"SPCA spokesperson Lorie Chortyk said the animal welfare group has long been opposed to dog-sled tourism operations.

“People need to know there is a dark side to the sled dog tourism industry,” she said. “Some of these operations have hundreds of animals that live on a two-foot leash and only get exercise when it’s time to pull the sled. It’s a horrific existence for those animals.”

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