In January, all but two teams of the dogs (whose overall numbers had been depleted by mishaps and illness in the preceding months) were shot on Shackleton's orders, because the dogs' requirements for seal meat were excessive.
Im Januar wurden alle Hundeteams (die durch Unfälle und Krankheit in den vergangenen Monaten ohnehin schon dezimiert waren) außer zweien auf Shackletons Anweisung hin erschossen, weil der Verbrauch an Robbenfleisch zu hoch war.