Companion Animal Food Guide
After uncovering extensive abuse of animals at a testing laboratory for dog and cat food maker Iams, PETA contacted hundreds of companion-animal food companies to ask if they conduct laboratory tests on animals. None of these tests is necessary or required by law, and humane alternatives do exist. Non-invasive, nonlethal, and cage-free “in-home” testing is conducted by PetSci, and collaborative veterinary clinic studies allow sick animals who are volunteered by their guardians to participate in humane feeding trials that can determine the beneficial effects of nutrition on a specific illness.
The following companies have assured PETA in writing that they do not test on animals in laboratories. Companies that are not on this list either responded to let us know that they do conduct laboratory experiments on animals or failed to respond to our numerous inquiries and are assumed to conduct laboratory experiments on animals.
[Important Note: If you have been feeding your companion animals commercial pet foods, you may be jeopardizing their health. Supermarket pet foods are often composed of ground-up parts of animals deemed by U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors unfit for human consumption. The flesh of animals who fall into one of the categories of the four D’s—dead, dying, diseased, or disabled—is what often goes into pet food. Many of these animals have died of infections and other diseases. In all but a few states, it is legal to remove unusable parts from chickens and sell them to pet food manufacturers. Most pet foods contain the same hormones, pesticides, and antibiotics that are found in commercial meat products for humans. If you are concerned about your companion animals’ health and about the cruelty of the meat industry, you may want to stop buying meat-based commercial pet food. Learn more about healthy vegetarian dog and cat food options.](Click here for the U.K. version of this list.)
Entirely Vegan
Threepaws Gourmet
414-375-9096
www.threepawsgourmet.com
V-dog Vegan Dog Food
1-888-280-8364
www.V-dogfood.com
Wild Earth
833-WILDPET (833-945-3738)
https://wildearth.com/pages/vegan-dog-food
Vegetarian/Vegan Options
Dr. Harvey’s
Vegetarian dehydrated dog food
Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food Co., Inc.
Vegetarian canned dog/cat food
Happy Dog Food
www.happydogfood.com
Holistic Blend
Vegan canned dog/cat food
Oma’s Pride
Veggie mix
PetGuard
Vegan canned dog food
Wysong Professional Diets (has vegan options)
Vegan dog and cat food
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