Cats And Dogs

i emailed them bout how they treat animals lol and they email me bk with this Thank you for contacting us.

Unfortunately, there is highly inaccurate and misleading information circulating on the Internet regarding our feeding studies, and I’m glad you’ve given me the opportunity to provide you with the facts. We too are passionate about cats and dogs, with a deep commitment to their health and welfare.

We are accountable for making sure that our products are wholesome, and that consumers can feed them with confidence. Instead of contracting other companies to conduct our feeding studies, we choose to conduct such studies in the homes of our employee families. Today, over 600 employee families participate in our in-home testing program.

Even though the vast majority of our studies are conducted in an in-home setting, there are some studies that require in-depth data gathering in a more controlled environment. We do this type of feeding study in our company-owned Pet Health and Nutrition Center . These studies follow our industry leading research protocol and are the veterinary equivalent of nutritional or medical studies acceptable on people. The studies are monitored by our own staff of veterinarians, behaviorists and independent experts.

Our Pet Health and Nutrition Center is a state-of-the-art facility. Our dogs and cats live in a cageless environment, receiving proper socialization in an enriched setting.

Because dogs are pack animals, our dogs are housed with a companion. Each kennel has a doggie-door that takes them to an outside run, giving them lots of room for running and playing. Each dog is provided with his or her own toys (rotated on a regular basis) and their very own comfortable bed to sleep on. There is also a dog park adjacent to the kennels where the dogs play and interact each day in play groups.

Our cats are housed in compatible social groups. Each room is furnished with beds, toys (to stimulate play) and several perches, which allow our cats to observe things from a higher viewpoint. Each cat room also has a very large window with a platform where our cats can lay in the sun or watch the birds feeding at the outside bird feeders.

All of our dogs and cats reach a point in their life when it’s time to leave the Pet Health and Nutrition Center . That is when they are either adopted into a home or placed into our retirement facility. Either way, they will live out their lives in comfort with good food, good companionship, and good veterinary care.

In 2007 we had several members of the news media tour our facility. Their reports are available at:

http://www.iamstruth.com/iamstruth/en_US…

If you are interested in reading more, please visit www.IamsTruth.com.

Thank you for taking the time to read this message. If you need further information or have specific questions, please contact us at 800-525-4267. We’re very happy to speak with you about this very important issue.

Sincerely,

Katie

Iams Pet Care Team Member

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Hi,

I had been planning to volunteer at my local humane society when I turned 14 (on the 20th ) but when I went there to ask about the volunteer program and to tell them that I was planning to volunteer, they said that they were filled with volunteers and that they wouldn’t be open to volunteers until March or April!

So then I tried the shelter next door but they don’t allow any volunteers under the age of 18.

I tried looking around for places for me to volunteer at, but it seems like everywhere requires that you be 18 or older.

Do you know of anything that I could do that involves volunteering with animals?

Thank you,

~Emily

Oh, and before anyone suggests fostering, I live in military housing which imposes a limit on how many animals you are allowed to have living in the house. They say no more than two larger household pets (like dogs over 25 lbs.) and no more than three smaller household pets (cats and dogs under 25 lbs.) . Three animls is the maximum.

I have two dogs (50 lbs each) and one cat. So I am unable to foster dogs (or cats).