Boycott Iams pet food!

[Lizette45]

To all of my fellow animal lovers- please go to Iamscruelty.com. They are using our beloved creatures for testing and are treating them very -very inhuman! Please send E-mail,letter or fax to customer.service@iams.com telling them to stop using them for pet food testing as well as the dental diet food testing. Also my eyes were open to the fact that when animals are uthanized-they are then sold to your basic pet food companys that are found in the grocery ,discount and basic pet food stores to incorporate into our pets food-awful! A few that I have found that don't do that are Wellness and natures balance-and only contain things that are needed in the diet-not all of the extra ingredients that help to poison our wonderful friends. If you do not believe me-go to any specialty store that sells the above abrands and they will tell you all of the gore. Our best friends deserve only the best!

Thanks

[tcmgpt13]

Uh, Wellness is made in China (at least canned food is). Need I say more?

[tcmgpt13]

Merrick canned food, only human food ingredients. If old folks eat canned dog food they should try this one. Wonderful selections and the dog loves it.

http://www.merrickpetcare.com/

[hilly]

Lizette.... thanks for letting us know.... have written to Iams and won't be buying any food from them.. Hilly

[hilly]

Lizette.... I think a lot of misleading info has been circulated about Iams... I don't know why, but this is the letter I received from them in reply to mine. There are various sites and videos which don't add up to the cruelty they are accused of.. Hilly



Thank you for taking the time to write to us regarding our research and feeding studies. We are passionate about cats and dogs with a deep commitment to their health and welfare, so we understand how important this issue is to you.



For several years misleading and inaccurate information has been circulating and I appreciate this opportunity to provide you with the facts.



To ensure that our products are safe and wholesome, we have the responsibility to pet owners to feed our products to dogs and cats. Over 70% of the dogs and cats in our feeding studies live in consumers' homes; however, some of our feeding studies require a controlled environment and are conducted at our own Pet Health and Nutrition Center or at an organization where pets are already residing-like animal shelters, or groups that train and provide assistance dogs.



The controlled studies are the veterinary equivalent of nutritional or medical studies acceptable on people. These studies are monitored by our own staff of veterinarians, behaviorists and independent experts. Our dogs and cats get the most advanced pet nutrition and health care as we develop formulas to help all cats and dogs live longer and healthier lives.



At our Pet Health and Nutrition Center, dogs are housed with a companion (because dogs are pack animals). Each kennel has a doggie-door that takes them to an outside run, so they have plenty of room to run and play. Each dog is provided with his or her own toys (rotated on a regular basis) and their very own comfortable bed to sleep on. There is also a dog park adjacent to the kennels where the dogs play and interact each day in play groups.



Our cats are housed in compatible play groups. Each room is furnished with beds, toys (to stimulate play) and several perches, which allow the cats to observe things from a higher viewpoint. They also have a very large window, which has a platform for the cats to lie in the sun or just sit and watch the birds feeding at the outside bird feeders.



For more information, visit www.IamsTruth.com. If you're interested in reading more, please copy-and-paste the following URLs to your web browser.



Our Research Policy:

http://www.iamstruth.com/iamstruth/e...RP&articleID=2



Videos of dogs and cats at our facility:

http://www.iamstruth.com/iamstruth/e...i=en_US&pti=CV



Facility reports:

http://www.iamstruth.com/iamstruth/e...rticleID=20#a1



You can also read about our nutritional studies and our facilities from the viewpoint of an independent animal welfare