Providing food and other necessities for pets has become a huge business. There are now hundreds of firms that sell pet foods and maybe partly thanks to the recent controversies surrounding their products Iams pet food is among the best known in the industry. Iams provides a range of pet foods especially for cats and dogs and also has a range of other pet care products.
Posted by under Pet FoodAccording to Iams, their Iams pet food products are created in a perfectly ethical manner and the animals they own are looked after in a very loving and caring manner. Iams also has an employee pet adoption system and claims more than 85% of pets used by the firm were adopted by the employees. Iams pet foods are of extremely high quality according to the firm and the firm also has a pet health and nutrition centre. Iams pet food has thus been defended by the representatives of the company and they give the impression that their products are good from any viewpoint.
However the critics of Iams pet foods paint a completely contrasting and rather disturbing picture of the products of the firm. They have constantly accused Iams of animal cruelty and the PETA states unnecessary laboratory testing has been done by the firm on animals in an unethical manner and that the animals owned by the firm are not looked after properly and are confined to small spaces for years. The image they give of Iams pet food is indeed a very harsh one.
These very vocal critics of Iams pet food have constantly advised consumers not to buy any Iams products and many billboards have appeared all over the country accusing Iams of animal cruelty. Whether or not the allegations are true remains a matter of dispute but due to the intense pressure Iams pet food announced that the company would be doing all laboratory testing within its own premises. The PETA claims that the pressure exerted on Iams pet food has improved conditions though for them it is still far from satisfactory.
It’s highly unlikely that all reports of Iams cruel practices like flushing living kittens down drains etc. could be true. However there may be some basis in the allegations and it is also unlikely that Iams pet food is produced under perfect conditions. However public participation in campaigning for animal rights and against animal cruelty could bring about a lot of pressure as shown by this instance and this would be very good news to all those little dogs and kittens out there.




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