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I know, I know this is an article from Peta, I dont know if its true or not but figured Id post anyways
Dear Activist,
Today, PETA unleashed its dogs in a colorful demonstration at the headquarters of the companion animal food company IAMS in Dayton, Ohio, thereby launching our international campaign against the company. Our decision to wage this campaign comes after years of failed negotiations to convince IAMS to make even the slightest improvements in the lives of the dogs and cats in its laboratory tests and in the wake of two shocking undercover investigations in the U.S. and Austria. What our video captured would outrage anyone with a heart: dogs gone crazy from confinement in barren steel and cement cells without even a toy or a resting board off the cold, hard floorÐsome for six years at a time; sick dogs languishing for weeks and dying without veterinary care; dogs sweltering in the summer and shivering in the winter in kennels that werent temperature controlled; dogs lying piled on a paint-chipped floor after having huge chunks of muscle cut out of their thighs. All this misery takes place so that IAMS can slap new claims on its products, calling them new and improved.
IAMS lied to PETA repeatedly with promises to improve living conditions for the dogs in contract laboratories. Even while our investigator could see dogs spinning wildly in their cages, dogs suffering from illness, lonely and afraid, IAMS claimed that all was well. Our video shows IAMS representatives touring the laboratory, feeling the sweltering heat and watching dogs circling in window-less, dungeon-like buildings. And yet these IAMS representatives did nothing to help the suffering animals.
IAMS even severed the vocal chords of its dogs because the experimenters were irritated by their desperate cries for attention. Its time to say Enough is enough and show Iams what real irritation can be. We will soon have opportunities for activists all over the world to organize demonstrations and participate in other, non-confrontational activities for the campaign.
IAMS claims to be a leader in the industry. Were asking the company to act like it. As a major food producer, its pioneering choice to end laboratory testing on animals would serve as an example of progress in the industry and would begin a truly new and improved era in pet food, not just a minor change at the animals expense.
For more information, please visit IamsCruelty.com. Please contact me if you are interested in joining our campaign to end IAMS cruel testing on dogs and cats in laboratories.
Thanks for all you do for animals!
Megan Hartman, Activist Liason
International Grassroots Campaigns
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
757-622-7382 ext. 1464
heres the direct link to the video mentioned above


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Is that recent? I read that a few weeks ago. They have been fighting Iams for a while now I think.


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They have. Iams is crap now that P&G own in anyway. There is much better food available for the price, food that doesn't hurt animals.


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In my opinion, most of the big companies like Iams, Pedigree, Science Diet etc, rely more on advertising than the quality of their food. A lot of the pet shows I watch are sponsored by Iams or Pedigree.


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So true Diana. Many comparable foods that are higher quality are not advertised because their food speaks for itself. Iams and Pedigree especially seem to flood consumers with ads that promise to help your pet live longer, be healthier, etc. but I don't buy into it.


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