Thank you AAS and all of you who have signed the petition.

'Cruelty, what cruelty?' - letter to the editor of the Aspen Daily News, August 27, 2008

'Krabloonik dogs treated as athletes'
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

It saddens me to see the negative article (Anchorage Daily News, Aug. 21) and letters written about the Krabloonik kennel. The inspection by the Colorado Department of Agriculture (that occurred last May) did not allege any abuse of Krabloonik’s dogs. Dan MacEachen is one of the more respected sled dog breeders in the country. He is regularly honored by his peers for his decades of professionalism, dedication to and promotion of the time-honored tradition of dog sledding. His sleds are made the same way they have been for hundreds of years and the pulling dogs are raised with the same care and attention to the art.

The dogs that are raised at Krabloonik are world-class athletes. They all have names and are part of the Krabloonik family. They enjoy specific diets depending on the amount of activity and calories burned during any given season. They have specific training regimens, their own chiropractic and veterinary teams and are in demand by dog breeders around the world for their speed, endurance and personalities.

I suggest there are workers in this valley, human beings, that don’t get the same exercise, nutritious meals and medical care that the four-legged “employee-athletes” at Krabloonik enjoy.

Chew on that!

Joe Farrell
Snowmass Village

[This person would have a great future as a spokesman for the Yukon Quest!]