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posted by martyb on Thursday October 19 2017, @10:39PM   Printer-friendly
from the some-hurtin'-dogs dept.

Several dogs from one of the top twenty finishing teams at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race failed a drug test:

It's not your ordinary sports doping scandal: some dogs who mushed this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race have tested positive for the opioid pain reliever Tramadol, the event's governing board said Wednesday.

The Iditarod Trail Committee Board of Directors, which oversees the nearly 1,000-mile race, says that when dogs were tested six hours after finishing in Nome, Alaska, in March, several from one team came back positive for the drug. It is the first-ever positive result since Iditarod testing for prohibited substances began in 1994, officials said.

The Board announced last week that "a prohibited substance" had been found in some of the dogs. The latest information clarifies that it was Tramadol. The Associated Press reports that investigators estimate the drug could have been administered up to 15 hours before the test.

The rules will be changed to require mushers to prove that they did not intentionally administer drugs to their dogs in the case of a positive test. Currently, race officials are required to prove that the doping was intentional.

Tramadol.

Also at The Guardian and DW.

See Also: Routine On U.S. Racetracks, Horse Doping Is Banned In Europe
Report: Horsemen Keeping Tabs On Development Of New Human Drugs
Doped up greyhounds add to the disgrace dogging parimutuels in Florida


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 19 2017, @11:55PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 19 2017, @11:55PM (#585000)

    It is because we view animals as innocent, which they almost always are. There are the occasional psycho dogs, but most times those are due to human influence. We are desensitized to hurting people, but we are overly sensitized to hurting animals. Lots of other countries don't really have this same issue.

    Not that hurting anything is good, but it is odd how drastically people protect animals in the US compared to humans. Self-loathing FTL. I say this as a dog owner who has a hard time emotionally when recalling my dog getting hit by a truck even though she's totally fine now.

    "Eh, they're human, they're probably horrible in SOME way!"

  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Ethanol-fueled on Friday October 20 2017, @01:14AM (1 child)

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Friday October 20 2017, @01:14AM (#585033) Homepage

    Are any of your dogs Chihuahas, pugs, French bulldogs, or Boston Terriers?

    If yes to any, then you deserve to be euthanized along with your filthy any-of-the-above animals.

    • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Friday October 20 2017, @05:12PM

      by Phoenix666 (552) on Friday October 20 2017, @05:12PM (#585317) Journal

      The breeds you listed make more sense in an urban setting. I prefer rottweilers, labs, and retrievers but they need room to run; cramming them into apartments and co-ops is cruel.

      Context matters.

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      Washington DC delenda est.
  • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Friday October 20 2017, @05:19PM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Friday October 20 2017, @05:19PM (#585321) Journal

    Animals are animals. They're neutral. It's how we feel about them that matters to us. That's why some rabbits are pets, and others are food. Many people would be shocked if they knew how readily our "innocent" animals would eat us if they could. Exhibit A: pigs. Exhibit B: dogs sicced on hapless enemies of the North Korean state. Exhibit C: grandma's nice little kitties after she's died in her sleep.

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    Washington DC delenda est.