Does ne1 no whats going on with dogomania.com rght now? it's not working for me!Neway I went to a website that was posted on dogomania.com on a forum and i wrote i ams!

What I wrote:
Comment:
My name is Leeann I juss wanna say what ur doing is wrong! It's mean!
It's
cruel! My dogs don't IAMS and now I'm glad they don't 2! I'd hate to
support
a company like u! Why would u remove they're bark they're comunication
device?!

What they wrote:
From: "Iams Customer Service" <Customer.Service@Iams.Com>
To: "'Dominic Boone'" <dmnboo@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: A Message from Sharon @ Iams
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 10:00:50 -0500

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Dear Leeann:

Thank you for taking the time to contact us about our nutritional
feeding
studies. You've received some incorrect and outdated information. An
extreme
activist organization continues a misleading campaign featuring footage
that's more than a year and a half old of a facility we no longer use.
This
inaccurate account includes examples of dogs and cats that were not
part of
our studies, and makes claims of activities that we never authorized.

We want to be perfectly clear: we will not fund or participate in any
study
requiring or resulting in the euthanasia of cats or dogs. This
principle is
just one of eight points in our strict research policy that is approved
by
an independent Animal Care Advisory Board. The members of our Advisory
Board
are from respected animal welfare organizations such as the ASPCA and
the
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). We chose these individuals
because they share our interest in reducing, refining, and replacing
animals
in research.

In addition, the Advisory Board conducts unannounced visits to review
the
care and welfare of the dogs and cats participating in our feeding
studies
at our internal and external sites.

To see a summary of recent facility reports, to view video footage of
animals in our care, or to review our research policy please visit our
web
site at www.iamstruth.com.
You can also see a facility report by utilizing the following URL:
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=iamsresearch

Other important information we'd like to share:

We support the ultimate elimination of laboratory feeding studies as
scientifically valid alternatives become available. We have appointed
Dr.
Len Sauers to lead the development of alternatives to dog and cat
feeding
studies. Many don't know that beyond a few palatability (taste)
studies, no
other in-home nutritional feeding study methods have been validated. We
already use 17 alternative methods, including a non-animal option for
gastrointestinal studies and a non-animal method for measuring tartar
build-up.

We are taking full responsibility for the destiny of all dogs and cats
that
participate in our feeding studies at both internal and external sites.
Our
dogs and cats are adopted into loving homes when their help is no
longer
needed, including our retirement facility, which is a place where they
can
live their lives happily with love and affection from their human
counterparts. We know of no other company that is taking this level of
responsibility for the ongoing well-being of all the dogs and cats they
work
with.

By October 2006 we will transition our nutritional feeding studies to
be
limited to three locations for feeding studies: in pet owners' homes,
at the
Iams Pet Health and Nutrition center, and in organizations, like animal
shelters and groups that provide assistance dogs to people in need. We
are
making a significant investment in new facilities at our Pet Health and
Nutrition Center, which will enable us to create an ideal environment
while
ensuring the care and welfare of the dogs and cats who help us in our
feeding studies.


We are proactively sharing the Iams Welfare Program for dogs and cats
in an
effort to make it the norm. An Iams Behaviorist has shared our
socialization
and enrichment program with shelters, veterinarians and others to
illustrate
that it's possible to enrich and socialize in such an environment. In
addition, we recently presented our program to others in the pet food
industry. We are committed to continual improvement in this area and
are
looking to adopt best practices in animal care and nutritional research
wherever they are created. We will continue to actively search and
reapply
good ideas from around the world.

Thank you again for taking the time to contact us and for giving us the
opportunity to respond with the facts. If you need further information
or
have specific questions, please visit the Web site or contact Consumer
Care
at 800-525-4267. One of our advisors will be more than happy to speak
with
you about this very important issue.

Sincerely,
Sharon
Iams Consumer Care, North America