Why are lab animals sometimes used for testing purposes of pet foods?
For anyone who has ever lived with a dog or a cat, it’s hard to imagine that some pet food companies would conduct invasive tests on animals in labs. But the pet industry is big business, and in their ongoing efforts to maximize earnings and deliver “new and improved” formulas, some leading pet food manufacturers conduct cruel experiments on dogs and cats. Flint River Ranch is proud to be included on PETA’s “Companies That Don’t Test on Animals” list as a pet food manufacturer that “makes top-quality food for dogs and cats without harming animals in laboratories.” PETA encourages consumers to drive animal abusers out of business by buying only from companies like Flint River Ranch. Flint River Ranch does not test any of its pet foods or pet products on laboratory animals. No animals are destroyed or are involved in any type of medical surgery or physical invasion during the palatability testing and evaluation procedures. All testing is done voluntarily on pets of all ages, including st
