

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Anchorage: Protest the Deadly Iditarod Dog Race!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 am – Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Event Description**: Please join PETA and local activists to protest the Ceremonial Start of this year's cruel and deadly Iditarod dog race.

Over 150 dogs have died in this cruel race, and in the last decade, dogs forced to run in the Iditarod have died from causes including heart attacks, internal bleeding, being struck by vehicles, and aspiration pneumonia—caused by inhaling their vomit.

During last year’s race, a dog in a late stage of pregnancy, Ventana, died after being forced to run more than 300 miles, and the year prior, three young dogs collapsed and died on the trail. The dogs need all of us to stand up against this extreme cruelty and prevent more of them from dying, so please make these events a priority.

Dogs, just like those who may share our homes, deserve far better than a lifetime of isolation at the end of a chain, along with the cruelty and suffering that’s involved in training for and running in the Iditarod.

For more information, please go to https://headlines.peta.org/iditarod

WHEN: Saturday, March 7, 2026, 8:30AM-10:00AM

WHERE: 4th Avenue and D Street (near Balto's Statue) - 4th Avenue and D Street, Anchorage, AK 99501 (Please see the map link here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TQmEgz7FgMwXuUVB6.)

CONTACT: Mason Melito at MasonM@peta.org

Please join us at our other Iditarod protests on March 5 at the Iditarod Musher's Banquet in Anchorage (Event Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1568134780976302/) and the Willow Restart on March 8 in Willow (Event Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2068461004004339/)

Please make sure to come out to this event and please bring as many friends and family members as you can.

All materials (such as posters and leaflets) will be provided.

We have a required dress code! Please dress sharply in a PETA T-shirt, nice pants, and close-toed shoes. We must ensure that the focus remains on the animals without any distractions that could shift people’s attention. T-shirts will be available on-site for everyone.

Please refrain from bringing dogs, as there might not be a comfortable place for them to lie down during the protest.

I hope to see you there!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/anchorage/anchorage-protest-the-deadly-iditarod-dog-race/200029459335402
- **Event Categories**: dog, sports, workshops, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029459335402?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=anchorage-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Anchorage
- **state**: AK
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Iditarod Ceremonial Start - Downtown Anchorage
- **lat**: 61.218572924906
- **long**: -149.88986983466
- **full address**: Iditarod Ceremonial Start - Downtown Anchorage, 408 W 4th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501-2303, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Iditarod Ceremonial Start - Downtown Anchorage, 408 W 4th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501-2303, United States
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** dog, sports, workshops, trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Anchorage: Protest the Deadly Iditarod Dog Race! ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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