understand your point but huskys/mixes where born to run, there  deaths are sad mainly from inexperince from what have read ... race been going on over 40 years ..its that a show case  race , for the world ..mistakes are made like  wells fargo bogas accounts 3.5 million is not a  small mistake ....yes have been musher for years alska's great sport for your information good/great kennals treat there dogs better then family ..daily feeding .water ,bedding attention etc ..we don;t condone mistreatment of dogs either .