WES CRAVEN CONDEMNS NIGHTMARISH IAMS DOG AND CAT EXPERIMENTS

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News from PETA

 

For Immediate Release:

October 22, 2003

 

 

Contact:

Michael McGraw 757-622-7382

 

 

 

Cincinnati — Fright flick director and Cleveland native Wes Craven is

howling over the shocking experiments that Iams conducts on cats and

dogs. The man behind horror classics Scream and A Nightmare on Elm

Street is adding his voice to the growing number of people upset by

what the company does to animals behind closed doors and has just

released a statement to PETA:

 

 

There is simply no reason for Iams to be using cats and dogs in

laboratory studies—they are unnecessary and not required by law.

These are companion animals who do not belong in barren, lonely

laboratories. If people knew what went on in Iams contract

laboratories, they'd be shocked.

 

 

A recent PETA undercover investigation revealed deplorable conditions

at an Iams contract laboratory. At least 27 dogs were killed, while

others died of illnesses that went untreated, despite assurances from

Iams that no animal in any Iams test would ever be deliberately

killed.

 

 

PETA's investigation revealed the following:

 

 

· Dogs and cats confined to small cages in dungeon-like rooms for

more than six years

· Dogs' vocal chords surgically cut out so that they couldn't bark

· Dogs suffering from untreated ear infections, rotten teeth, and

injured paws

· Workers' reports of a live kitten who was washed down a drain

· Terrified, unsocialized animals cowering in their cages

· Kennels that were stifling during summer months and near freezing

in winter

· Dogs being force-fed vegetable oil through tubes inserted down

their throats

 

 

In June, PETA filed a formal complaint with the Federal Trade

Commission against Iams and its parent company, Procter & Gamble, for

making allegedly false claims on their Web sites regarding the care

provided to the cats and dogs the company uses in its research.

 

 

Broadcast-quality footage of animals in an Iams contract laboratory

is available. For more information, please visit PETA's Web site

IamsCruelty.com.