Does Hill's Science Diet test on animals?
Conducts controlled animal feeding trials and may test on animals where required by law.
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
Conducts controlled animal feeding trials and may test on animals where required by law.
Sells in mainland Chinaflagged
Selling through mainland Chinese retail has historically triggered post-market animal testing.
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Hill's Science Diet: frequently asked
Does Hill's Science Diet test on animals?+
Conducts controlled animal feeding trials and may test on animals where required by law.
Hill's Science Diet: Cruelty-free?+
Conducts controlled animal feeding trials and may test on animals where required by law.
Hill's Science Diet: Vegan options?+
No vegan or plant-based product options available.
Hill's Science Diet: Sells in mainland China?+
Selling through mainland Chinese retail has historically triggered post-market animal testing.
Hill's Science Diet: Third-party certified?+
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
What is Hill's Science Diet's ethics score?+
Hill's Science Diet averages —/100 across 0 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.