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Iams is the brand name for dog food and cat food manufactured by Procter & Gamble. The Iams Company was acquired by Procter & Gamble in September 1999. Image File history File links Iams. ... This article is about brands in marketing. ... There are many varieties of dog food to choose from. ... i like to eat cat food Some available options of cat food Cat food is a type of food specially engineered for the feeding of cats. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ...

1 History
2 Opposing Viewpoints
3 References
4 External links
- 4.1 Criticism

History

Animal nutritionist Paul Iams founded The Iams Company in 1946 in a small feed mill near Dayton, Ohio. Clay Mathile joined Iams in 1970 and purchased the company in 1982. Paul Iams established the company’s nutritional foundation, and Clay Mathile provided the vision to enable The Iams Company to become a world leader in dog and cat nutrition. Paul Falknor Iams (August 11, 1915 in Dayton, Ohio - October 26, 2004 in Chappaqua, New York) was the founder of the Iams Company, a high-end line of pet foods. ... Nickname: Gem City Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Montgomery Founded April 1, 1796 Incorporated 1805 Mayor Rhine L. McLin Area - City 146. ...

In September 1999, Jeffrey Ansell became President of The Iams Company following the acquisition of Iams by Procter & Gamble (P&G).

Opposing Viewpoints

Iams has been criticized by a number of animal rights organizations, notably PETA and In Defense of Animals, for the animal testing that they carry out. Iams states that the tests are necessary for research on pet nutrition and allergies, and it shares all the details of its work at http://www.IamsTruth.com. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals logo People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the largest animal rights organization in the world. ... Enos the space chimp before insertion into the Mercury-Atlas 5 capsule in 1961. ...

The ASPCA participates on the Iams International Animal Care Advisory Board. This board provides input to the Iams Company on animal research issues. The Iams Company has requested that members of the board conduct unannounced site visits to Iams' research facilities.

The American Kennel Club has issued a statement supporting the Iams Company.

The American Veterinary Medical Association has issued a statement supporting the Iams Company.

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Criticism

Iams Cruelty by PETA
Iams Kills! by In Defense of Animals

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Results from FactBites:

IamsCruelty.com (0 words)
	For nearly 10 months in 2002 and early 2003, a PETA investigator went undercover at an Iams contract testing laboratory, where a dark, sordid secret was discovered beneath the dog- and cat-food manufacturer’s wholesome image.
	Caring consumers might never guess that lonely animals are confined to tiny barren cages in laboratories for years on end to test dog and cat food.
	Iams Funds Cruel Researcher From Wright State University

PETA: Big Fat Corporate Lies > Let's Fight for Fifi (810 words)
	Iams dragged its feet, reneged on promises, and made sorry excuses to her (not knowing she worked for PETA) as to why the animals shouldn’t be given such meager considerations as a place to rest off the concrete floor.
	An Iams veterinarian, who came to see the first group of 49 Labrador retrievers the company had purchased for testing from a USDA Class B dealer, saw that one of the dogs had given birth in a cement kennel and that she had been provided with nothing to rest on to nurse them.
	When our investigator reported that Humbug, an Iams dog, was limping, she was told by a vet tech that the laboratory had an x-ray machine that dated back to the 1960s but no film for it and that the director of the laboratory preferred to kill, rather than treat, animals with broken bones.

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Criticism

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