Does Nutro test on animals?
Nutro does not test on animals itself, but its parent company Mars Inc. conducts animal testing on some non-pet food products as 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
Nutro does not test on animals itself, but its parent company Mars Inc. conducts animal testing on some non-pet food products as required by law.
Sells in mainland Chinaflagged
Selling through mainland Chinese retail has historically triggered post-market animal testing.
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Nutro: frequently asked
Does Nutro test on animals?+
Nutro does not test on animals itself, but its parent company Mars Inc. conducts animal testing on some non-pet food products as required by law.
Nutro: Cruelty-free?+
Nutro does not test on animals itself, but its parent company Mars Inc. conducts animal testing on some non-pet food products as required by law.
Nutro: Vegan options?+
Null - Nutro does not offer a vegan or vegetarian pet food line; all products contain animal proteins.
Nutro: Sells in mainland China?+
Selling through mainland Chinese retail has historically triggered post-market animal testing.
Nutro: Third-party certified?+
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
What is Nutro's ethics score?+
Nutro averages —/100 across 0 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.