Does 9Lives test on animals?
No publicly stated policy; parent company Smucker does not prohibit animal testing for pet food.
Animal testing rarely happens at the brand's own bench. The questions that decide the answer are whether suppliers test, whether the parent company tests, and whether the brand sells through channels that can require post-market testing.
The evidence behind the answer
Cruelty-freeflagged
No publicly stated policy; parent company Smucker does not prohibit animal testing for pet food.
Sells in mainland Chinaflagged
Selling through mainland Chinese retail has historically triggered post-market animal testing.
Scored with our public methodology.
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9Lives: frequently asked
Does 9Lives test on animals?+
No publicly stated policy; parent company Smucker does not prohibit animal testing for pet food.
9Lives: Cruelty-free?+
No publicly stated policy; parent company Smucker does not prohibit animal testing for pet food.
9Lives: Vegan options?+
No vegan or plant-based products offered.
9Lives: Sells in mainland China?+
Selling through mainland Chinese retail has historically triggered post-market animal testing.
9Lives: Third-party certified?+
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
What is 9Lives's ethics score?+
9Lives averages —/100 across 0 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.