AR-News: (US) DOG RUNS AMOK AT CRUFTS TO PROTEST CRUEL IAMS ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

Birmingham – Today, dressed as a giant ‘beagle’, 29 year old PETA member 
Andrew Butler from London took over the main ring during the Best in Show 
presentation at Crufts, where Iams, one of the show’s major sponsors, were promoting 
their dog- and cat-food products. The canine crusader, accompanied by four 
human companions carrying  banners reading ‘Stop Iams Animal Tests’,  scaled a 
wall and jumped into the ring to expose the hidden misery of animals neglected 
and killed in crude ‘nutrition’ tests conducted by the company. The protest 
is part of PETA’s international campaign against Iams – with demonstrations 
and disruptions taking place throughout Europe and North America.
A recent undercover investigation conducted by PETA revealed deplorable 
conditions at an Iams contract laboratory in the United States. At least 27 dogs 
were destroyed, while others died of illnesses that went untreated, despite 
assurances from Iams that no animal in any Iams test would ever be deliberately 
killed. Other Iams activities are equally deplorable. A whistleblower at a 
laboratory in Austria reported that dogs used by a vivisector, whose salary is 
funded by Iams, are regularly kicked and beaten and that many become psychotic 
from being confined to small, barren, concrete cells for up to seven years. PETA’
s Iams lab investigation also revealed the following: 





full story:

http://www.petauk.org/newsnew/NewsItem.asp?id=2858 
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