Iams Update

In response to the pleadings of the Humane Society of Preble County and the phone calls/emails of those of us concerned about what is going on, the Iams Company has offered to support the shelter TEMPORARILY until they can get through the crisis posed by the corporation. The Humane Society posted today:

“We have just received a call from Iams, and they have offered to ship dog food to our facility to help us through this immediate crisis. We understand this will not be something they can do in the future, but their willingness to help us and to give us time to work this into our budget is simply a wonderful gift. We are especially grateful to Julie from Iams who pulled this together for us. We are also grateful to those of you who have brought dog food to us and who voiced your concern to Iams. Thank you Iams and our community of animal lovers for coming to our aid. Thank you from the board members and staff and from the approximately 110 dogs currently at our facility as they wait for their very own family to come.” http://www.facebook.com/pages/Humane-Society-of-Preble-County/193203296085

While this may seem like a small victory, it is actually just putting a Band-Aid on a fatal wound. As previously posted, the shelter DOES NOT have it in its budget to feed the dogs for the year. Please continue to contact Iams on behalf of the shelter.

Boycott

On Monday, the Humane Society of Preble County, Ohio posted on their Facebook page, the following:

"Can you help our dogs? We are in serious need of Dog Chow. We have just found out today from Iams that they will no longer supply us with food although they have supplied us with food for the last 15-20 years. We currently have over 100 dogs at our facility (and can they eat!). We have no money budgeted for food, because we never had to budget for that! We do not know where we are going to get the money to feed all of our animals- so we are looking for help. Since we have found that Purina Dog Chow (in the green bag- see photo) is good wholesome food we are asking for donations of that type. Thank you. As always we appreciate your generosity."

I then emailed Iams expressing my displeasure with their decision to quit supporting the shelter. Here is their reply:

"Dear Nicole:

Thank you for taking the time to contact Iams. I would be happy to assist you today.

Our company makes frequent and generous donations to support animal shelters, disaster relief organizations and other groups dedicated to dogs and cats in need. We receive many pet food requests annually and would like to donate to each and every one, however, it is not feasibly possible. Each year our company reevaluates our feeding programs and all updates will be posted on our company website at www.iams.com.

Please contact us anytime through our E-mail Us Now page located on our web site at www.IAMS.com. Or, look for instant answers on our web site FAQ. We would also welcome your call Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time at 800-675-3849.

Have a nice day.

Sincerely,

Sandy

Iams Pet Care Team Member"

I am boycotting Iams. I will no longer use their products. It is cold and callous to cut the support of the shelter without warning or merit after helping them for 15+ years. How can a company claim to care for animals and leave more than 100 dogs without food?