Happening in Antarctica : No Faithful Friends Left?

For approximately 100 years man's best friend accompanied the explorers of Antarctica. Today, they are banned from the continent. I believe that makes Antarctica the only continent that bans dogs. Is that sensible? Was this clause included in the Antarctic Treaty to help Raytheon?

Dogs are a species apart from all others in that they are intimately linked to humans. They are not the products of natural selection but intentional breeding programs intended to make them the useful companions of people. Interestingly, early dogs used in Antarctica were actually bred from the dogs used by the Innuits. Amundsen's dogs were the first creatures to reach the South Pole. Admiral Byrd used dogs bred from those used to penetrate the interior of Alaska during the Klondike years. Besides making continents available to people with sleds, these wonderful dogs were also bunkmates and companions of man, easing tensions in difficult places, and making life out on the ice seem more hospitable.

So why would anyone want to ban these dogs from Antarctica? Have they committed atrocities?
Well, actually no. To my knowledge not one dog has ever been found guilty of the slightest crime. They do not even drink or smoke, and have never found guilty of serious deception.
They would still be useful for travel in Antarctica, and for rescue in difficult terrain, as well as positive elements psychologically.

Can concerns about seal distemper be serious when vaccinations exist? Have all the eskimo's seals died from distemper? If necessary the Antarctic Secretariat could have imposed licensing. When one considers the exigent danger of salmonella from feeding wildlife contaminated food being a far more serious concern, the myth that Antarctica is pristine like Mars, uninhabited by germs is silly to a high degree.

Live without doggies? Don't be silly!