PETA is൩ a non-profit organisation voicing their views against the cruel treatment of animals.

They are strongly against the Iditarod dog race which takes place in Alaska that runs near🎀ly 1000 miles.

It’s an annual dog race that sees them compete in sub-zero temperatures,♛ explain🌼ing why PETA is against them.

Accordi🍷ng to PETA, over 1💯50 dogs died due to the event, although the time-span wasn’t disclosed.

GCI sponsors the famous dog race - the company is linked to F1’s owners, Liberty Media.

Earlier this year, P﷽ETA sent a letter and a ‘dead dog’ to F💮1 CEO Stefano Domenicali to push for Liberty Media to cut ties.

PETA have continued their protest by interrupting Hamiltܫon’s interview at the Forbes Summit.

The seven-ti༒me world champion is a dog loverꦦ himself, often pictured alongside his beloved Roscoe. 

Hamilton’s worldwide presence, combined with his sta💮nce on topical issues, is why PETA 🍬targeted him.

The incident can be seen on the video below:

PETA supporters joined Lewis Hamilton's panel at the Forbes Iconoclast Summit & urged him to denounce F1's association with Iditarod, a dog-sled race in which over 150 dogs have died. Hamilton, a vegan athlete & de🅺dicated dog dad, responded positively to their heartfelt appeal.

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“Formula 1 athletes choose to compete, but no dog chooses to run four marathons a day for up to two weeks through snow, ice, and harsh winds, the ‘reward’ for many being death,” PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman said. “Lewis Hamilton can be a powerful advocate for these dogs, who desperately need his voice, and P♓ETA is urging him to demand an end to GCI’s harmful sponsorship.”