14 dogs chained to barrels on home-made trailer
Anchorage, AK (US)

Incident Date: Tuesday, Dec 31, 2002
County: Anchorage

Disposition: Alleged

Alleged: Clayton Thomas Sheperd

In 2003, Clayton "Tom" Sheperd, a self-professed musher who was training dogs to run the Iditarod, was charged with cruelty to animals for keeping 14 huskies chained to barrels on the back of a home-made trailer. Clayton maintained that this mode of transportation was common for dogs in the Iditarod.

References

• American Chronicle - January 24, 2006

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