Support Brands That Do Not Test on Animals
DAYTON, OH (RUSHPRNEWS) 09/09/2008–After uncovering extensive abuse of animals at a testing laboratory for dog and cat food maker Iams, PETA contacted hundreds of companion-animal food companies to ask if they conduct laboratory tests on animals. None of these tests is necessary or required by law, and humane alternatives do exist.
Non-invasive, nonlethal, and cage-free “in-home” testing is conducted by PetSci, and collaborative veterinary clinic studies allow sick animals who are volunteered by their guardians to participate in humane feeding trials that can determine the beneficial effects of nutrition on a specific illness.Â
To read previous articles published on IAMS cruel treatment of animals and see pictures and a video, click here.
The following companies have assured PETA in writing that they do not test on animals in laboratories. Companies that are not on this list either responded to let us know that they do conduct laboratory experiments on animals or failed to respond to our numerous inquiries and are assumed to conduct laboratory experiments on animals.
[Important Note: If you have been feeding your companion animals commercial pet foods, you may be jeopardizing their health. Supermarket pet foods are often composed of ground-up parts of animals deemed by U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors unfit for human consumption. The flesh of animals who fall into one of the categories of the four D’s—dead, dying, diseased, or disabled—is what often goes into pet food. Many of these animals have died of infections and other diseases. In all but a few states, it is legal to remove unusable parts from chickens and sell them to pet food manufacturers. Most pet foods contain the same hormones, pesticides, and antibiotics that are found in commercial meat products for humans. If you are concerned about your companion animals’ health and about the cruelty of the meat industry, now is the time to stop buying meat-based commercial pet food. Learn more about healthy vegetarian dog and cat food options.]
 Please e-mail Iams and demand that the company immediately end this experiment, release the dogs to Animal Rescue League, and use humane testing alternatives such as collaborative veterinary clinic studies .
(Click here for the U.K. version of this list.)
Active Life Pet Products
1-877-291-2913
www.activelifepp.com
Amoré Pet Services, Inc.
1-866-572-6673
www.amorepetfoods.com
Animal Food Services
1-800-743-0322
www.animalfood.com
Artemis Pet Food
1-800-282-5876
www.artemiscompany.com
Azmira Holistic Animal Care
1-800-497-5665
www.azmira.com
Boston Baked Bonz (entirely vegan)
781-752-4040
www.bostonbakedbonz.com
Bravo Raw Diet
1-866-922-9222
www.bravorawdiet.comBurns Pet Health, Inc.
1-877-983-9651
www.burnspethealth.com
CaniSource
1-888-347-3523
www.canisource.comCanusa International
519-624-5697
www.canusaint.com
CountryPet Pet Food
1-800-454-7387
www.countrypet.com
Dr. Harvey’s
1-866-362-4123
www.drharveys.com
Dry Fork Milling Co.
1-800-346-1360
Dynamite Marketing, Inc.
208-887-9410
www.dynamitemarketing.com
Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food Co., Inc.
1-800-288-6796
www.evangersdogfood.com
Evolution Diet, Inc. (entirely vegan)
1-800-659-0104
www.petfoodshop.com
Feline’s Pride
www.felinespride.comGood Dog Foods, Inc.
732-842-4555
www.gooddogfoods.com
GreenTripe.Com
831-726-3255
www.greentripe.com
Halo, Purely for Pets
1-800-426-4256
www.halopets.com
Happy Dog Food
1-800-359-9576
www.happydogfood.com
Harbingers of a New Age (entirely vegan)
406-295-4944
www.vegepet.com
Holistic Blend
1-800-954-1117
www.holisticblend.com
The Honest Kitchen
858-483-5995
www.thehonestkitchen.com
Know Better Dog Food
1-866-922-6463
www.knowbetterdogfood.com
KosherPets, Inc.
954-938-6270
www.kosherpets.com
Kumpi Pet Foods
303-699-8562
www.kumpi.com
Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. (has vegan options)
1-800-829-4493
www.naturalbalanceinc.com
Natural Life Pet Products, Inc. (has vegan options)
1-800-367-2391
www.nlpp.com
Nature’s Variety
1-888-519-7387
www.naturesvariety.com
Newman’s Own Organics
www.newmansownorganics.com
Oma’s Pride
1-800-678-6627
www.omaspride.comOnesta Organics, Inc. (entirely vegan)
619-295-1136
www.onestaorganics.com
Pet Chef Express
604-916-2433
www.petchefexpress.caPetGuard (has vegan options)
1-800-874-3221
904-264-8500
www.petguard.com
Pied Piper Pet & Wildlife
1-800-338-4610
www.piedpiperpet.com
PoshNosh Inc.
613-747-1542
1-866-893-4006 (Outside Ottawa-Outaouais)
www.PoshNosh.ca
Raw Advantage, Inc.
360-387-5158
www.rawadvantagepetfood.com
Sauder Feeds, Inc.
260-627-2196
www.sauderfeeds.comStella & Chewy’s LLC
718-522-9673
www.stellaandchewys.comTimberwolf Organics, Inc.
407-877-8779
www.timberwolforganics.comV-dogfood LLC (entirely vegan)
1-888-280-8364
www.V-dogfood.com
Veterinary Nutritional Formula
1-800-811-0530
www.vnfpetfood.com
Wow-Bow Distributors Ltd. (has vegan options)
1-800-326-0230
www.wow-bow.com
Wysong Canada
1-800-748-0188
www.wysongcanada.netWysong Professional Diets (has vegan options)
1-800-748-0188
www.wysong.net
 To read previous articles published on IAMS cruel treatment of animals and see pictures and a video, click here.
SOURCE: PETA
