Does Hill's Pet Nutrition test on animals?

Hill's conducts animal feeding trials for research and development, adhering to ethical guidelines and animal welfare regulations.

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

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Hill's conducts animal feeding trials for research and development, adhering to ethical guidelines and animal welfare regulations.

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Selling through mainland Chinese retail has historically triggered post-market animal testing.

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Hill's Pet Nutrition: frequently asked

Does Hill's Pet Nutrition test on animals?+

Hill's conducts animal feeding trials for research and development, adhering to ethical guidelines and animal welfare regulations.

Hill's Pet Nutrition: Cruelty-free?+

Hill's conducts animal feeding trials for research and development, adhering to ethical guidelines and animal welfare regulations.

Hill's Pet Nutrition: Vegan options?+

Hill's does not offer a vegan pet food range; all products contain animal-derived ingredients.

Hill's Pet Nutrition: Sells in mainland China?+

Selling through mainland Chinese retail has historically triggered post-market animal testing.

Hill's Pet Nutrition: Third-party certified?+

No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.

What is Hill's Pet Nutrition's ethics score?+

Hill's Pet Nutrition averages —/100 across 0 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.