|
03 February 2011
I’m still reeling over the appalling news of the slaughter of sled dogs at Whistler, British Columbia.
The report that at least 70 hardworking sled dogs were wrestled to the ground, stomped on, and so ineptly shot that they suffered agonizing deaths, goes on to explain that these dogs were killed because, after the Olympics 2010 were over, the dog sledding company that owned them no longer needed them.
Sled dogs are a proud part of our Canadian heritage. They are the workhorses of the North, the transporters and navigators, the truest friends of the Inuit, explorers and immigrants. At the 2010 Olympics, they worked as hard as the athletes. They should have been awarded medals and the opportunity for further athletic endeavours. The atrocity of their deaths is the most shameful aftermath of the Olympics that brought such glory to Canada.