31 March 2008

Learn to hate pet-food manufacturers


Footage by peta-tv from one of Iams contract testing laboratories.

Animals used in pet-food studies are in constant pain. They live on slatted flooring that makes their paws swollen and inflamed. The steel slats doesn't ware down their toenails, which become so long that they can hardly walk without slipping. They get their legs caught between the bars of the cage floors and suffer severe injuries. They don't get veterinary treatment and they don't get pain relief.

These animals are only fed canned food, and they are not allowed to chew on anything hard, so tartar builds up on their teeth and their gums become inflamed. This ultimately renders them unable to eat due to the pain. The animals used in studies concerning dental defence diets are given harder foods of course, the studies on them involve inducing painful stages of periodontal disease by cutting and suturing their gums.

The dogs and cats in the pet-food industry live their lives in barren steel and concrete cages, and they suffer severe mental stress from this confinement. Their vocal cords are surgically removed so their cries won't disturb the staff. Their injuries are left unattended, and those in need of euthanasia wait for weeks before they are put out of their misery. They live in hell, for months and years.

This is how we treat the cats and dog of the pet-food industry, we do it so that we can be sure that we are buying high quality menus for our favourite cats and dogs.

Spread your hate, send some to Iams. Read all about what the undercover PETA investigator found at Iams, and if you have ha pet be sure to check out the lists of brands that do not test on animals.

1 comment:

Bobby Ironsights said...

I'm not sure I'm willing to swallow this footage and back story, PETA is a notorious liar.