Climate change forces Swiss dog race to take place on grass

The 53rd edition of the international sled dog races in Saignelégier, northwestern Switzerland, was held on Saturday and Sunday on grass for the second year running, owing to the lack of snow. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The event attracted 7,000 spectators. Attendance was more or less the same as last year, the first "green" edition, said Toinette Wisard, co-president of the organising committee. "You can't compare a green year with a white year on snow," Wisard said.