An undercover PETA investigation found that Iams dogs were kept in cages 24/7. Click on the link below to meet some of these mistreated creatures.
"The government complaint alleges that the following violations, among others, were documented by government inspectors at the contract laboratory from 2002 to 2005:
-Failure to provide pain relief to sheep used in experiments that caused pain or distress.
-Failure to ensure that personnel were trained to perform experiments on animals.
-Failure to provide veterinary care and to observe animals daily.
-Failure to properly ventilate housing facilities for dogs and cats.
-Failure to house cats with a sufficient number of litterboxes and resting surfaces.
-Failure to keep animal-housing facilities clean and in good repair, resulting in injuries.
-Failure to maintain comfortable temperatures in animal-housing facilities.
-Failure to provide animals with sufficient space."
Read more at http://thehouseofglam.com/lifestyle/boycott-iams-pet-food-for-its-cruel-treatment-of-animals/
Additional information about animals used in research can be found at http://www.hsus.org/animals_in_research/species_used_in_research/dog.html
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