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BOYCOTT IAMS

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Christmas The last three letters of his lab identification are mas, thus his name. But his life is far from a celebration. PETAs investigator discovered that his ears had been allowed to reach a level of such extreme filth that they required medication. She noticed the problem only by giving Christmas hands-on attention which he had never previously received. His feet have developed sores from years of living on cement and slatted metal.

Fifi Fifi has been used in Iams studies for at least six years. She hides in the back of her cage constantly.

Maddog MadDog is frustrated by his life in a 3-foot-by-3-foot cage. He often pushes his food bowl onto the floor to get attention but it hasnt done any good. He has been caged for Iams metabolic studies for six years. His voice was taken from him surgically during PETAs investigation.

Maisy Maisy loves attention but rarely gets it. Its even harder now that shes been debarked and has no voice. Maisy has been caged since September 18, 1997.

Maxine Maxine hides in the back of her steel cage and in the gutter of her cement kennel. Maxine has trouble eating when she is locked in the metabolic cage. She was surgically debarked along with 18 other Iams dogs during PETAs investigation. Iams did nothing to stop Maxine or the others from losing their voices.

Mickey Mickey has spent almost her entire life in Iams metabolic studies. She becomes extremely depressed when taken from her cement kennel to be put into the steel metabolic cage.

No Name This Iams dog has no nameonly a laboratory identification number. She lives in a dark building with no access to the outdoors or natural light, along with approximately 100 other dogs. Because she has no resting board and is not removed from the cage during cleaning time, she often is forced to sit or lie on wet concrete. She is lonely, sweet, and depressed.

Sally is extremely timid. She was born on April 10, 1996, and has spent the last six years trying to sleep and walk on cold wide-slatted floors. Many dogs injure themselves when their legs become stuck in between the slats.

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Iams Investigation Video

Scene ..1: The Iams dogs in this scene have just had large chunks of muscle cut from their thighs and have been placed on the laboratory floor to recover from the effects of the anesthetics. Some of the dogs are unconscious, while others are awake and trying to right themselves. The federal Animal Welfare Act requires that this type of surgery be conducted in "aseptic" conditions.

Scene ..2: This scene provides a closeup of the Iams dogs and their wound sites.

Scene ..3: A bloodied beagle is strapped down to an x-ray machine so that her muscle, fat, and bone density can be recorded.

Scene ..4: One of the laboratory's employees tells the investigator to hit the dogs on the chest if they stop breathing.

Scene ..5: The Iams dog on the x-ray machine is placed back in the pile of dogs on the floor.

Scene ..6: Anesthetics are administered to an Iams dog left unattended on the laboratory floor.

Scene ..7: Iams dogs, some awake and some unconscious, lie on the paint-chipped laboratory floor.

Scene ..8: A laboratory worker holding a dead Iams dog in a black plastic bag tells the investigator that the dog "bled out its mouth." The dog, who was found dead in his cage, was subjected to a muscle biopsy earlier in the week.

Scene ..9: Iams dog Mae-Mae exhibits stereotypical behavior (i.e., pacing and circling) associated with life in a cage.

Scene ..10: Iams dog Prancer's feet are splayed by the metal slats of her cage flooring. Dogs develop sores on their feet from this type of flooring.

Scene ..11: Closeup of Prancer’s feet on the flooring of her cage.

Scene ..12: During a visit by an Iams representative, one of the company's dogs exhibits stereotypical behavior associated with life in a cage and a lack of socialization and enrichment.

Scene ..13: The lighting was so poor in one of the buildings housing some of the Iams dogs that the investigator had to open the door to the outside in order to see.

Scene ..14: Lacking any socialization and psychological enrichment, Iams dog Phoebe is afraid to be handled.

Scene ..15: Iams dog Maisy cautiously greets the investigator while Maxine hugs the back wall of her cage.

Scene ..16: Iams dog Muffy lies on the steel flooring of her cage.

Scene ..17: Iams dog Gina looks out from the confines of her cage.

Scene ..18: Iams dog Sally rises from the floor of her cage and cowers in fear.

Scene ..19: Iams dog Mickey languishes behind the bars of her cage.

Scene ..20: Iams dog Fifi, her feet splayed on the steel slats of her cage flooring, nervously watches the investigator.

Scene ..21: A solitary Iams kitten in a barren, steel cage. Iams says that its kittens and puppies are litter-reared for companionship and socialization.

Scene ..22: Sally’s leg is caught between the slats of her cage flooring.

Scene ..23: Under the flooring of her cage, Sally’s leg can be seen.

Scene ..24: A veterinary technician frees Sally without even examining her to be sure that her legs are not injured. Previously, another dog caught in the flooring of her cage was so severely injured that she was eventually killed.

Scene ..25: Infected with Lyme disease, Iams dog Muffy limps in her concrete pen.

Scene ..26: The director of the laboratory explains to the investigator why he believes that Iams is not committed to implementing an effective program of socialization and psychological enrichment.

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Pet Food Recall

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Posted by BOYCOTT IAMS on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:15:00 PST

But Iams Says........

From: http://www.iamscruelty.com/butiamssays.asp But Iams Says ... We say this; Iams says that. How can you know who's telling the truth?We've gotten thousands of calls, e-mail messages, and letters f...
Posted by BOYCOTT IAMS on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 03:01:00 PST

Special Delivery for Iams: Animal Tests Stink!

Special Delivery for Iams: Animal Tests Stink! The next time your dog relieves him- or herself, dont just pitch it, post it! Send a doggie bag to Iams president Jeffrey Ansell in the U.S. or Bill Mill...
Posted by BOYCOTT IAMS on Mon, 01 May 2006 03:13:00 PST