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Please spare a thought for the countless cats, dogs, mice, chicks, and rabbits languishing in Iams laboratories. These poor creatures are forced to undergo cruel, and often invasive, procedures none of which are required by any law .
Beneath the wholesome image of the dog- and cat-food manufacturer, a 10-month PETA undercover investigation into an Iams contract laboratory revealed a dark and sordid secret: routine neglect and misery.
Abuses include the following:
Dogs dumped on cold concrete flooring after huge chunks of muscle were cut from their thighs27 of the 60 dogs were killed, and two others were later found dead in their cages
Dogs and cats gone stir-crazy from confinement in windowless, dungeon-like buildings
A procedure in which tubes were stuck down dogs' throats to force them to ingest vegetable oil
Dogs with such severe tartar build-up on their teeth that it was painful for them to eat
Vet technicians with inadequate training and experience performing invasive procedures
Our investigator videotaped Iams representatives visiting the laboratory, witnessing the animals in these abusive conditions, and doing nothing. When PETA went public with the evidence, Iams officials lied and said that they had no idea what conditions were like inside the laboratory that their own staff regularly visited! Iams then cut ties with the lab.
Iams and its owner, Procter & Gamble, still contract with outside laboratories like the one in our investigation. Iams also conducts experiments on animals in its own laboratory in the U.S. Iams says that, by October 2006, it intends to move all testing to its own facilityaway from prying eyesand will more than double the number of dogs and cats in its cages.
At the March 2004 Pet Food Forum, Iams spokesperson Dan Carey stated that he believed that dogs and cats could spend their entire lives in cages for laboratory studies. Iams' current welfare program states that dogs and cats need only receive a paltry 30 minutes a day, five days a week, of cage-free time (with no such provision during the weekend). This means approximately 165 hours a week of unrelieved anxiety, fear, boredom, depression, lack of social contact, and inadequate exercise for these naturally gregarious and fun-loving animals.
Compassionate dog-and cat-food manufacturers have proved, time and again, that reliable tests can be done humanely in a home environment or veterinary clinic with dogs and cats volunteered by their human companions. Iams can do the same.
More and more consumers are deciding that they are sick of Iams' cruelty to animals and are boycotting the company's products.
http://www.iamscruelty.com/
Beneath the wholesome image of the dog- and cat-food manufacturer, a 10-month PETA undercover investigation into an Iams contract laboratory revealed a dark and sordid secret: routine neglect and misery.
Abuses include the following:
Dogs dumped on cold concrete flooring after huge chunks of muscle were cut from their thighs27 of the 60 dogs were killed, and two others were later found dead in their cages
Dogs and cats gone stir-crazy from confinement in windowless, dungeon-like buildings
A procedure in which tubes were stuck down dogs' throats to force them to ingest vegetable oil
Dogs with such severe tartar build-up on their teeth that it was painful for them to eat
Vet technicians with inadequate training and experience performing invasive procedures
Our investigator videotaped Iams representatives visiting the laboratory, witnessing the animals in these abusive conditions, and doing nothing. When PETA went public with the evidence, Iams officials lied and said that they had no idea what conditions were like inside the laboratory that their own staff regularly visited! Iams then cut ties with the lab.
Iams and its owner, Procter & Gamble, still contract with outside laboratories like the one in our investigation. Iams also conducts experiments on animals in its own laboratory in the U.S. Iams says that, by October 2006, it intends to move all testing to its own facilityaway from prying eyesand will more than double the number of dogs and cats in its cages.
At the March 2004 Pet Food Forum, Iams spokesperson Dan Carey stated that he believed that dogs and cats could spend their entire lives in cages for laboratory studies. Iams' current welfare program states that dogs and cats need only receive a paltry 30 minutes a day, five days a week, of cage-free time (with no such provision during the weekend). This means approximately 165 hours a week of unrelieved anxiety, fear, boredom, depression, lack of social contact, and inadequate exercise for these naturally gregarious and fun-loving animals.
Compassionate dog-and cat-food manufacturers have proved, time and again, that reliable tests can be done humanely in a home environment or veterinary clinic with dogs and cats volunteered by their human companions. Iams can do the same.
More and more consumers are deciding that they are sick of Iams' cruelty to animals and are boycotting the company's products.
http://www.iamscruelty.com/
2795 Signatures
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Lauren E
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- These people are sick and twisted....I feed my dog Iams...but, not any more. These creeps should be exposed.
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Lindsey
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- Animal cruelty is so inhumane!! Killing an animal is like killing a person, THEY HAVE HEARTS TO, YA KNOW!!!
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Melissa
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- I never knew how mean and cruel Iams was to their animals! That is just crazy!!!
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Bobby K
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- this is aweful, I wish I could find these people, I'd make them feel the pain they give to these animals times 100
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Gabriel
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- Animal cruelty should never be tolerated
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Josephine C
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- Don't buy ANY Proctor & Gamble products
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Amelie
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- YOU GUYS SHOULD BE ASHAME OF YOUR SELF, WE SHOULD PUT YOU CAGE AND SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO YOU
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Nicole R
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Caroline C
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Cathy B
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Miranda C
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Natalie
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Cristie Lee M
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- I will no longer use your brand of dog food "mini chunks"!
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angela m
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- This goes to prove humans will do anything to gain power and money.
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Linda D
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Robert C
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- I am saddened that by buying your products I have indirectly supported Iams brutality to pets..
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Michele M
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- I now refuse to supply my 5 pets with Iams products any further. This is for the well fare of other unfortunate animals. I will also demand my vet. to reconcider his involvement with product as an animal care giver.
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Janette T
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- I guess the big money allows you to do whatever you like, but I for one won't support it, nor will I allow any of my friends to go on supporting you without knowing what you do. This will carry over into other Procter & Gamble products as well. You should know better.
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Autumn S
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- It is reprehensible for a company that is making millions off dogs and cats to use them in this manner. You should be ashamed.
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Jacki M
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Timothy
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Susanne
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- i've never purchased any of your products, and now less then ever, after reading the petition!! it's disgusting how you treat animals for unnecessary testing .. you should set a good example and STOP these cruel abuses ..
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Alabaster C
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- This makes me so upset I am going to CAPITALISE a random word. And stuff
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Sharlene
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- This is so sick and mean how would u like it if that was you....You people are evil and should burn in hell
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Reverend B
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- If they didn't like it, couldn't they just say no?
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Dr Edward G
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- You people make me sick. How can you think that the lives of such pitiful inferior organisms mean anything when compared to the quality of life we give you ungrateful humans?
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Theresa G
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- I never bought any of your products and I don't have any pets so naturally i'm going to boycott you as this offends my totally well informed sensibilities on the matter
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Gawaian B
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belinda t
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Hayley C
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- Iams needs to be stopped for good!!!!
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Mason
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- The poor animals! How could you people be so cruel and heartless, as to do THAT to them?
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Jared S
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- Iagree with some of the others who have signed this petetion you people are evil and need to burn in HELL for the disgusting distainful things you people have done!!!!!!
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Lauren D
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- I hate you people and you people should rot in hell for all of eternity you digust me!!!!! you make me want to PUKE!!!!!!!! I HATE YOU!!!
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Olivia D
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- :P
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charlie b
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- ewwwww!!!!! how could you do that *shoves a tube down p&g's throat*
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pam d
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- I AM SPEECHLESS!!!!!!
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kathy c
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- "NO MORE IAMS, NO MORE IAMS"!!!!
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Gabi
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- It's disapointing to see a petfoodcompany treating animals like that :-(
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Lucy S
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- IAMS can go to hell.
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Kelsey
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- HOW MEAN I HEART PUPPYS AND DOGGIES
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Jana S
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- I have purchased Iams products for years. After watching the video and reading the horrific stories of animal torture at the hands of IAMS, I will NEVER buy another bag of food.
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Celeste C
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- none
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Sara
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Nadia
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Katie
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- when i was reading the list of abuses i almost started crying i don't have any cats pr dogs becauser we're not allowed to but that is so sad and i wouldnt want to thinkback and be like oh those poor little animals
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Kirsty H
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Rachel
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joe f
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- terrible... very sad!
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Jennifer L
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- That is sooooooo mean, y'all should be ashamed!!
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Amariz Z
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- I signed this because for sometime people I know have told me that animals are being abused and it needs to stop.They have lives too and they deserve to live just as much as we do.Even though my signature might not help a great deal, her it is to see what can be done about it.Thanks.
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