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Features > Iams Hires Vivisector as New Director of
Veterinary Services Iams Hires Vivisector as New Director of Veterinary Services
It should come as no surprise that Iams has hired an old-school animal
experimenter as its director of veterinary services. Dr. Glen Hoffsis,
former dean of the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
and a “food animal” consultant, was hired to help Iams link
up with veterinary schools, conduct research, promote its pet insurance
products and help expand its chain of pet diagnostic centers.Iams has a long history of abusing animals in laboratory experiments. For nearly 10 months, PETA conducted an undercover investigation in an Iams contract laboratory. The cruelty that our investigator witnessed and captured on hidden camera would outrage any animal lover. For details on what Iams does to animals in its contract laboratories and how you can help stop it, please click here. Hoffsis is probably best known for his role in cruel experiments on cats at Ohio State in which the cats were infected with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and then injected with methamphetamines. The cats endured painful surgeries to determine whether or not methamphetamines adversely affected their brains and immune systems. Hoffsis has also conducted research on cows and other "food-producing animals" to make them safe for consumption. According to the Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights (AVAR), under Hoffsis' tenure as dean, students at Ohio State's College of Veterinary Medicine conducted terminal surgeries on animals for class credit. From an Interview With Dr. Hoffsis Q. “What are the greatest needs of society that can be filled (met) by the veterinary medical profession over the next 10 years?”Iams has shown its lack of innovation by hiring a man who thinks of animals as tools to be used and discarded. Iams' choice of leadership indicates that it is stuck in a rut out of which it needs to be pushed and pulled. Iams claims that it is only trying to improve the health of our animal companions when it throws dogs and cats into tiny, lonely cages in laboratories. Thanks, but no thanks, Iams. We've got your number! |
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Iams Continues Cruel Experiments on Animals
Update: Iams Stops Using Chicks in Tests!
We Want Empty Cages, Not Slightly Nicer Cages
