Do you buy Iams?

**Flatcoatluver** · 12-19-2006, 04:55 PM

No, Iams is too much of a low quality food. I have heard about the whole animal cruelty for Iams and I am not sure if I completly belive it.

**#1Wolflover** · 12-19-2006, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by Flatcoatluver

No, Iams is too much of a low quality food. I have heard about the whole animal cruelty for Iams and I am not sure if I completly belive it.

Its ture, I'm glad you don't buy it though. I'm not going to force you to believe me, but its true!

**Mad Mags Moo** · 12-19-2006, 04:59 PM

Don't buy it and never will but some of my clients use it - try and suggest an alternative but it is personal choice!
I use Royal Canin - prescription stuff for Bubs and her cystitis and a mixture of other Royal Canin varieties and Go Cat (cheaper but my girls love it!)

**#1Wolflover** · 12-19-2006, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by Mad Mags Moo

Don't buy it and never will but some of my clients use it - try and suggest an alternative but it is personal choice!
I use Royal Canin - prescription stuff for Bubs and her cystitis and a mixture of other Royal Canin varieties and Go Cat (cheaper but my girls love it!)

did you tell them what Iams does? Maybe I can find a site we can use to prove the story! Thanks for not buying!

Spread the word!

**borzoimom** · 12-19-2006, 05:03 PM

Not only no but ... no way in the world!!! Not a snowballs chance in... ( I think I made my point..)

**Flatcoatluver** · 12-19-2006, 05:07 PM

http://www.iamscruelty.com/
Iams website.
http://www.iamstruth.com/
Peta started this thing, and so that is why I am not sure about it.

**mugsy** · 12-19-2006, 05:11 PM

Iams is a expensive grocery store food. When Proctor and Gamble bought them out, they dumbed down the formula so they could sell it in the grocery stores and Wal-mart.

We feed Pinnacle Duck and Potato and Merrick either Wilderness Blend or Turducken or Canidae Platinum.

**borzoimom** · 12-19-2006, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by mugsy

Iams is a expensive grocery store food. When Proctor and Gamble bought them out, they dumbed down the formula so they could sell it in the grocery stores and Wal-mart.

We feed Pinnacle Duck and Potato and Merrick either Wilderness Blend or Turducken or Canidae Platinum.

Mugsy is right as far as when they changed companies- They changed their formula when they went to the grocery store chain in availbility. It use to be a great food, but also originally a granular type, without preservatives, and a good meat source.. It went to heck in a hen basket starting in 1986... That is all I am saying. And I agree- its been discussed many times.

**#1Wolflover** · 12-19-2006, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by mugsy

Iams is a expensive grocery store food. When Proctor and Gamble bought them out, they dumbed down the formula so they could sell it in the grocery stores and Wal-mart.

We feed Pinnacle Duck and Potato and Merrick either Wilderness Blend or Turducken or Canidae Platinum.

Good I'm glad you don't use Iams!

**Lady's Human** · 12-19-2006, 05:10 PM

This should be in the dog house given past history of these discussions.

Do a search for Iams threads on the board, and you will find it over and over again.

I've yet to see convincing proof of the abuses. PETA claims against many companies have been overblown, and their methods are questionable at best.

As far as the OP in this thread, please don't post accusations like that without proof, or at least a link backing up your statement.

**#1Wolflover** · 12-19-2006, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by Lady's Human

This should be in the dog house given past history of these discussions.

Do a search for Iams threads on the board, and you will find it over and over again.

I've yet to see convincing proof of the abuses. PETA claims against many companies have been overblown, and their methods are questionable at best.

As far as the OP in this thread, please don't post accusations like that without proof, or at least a link backing up your statement.

I didn't choose it because its peta, it shows Iams being cruel to animals! Thats a link right there, thats proof!

**BC_MoM** · 12-19-2006, 05:38 PM

I think people should carefully consider their sources of information. Especially for such a case like this.

Mickey came to us on Iams and he was doing fine on it .. we just chose to feed what we fed our last dog.

**My Peanuts** · 12-19-2006, 05:58 PM

There are some Iams products that I'd like to buy, like that dog gravy for their food, but I refuse. I will never buy Iams products. They test on animals, namely dogs, I've been told by a few sources, and their products are full of corn and fillers.

**GreyhoundGirl** · 12-19-2006, 07:16 PM

I did for a year, then learned of the "cruelty" stop(p

)ed and changed to other low-quality brands.

After reading a few PT food wars and starting a thread I decided that Nutro would be better.

(mouth drops open) the effect was instant and amazing! After one cup of food (Nutro) her teeth were already noticably whiter. She had less dandruf and shed less. Also I noticed you need to feed less Nutro than you do Iams, proving it's better.

After all that, After reading more PT discussions I found out IMO that PETA wasn't being completely honest. I *might* have changed her back then, had I not seen first hand what crappy quality food it is.

It does seem horrible and the pictures and videos might be real, but I still don't believe most of it. PETA has raised false alarms about many companies before.

Again, all just my opinion.