Iditarod mushers could get $500 for veterinary expenses - Anchorage, Alaska 
Iditarod mushers could get $500 for veterinary expenses
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has announced that the first 50 mushers who enter the 2021 race and the 2022 race will receive hundreds of dollars in reimbursements to help cover veterinary costs.
Money would come from the $50,000 Pike Dog Wellness First Initiative, which started by a donation from longtime race supporter David Pike, the Anchorage Daily News reported.
Pike owns a home in Girdwood, Alaska, and is the managing owner of a law firm based in Shepherdsville, Kentucky.
Those eligible could receive up to $500 for diagnostics, vaccines, deworming and other services provided by a licensed veterinarian or a licensed veterinarian technician, race officials said.
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