Why Are Lab Animals Used for Testing Purposes by Some Pet Food Brands?
This A+ FRR Pet Nutrition FAQ discusses how, unlike some pet food manufacturers, 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. 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. The main culprits for cruel and unethical animal testing, according to PETA (People for the Unethical Treatment of Animals), are the major international pet food businesses, including Iams and Eukanuba (owned by Procter & Gamble), Hills Science Diet (owned by Colgate Palmolive), Purina and Friskies (owned by Nestle
