Iams Dog Food Boycott

I never would have learned about the hypocracy of Iams dog food if this boycott had not happened. Corporations are wonderful for putting on their best face for the public. They would like their customer's to trust in them to provide healthy food for your dog. Iams dog food would like you to believe they simply love animals. In the hard light of day, the facts do not match up. This is a GOVERNMENT complaint regarding the mistreatment of animals. If the government gets involved, you know it is major neglect. Why is Iams dog food even involved with the experimentation of animals? On my blog you can find many homemade dog food recipes, feel free to check them out.

Iams Undercover Investigation UPDATE!

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released an official complaint stating that the contract laboratory investigated by PETA in 2002 and 2003, which was employed by pet-food manufacturer Iams, “has shown a lack of good faith.”

The government complaint alleges that the following violations, among others, were documented by government inspectors at the contract laboratory from 2002 to 2005:

Failure to provide pain relief to sheep used in experiments that caused pain or distress.
Failure to ensure that personnel were trained to perform experiments on animals.
Failure to provide veterinary care and to observe animals daily.
Failure to properly ventilate housing facilities for dogs and cats.
Failure to house cats with a sufficient number of litterboxes and resting surfaces.
Failure to keep animal-housing facilities clean and in good repair, resulting in injuries .
Failure to maintain comfortable temperatures in animal-housing facilities.
Failure to provide animals with sufficient space Click here to learn how you can help convince Iams to stop funding animal experiments.

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