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'Pet' Foods and Animal Testing Policies
The companion animal food industry has become big business in recent years. The market is currently dominated by international corporations - such as Procter & Gamble, the makers of IAMS and Eukanuba - who ruthlessly conduct experiments on animals to try to give their pet food a competitive marketing edge.
Slick advertising campaigns that promote a caring image obscure a reality of suffering and exploitation. However, as these cruel and unethical practices are being exposed through the work of Uncaged and others, decent animal guardians are seeking out responsible companies who produce pet food without cruel and unethical testing regimes.
Uncaged is determined to work with other animal protection groups to persuade the companion animal food industry to clean up its act. Uncaged supports and promotes the BUAV's new No Animal Testing Pet Food Standard. For companies to qualify, they have to prove that neither they nor their suppliers are engaged in animal testing that harms animals: that means no invasive laboratory experiments or keeping animals in captive laboratory or kennel conditions for lengthy periods of time - conditions that cannot fulfil their physical and psychological needs.
Many animal food companies issue unreliable and incomplete statements regarding their testing practices and the conduct of their suppliers. You can therefore be assured that this recommended list of foods represents a reliable guide to non-animal tested products.
Recommended 'pet' foods
COMPANY TELEPHONE WEB/EMAIL
Arden Grange 01273 833390 enquiries@ardengrange.com
Burns 01554 890482 info@burns-pet-nutrition.co.uk
Europa Pet Foods Ltd
(Brands: Europa - please note: this is NOT Europa supermarkets)
0845 658 0987 www.europa-pet-food.co.uk
info@europa-pet-food.co.uk
Fromm Family Foods 01531 633 985 available from:
www.postalpetsproducts.co.uk
Naturediet 08700 132960 info@naturediet.co.uk
Pero Foods Ltd 0800 917 9697 www.pero-petfood.co.uk
sales@pero-petfood.co.uk
Top Number and Happidog 0800 0182955
Trophy Pet Food 01367 243434 www.trophypetfoods.co.uk
sales@trophypetfoods.co.uk
Vegecat/Vegekit 01424 427393 info@vegansociety.com
Some of these brands are available from www.veggiepets.com.
Brands to Boycott
As mentioned above, the main culprits for cruel and unethical animal testing are the major international 'pet' food businesses.
IAMS / Eukanuba owned by Procter & Gamble
Hills Science Diet owned by Colgate Palmolive
The majority of pet food brands available in the UK are produced by two animal testing companies - "Nestl Purina/Friskies" and "Pedigree, Masterfoods (Mars Inc)."
Nestl Purina/Friskies: Alpo, Bonio, Felix, Go Cat, Gourmet, Omega Complete, Proplan, Spillers, Vital Balance, Winalot.
Pedigree, Masterfoods (Mars Inc): Bounce, Cesar, Chappie, Frolic, James Wellbeloved, Katkins, Kitekat, Pal, Pedigree Chum, Royal Canin, Sheba, Techni-cal (US & Canada), Whiskas. Pedigree also manufacture Thomas rabbit food and Trill bird food.
NB Techni-Cal (Europe) although not owned by Pedigree, Masterfoods (Mars Inc) is still a company to boycott as they have not signed up to the BUAV No Animal Testing Standard.
So far, none of the supermarkets have pledged to produce their foods without unethical testing processes.
All the other brands of food have so far failed to sign up to the 'No Animal Testing Pet Food Standard'. This means they cannot or will not ensure that their products do not contribute to harmful systematic testing processes.
To encourage them to clean up their acts, ask them why they have not signed up to the 'No Animal Testing Pet Food Standard'. Please forward any responses to us at Uncaged.
'Pet' food content
The content of animal foods raises additional, difficult ethical issues about the use of animals. Included in our recommended lists above are vegetable-based foods and in the case of Vegecat, a supplement that provides felines with their essential nutrients that are missing from plant sources.
You may wish to visit the following websites to explore further information about natural diets for animals to help you decide what to feed your companion animals, though Uncaged does not necessarily endorse any statements therein:
www.rawmeatybones.com
www.barfworld.com
Compassionate Shopping Guide
The Compassionate Shopping Guide is a comprehensive guide to cruelty-free companies, shops and supermarkets.
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Related Links
IAMS index
IAMS action
IAMS expos
Global Boycott P&G
Support for the campaign
See also:
A good site for information about natural 'pet' nutrition and health - www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/petallergies.htm
For further information about 'pet' food testing, visit the BUAV site at www.helpthedogs.org/campaigns/petfood.html
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please visit these sites if i am against caged animals i am against this there is more graphic torture at iams in your address bar sorry i thought they were good too
Michelle
mobile, Alabama
U.S.A.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Janice
Opelika,Alabama,
U.S.A.
thank you for information on dog food
#3Consumer Suggestion
Sun, June 17, 2007
I have been looking at this site for 1st time today . I don't see much sevices for animals where do you say when a person is or did sell sick dog?
Michelle
mobile,Alabama,
U.S.A.
go to the iams site but scroll to the real iams and procter and gamble
#3Author of original report
Tue, May 29, 2007
IAMS: Supporting the Vivisection Industry
Not only are animals made to suffer in these experiments, but Iams also supports the vivisection industry by purchasing animals from companies that specifically breed them to sell to laboratories. These animals are no different from your own cat or dog and suffer even more from a barren life. They are deprived of companionship and sentenced to life in cages. They miss out on everything that we know is important to our animal companions the chance to bask in the sun, live as part of a household, or simply be free. After this tragic, empty life one which they were deliberately created for they meet their fate on the cold, operating tables of the laboratory.
Is any of this necessary?
Making dietary improvements in commercial pet foods and nutrition research for animals are important goals. But they can be accomplished without inducing suffering and death, and without perpetuating industries that specifically breed animals for experiments. This research can be done ethically by studying animals who suffer naturally from diseases or conditions which may be improved by enrolling them in the study. Samples and readings can be taken during routine veterinary examinations and can utilize non-invasive to minimally invasive procedures such as ultrasound, x-rays, and blood and urine tests. Autopsies on animals who have died can reveal a great deal about diseases and their progression. It simply isn't necessary to harm animals to find out how to improve their diet any more than this is required to study dietary needs for people.
Iams joins Procter & Gamble
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) acquired Iams in September 1999. P&G is a multi-billion dollar international corporation that maims and kills hundreds of thousands of innocent animals each year to test household and personal care products on animals. Toxic chemicals are placed into the animals' eyes and lungs and forced down tubes into their stomachs. P&G claims to only test products on animals when required by law, but the company has refused to confirm this policy in writing to In Defense of Animals (IDA). IDA will uphold its boycott of P&G until the company abandons all unnecessary animal tests, including those carried out by Iams/Eukanuba.