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New Iditarod CEO seeks dialogue with animal rights critics

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FILE - In this March 3, 2018, file photo, Anchorage resident Terry Fischer, with his Alaskan Husky Litho, happens into the People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals , PETA protest prior to the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska. PETA is the biggest critic of the world\'s most famous sled dog race, but new Iditarod CEO Rob Urbach has started discussions with the animal rights group and plans a sit-down meeting with PETA Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen, File)

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The new head of Alaska’s Iditarod plans to meet with an animal rights group long devoted to putting an end to the world’s most famous sled dog race.

Iditarod CEO Rob Urbach says race organizers have for decades ignored or taken a defensive stance against People for the Ethical of Animals. He says that obviously hasn’t worked, and he is trying to engage a dialogue with the group that will include dog care.

Urbach says he’ll meet with PETA executive vice-president Tracy Reiman Thursday at her organization’s Los Angeles office.

Reiman did not immediately respond with comment Wednesday.

Urbach says because both the Iditarod and PETA both care about animal welfare, he hopes the two can find common ground through education about the race and treatment of the dogs.

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