Non-Animal-Tested Companion Animal Food

If you have companion animals, it is likely you will do whatever you can to ensure their safety and comfort, including feeding them the very best food. What some pet food companies are hiding from consumers, however, is that animals like your own are confined to laboratories and subjected to invasive tests for claims on their products.

We have compiled a list of companies that do not test their pet food on animals and that only carry out palatability tests with companion animals at home. Palatability studies involve feeding animals new formulations to see if they will eat or like them.

The list below outlines the companies that have signed a PETA Statement of Assurance pledging that they do not conduct, contract out or fund tests in the developing, manufacturing, testing or marketing of their products. You are entitled to know if the pet food company you give money to is responsible for the confinement and pain of animals in laboratories who are just like the animals you care for at home.

One particularly notorious company which has carried out cruel and invasive tests is Iams, which has a history of abuse against animals, including near-constant confinement to barren cages, surgical debarking and cutting chunks of muscle from dogs' thighs. While Iams have made some improvements in response to an exposé by PETA US and campaigning pressure from PETA across the world, they still confine cats and dogs in their own American laboratories for many years to conduct tests. You can learn more about Iams at IamsCruelty.com.

The companies below have signed PETA's Statement of Assurance pledging that they do not directly or indirectly conduct harmful studies on animals. To speak out against all animal testing, write to the Home Secretary

Applaws Natural Cat & Dog Food 08707 508606 www.applaws.co.uk	Burns Pet Nutrition Ltd 01554 890482 www.burns-pet-nutrition.co.uk
Cambrian Pet Foods Ltd 01559 384216 www.gelert-petnutrition.co.uk	CLINIVET ® Nutrition 028 9447 3840 www.clinivet.com
CSJ Specialist Canine Feeds 01745 710470 www.csjk9.com	Europa Pet Foods 0845 658 0987 www.europa-pet-food.co.uk
Feelwell's 0870 977 0044 www.feelwells.co.uk	Forthglade Ltd 01837 83322 www.forthglade.co.uk
Fromm and Eagle Pack 01531 633985 www.postalpetsproducts.co.uk	Haith's (Bird Food) 0800 298 7054 www.haiths.com
Harlequin Nutrition Ltd. 08700 421 014 www.natures-harvest.org www.bertiescomplete.co.uk	Healthy Paws 0252 931 3336 www.healthypaws.co.uk
Land of Holistic Pets Ltd. 0845 373 4120 www.landofholisticpets.co.uk	Laughing Dog 01788 810283 www.bakersmill.co.uk
My Pet Foods (rabbit food) 01227 723816 www.mypetfoods.co.uk	Nature Diet 08700 132960 www.naturediet.co.uk
Organipets 0845 3880935 www.organipets.co.uk	Pero Pet Foods 0800 917 9697 www.pero-petfood.co.uk
Roger Skinner Limited 01379 384 247 www.skinnerspetfoods.co.uk	Supreme Petfoods Limited (rabbit and small animal) 01473 823296 www.supremepetfoods.com
The Co-operative Food www.co-operative.co.uk	Trophy Pet Foods 01367 240333 www.trophypetfoods.co.uk
Vitalin Pet Foods 01765 605156 www.vitalinpetfood.co.uk	Yarrah www.yarrah.com (Netherlands-based Yarrah produce vegetarian/vegan dog food which can be ordered in the UK from their website.)

If you know of a companion animal food company not listed here which you think should belong on this list, please contact the company directly to ask them to get in touch with PETA.