Does Blue Buffalo test on animals?
General Mills does not publicly ban animal testing for its pet food brands; Blue Buffalo uses feeding trials required by AAFCO, which may involve animals.
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-freeunverified
General Mills does not publicly ban animal testing for its pet food brands; Blue Buffalo uses feeding trials required by AAFCO, which may involve animals.
Sells in mainland Chinaunverified
We have not confirmed this brand's mainland China distribution.
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Blue Buffalo: frequently asked
Does Blue Buffalo test on animals?+
General Mills does not publicly ban animal testing for its pet food brands; Blue Buffalo uses feeding trials required by AAFCO, which may involve animals.
Blue Buffalo: Cruelty-free?+
General Mills does not publicly ban animal testing for its pet food brands; Blue Buffalo uses feeding trials required by AAFCO, which may involve animals.
Blue Buffalo: Vegan options?+
Blue Buffalo does not offer a vegan or plant-based product range; all products contain animal-derived ingredients.
Blue Buffalo: Sells in mainland China?+
We have not confirmed this brand's mainland China distribution.
Blue Buffalo: Third-party certified?+
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
What is Blue Buffalo's ethics score?+
Blue Buffalo averages —/100 across 0 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.