, not a member of the official rules committee, proposes any dog death should immediately disqualify a musher from winning any given year’s race.
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An independent panel is investigating reported dog abuse by Iditarod musher Ramy Brooks. The Healy musher acknowledged he hit his dogs with a trail marker in Golovin. Witnesses have said his actions were much worse. In a separate incident, Brooks finished the race with a dead dog and was disqualified three days later.
Are new rules needed to govern race operations and behavior? We checked in with musher Zack Steer, a member of the Rules Committee (though not a spokesperson for the committee).
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