Guest guest Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 Don't know if any of who have seen this, but here it be!Deathscythe74632 wrote: Deathscythe74632Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:12:49 EDTFwd: Dog!luckycharm2315 > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 Dog!Wed, 17 Sep 2003 09:46:08 -0400"Lee, Melissa" , "Sarah Hislop" ,, ,, ,"Charles S. Lee" Something to keep in mind for any one who buys Iams products.Megan Hartman <MeganH wrote: PETA Launches IAMS Campaign!Tue, 16 Sep 2003 16:39:50 -0400"Megan Hartman" Dear Activist, Today PETA “unleashed its dogs” in a colorful demonstration at the headquarters of the companion animal food company IAMS in Dayton, Ohio, thereby launching our international campaign against the company. Our decision to wage this campaign comes after years of failed negotiations to convince IAMS to make even the slightest improvements in the lives of the dogs and cats in its laboratory tests and in the wake of two shocking undercover investigations in the U.S. and Austria. What our video captured would outrage anyone with a heart: dogs gone crazy from confinement in barren steel and cement cells without even a toy or a resting board off the cold, hard floor—some for six years at a time; sick dogs languishing for weeks and dying without veterinary care; dogs sweltering in the summer and shivering in the winter in kennels that weren’t temperature controlled; dogs lying piled on a paint-chipped floor after having huge chunks of muscle cut out of their thighs. All this misery takes place so that IAMS can slap new claims on its products, calling them “new and improved.” IAMS lied to PETA repeatedly with promises to improve living conditions for the dogs in contract laboratories. Even while our investigator could see dogs spinning wildly in their cages, dogs suffering from illness, lonely and afraid, IAMS claimed that all was well. Our video shows IAMS representatives touring the laboratory, feeling the sweltering heat and watching dogs circling in window-less, dungeon-like buildings. And yet these IAMS representatives did nothing to help the suffering animals. IAMS even severed the vocal chords of its dogs because the experimenters were irritated by their desperate cries for attention. It’s time to say “Enough is enough” and show Iams what real irritation can be. We will soon have opportunities for activists all over the world to organize demonstrations and participate in other, non-confrontational activities for the campaign. IAMS claims to be a leader in the industry. We’re asking the company to act like it. As a major food producer, its pioneering choice to end laboratory testing on animals would serve as an example of progress in the industry and would begin a truly “new and improved” era in pet food, not just a minor change at the animals’ expense. For more information, please visit IamsCruelty.com. Please contact me if you are interested in joining our campaign to end IAMS cruel testing on dogs and cats in laboratories. Thanks for all you do for animals! Megan Hartman, Activist LiasonInternational Grassroots CampaignsPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals757-622-7382 ext. 1464 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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