Does Merrick test on animals?
No formal animal-testing policy disclosed beyond standard quality assurance 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 formal animal-testing policy disclosed beyond standard quality assurance 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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Merrick: frequently asked
Does Merrick test on animals?+
No formal animal-testing policy disclosed beyond standard quality assurance for pet food.
Merrick: Cruelty-free?+
No formal animal-testing policy disclosed beyond standard quality assurance for pet food.
Merrick: Vegan options?+
No vegan pet food products offered.
Merrick: Sells in mainland China?+
Selling through mainland Chinese retail has historically triggered post-market animal testing.
Merrick: Third-party certified?+
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
What is Merrick's ethics score?+
Merrick averages —/100 across 0 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.