I completely agree with Andrew. It's funny that some of the most well cared for dogs in the world are the object of such vhement ire, when in the city of St. Louis there are thousands of dogs per year who are killed by stupid kids as pranks, stupid neglectful owners who get the dog and can't pay to care for it (or got it for the kids as a gift, and when the kids don't take care of it they forget about it too) or owners who are forced to put a dog down because they were too lazy or broke to get it trained / socalized and it bites someone.
Is it more humane to allow that kind of idiot to own an animal than it is to allow a dog that was bred for the climate and the work load to do what it was designed to do?
Stick to your own back yard lady, and let the Alaskans deal with their dogs. In Fairbanks, the people love their Iditarod dogs.
I live green, I'm a vegetarian, I'm saving for an all electric car, and I believe that fouling your own nest is a bad idea.
One quick question... How exactly does asking New Yorkers constitute "getting the facts?" Last I checked, that's called getting opinion. Not only that, but the "interviewer" here leads the speakers in her questions.
I can't believe this passes for journalism. I realize that this is a liberally slanted forum, but can you at least fake like you're unbiased?
To be fair, having a PhD and a dissenting opinion doesn't automatically disqualify them either...
I haven't taken a side yet on this issue, because both sides have very good and scientifically viable arguments.
I'm as much of a lay person as the rest here (including the author of this article), so how is it that everybody has come to a conclusion?