Iams: A Recipe for Cruelty (PETA)

For nearly 10 months in 2002 and early 2003, a PETA investigator went undercover at an Iams contract testing laboratory and discovered a dark and sordid secret beneath the wholesome image of the dog- and cat-food manufacturer: dogs gone crazy from intense confinement to barren steel cages and cement cells, dogs left piled on a filthy paint-chipped floor after having chunks of muscle hacked from their thighs; dogs surgically debarked; horribly sick dogs and cats languishing in their cages, neglected and left to suffer with no veterinary care.

Iams lied to PETA with promises to improve the conditions for animals in its contract laboratories, even assuring us that enrichment programs were already in place, but our undercover investigator saw otherwise. She fought for six months to have a single cheap, rubber toy placed in each cold, lonely kennel. This is Iams' idea of enrichment.

Our video footage shows Iams representatives touring the facility and witnessing dogs' endless circling in barren cells, sweltering in the summer heat. Iams knew the truth yet did nothing to protect the animals.

The dogs and cats in Iams' tests are no different from our dogs and cats at home when it comes to deserving companionship, play, a stimulating environment, and the right not to be tormented in painful experiments.

Luckily, caring consumers know that advances in nutrition don't have to come at the expense of animals in labs. Help PETA force Iams to end these painful and unnecessary tests, as many compassionate companies have already done.

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Tags:

• Cruelty
• Recipe
• Iams
• PETA
• Animal

[pushelildaisies]

This is so heartrendingly sad. My boyfriend can't even watch because he says shit like this makes him angry and ashamed for being a human. I have to agree with him on that.

[purpleeap2]

I hope all of these animals got rescued from this hell-hole.

[juicycouturecharm]

That is so sad THOSE IAM PEOPLE SHOULD BE SHOT TO THINK THAT IS ACCEPTABLE .they will go to hell .hope those poor innocent pets go some place happy,whether that is a Home or heaven :( so sad wish it stop :( their poor little eyes :( I would take them in :( shame on you iams !! Don't support this cruel brand :(

[nolabobo1]

WHAT IN THE FRIGGIN WORLD IS A PET FOOD COMPANY DOING TO THESE ANIMALS??? WHY ARE THOSE SWEET BEAGLES LYING IN A HEAP ON THE FLOOR WITH HUNKS SCRAPED OFF THEIR HIPS? THEY ALL LOOK SICK AND SCARED AND INJURED !

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? THIS MADE ME CRY WITH ANGER AND SADNESS! BEAGLES ARE THE MOST GENTLE LOVING BREED AND NO DOGS OR CATS DESERVE TO BE TREATED SO HORRIBLY - FOR DOG FOOD???? THIS MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL - FREE THESES ANIMALS AND STOP IAMS !!!!!

[NintendoFreeakk]

IDon'tWantToLiveOnThisPlanetAn­ymore.

[Xaymot]

Sad if it's true but PETA has no credibility. PETA is notorious for manipulating shit.

[Jayday12345678910]

Omg a pet food company that tests on pets. Wtf

[MegaKcck]

watched this vid and cried if u will exuse me i have to go hug my dogs and tell them i love them

[SpyderBlaze]

one of the few things PETA does right makes me horribly sad

[scab24]

Yeah, shit like this makes them sad but they continue to consume animal products. Morons.