"Morrissey Takes Break From Recording New Album to Boost PETA Campaign"

No breaks! Get back to recording that album we've waited long enough!

my mum feeds Eukanuba to her dogs

I am so proud to be a fan of Morrissey.

I almost cried when reading this report, however! Who would have thought that animals are tortured in such a way??? Morrissey is a gentleman to be reckoned with.

Truly,
Ken Stavitzke

I'M FURIOUS. That's what I've been feeding my kitten! I had no idea!

I think I'm just going to start feeding her cooked vegetables and eggs, because who else in the pet food market could be doing this? I've always been careful with what I feed my cats, and Iams seemed to care, too.

What about Science Diet?? Do they do this, too?? Aren't the people who put Science Diet out vets??

I'm so upset I'm shaking. How could anybody be so fucking cruel?

YES WE DO HATE IAMS.

Is it me or does Moz look as if he trimmed a couple pounds during the recording of the new album? If my eyes aren't deceiving me, good for him! Viva Mozzer!

...And those dogs took a break from playing chess. Apparently.

But...I mean...What's wrong with taking vocal chords out... of humans, of course?
;0°

I admire Moz for coming out against animal cruelty at this time. I am truly shocked that Iams supports such barbaric behaviour. I plan to spread the word to my friends, the few I have left anyway.

This is good to know. The advertising they do on television always left a bad impression on me, they try and make you feel like you're doing your pet a disservice if you're not using their brand, it supposedly being the most nutritionally/healthy
pet food available.
I've never been much of an activist but it's a New Year and I've decided to send away for those stickers and wreck some havoc the next time I'm at PetSmart shopping for my cats supper!

First of all, Animal Cruelty is sick, because like babies (and unlike most grown adult humans), animals cannot talk and voice their discontent. They rely on us for protection & sanctuary. This is especially true regarding domesticated animals. I cried last night because I was thinking about my dog (who lived to be 15), 'cause he had an acute problem with fleas and he must have suffered greatly, and I don't feel I did enough to alleviate his pain. He passed on several years ago.

I am so proud to be a Morrissey fan when he uses his celebrity, not to whine about himself or other artists or the music industry or the mean journalists, but in this manner for a cause that, whether you are vegetarian or carnivore, is just.

Second, Moz is no dumb dumb. He needs some press now, and he's doing what he needs to in order to get that bit of attention in his way. Wonderful.

Third, he looks great.

For all the love we show him, he takes quite a few knocks here as well. Let us rejoice today, because our guy really is the very best.

What about Whiskas? I have 8 cats for heaven's sake and I NEVER eat at home. What can I give them, Mozzie?

"...and vows to boycott the company until it stops conducting cruel and deadly experiments on dogs and cats."

Until? Such a reprehensible offence - in my opinion - should never be forgiven.

I shall never, ever serve any animal Iams again!

This goes to show why Morrissey is indeed a great MAN! I for one, will do the same and boycott IAMS.

P.S. Great picture, he absolutely looks good but,
then again, he always has!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/music_news/musicnews1.shtml Return of the

Rusholme Ruffian
Published 08 01 04

Morrissey's first album for seven years will be called You Are The Quarry. It'll come out on Attack records in April - the first fruit of
thedeal he signed last year with Sanctuary.

Moz and his band recorded almost thirty songs at Hook End Manor in Oxfordshire with producer Jerry Finn, and they've now been whittled down to the final set.

Guitarist Alan Whyte told 6 Music a few of the unmistakeably Morrissey-esque titles, which include My Life Is A Series Of People
Saying Goodbye, Teenage Dad On His Estate, Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice, I Have Forgiven Jesus and How Can Anybody Know How I Feel.

Alan told 6 Music: "It's gonna be a great album. I think the fans will be really really excited. I personally think it's the best Morrissey album to date.
It's kind of like a cross between Your Arsenal and Vauxhall and I musically - there's real variety there. There are some slow
songs, some uptempo ones and a few real tough-sounding tracks."

I don't see anything in this PRESS RELEASE by PETA to back up their allegations.

Other than PETA's claim, "For nearly 10 months in 2002 and early 2003, a PETA investigator went undercover at an Iams contract testing laboratory" I don't see any independent collaboration of these allegations.

How do you know the videotape is authentic? Why hasn't PETA turned over said evidence to the proper authorities? I live in the ghetto and have called Animal Cruelty numerous times. Each call was followed up based on my word alone. Had I videotaped my neighbor hitting her dog with a shovel, charges would have been filed.

So many media hoaxes & smear campaigns are mounted without a shred of actual evidence given. I would be careful to join any organized protest without first researching the facts for myself. Don't believe everything you read.

I'm certain a character assassination on me will ensue as I dare to question PETA. Everyone is accountable, especially those who hold others accountable. Believe it or not, charitable organizations have held individuals and corporations at ransom because false allegations were threatened....

when he's sticking up for animals.

Love you Moz.
xoxo

And IAMS...how cruel of you.

Thank you for posting this, and thank you to Moz for being a spokesperson for this campaign and getting the word out! I think he's the perfect person to represent PETA on this issue, since almost *everybody* knows his stance on animal rights, and he has so many rabid and dedicated fans to spread the word.

Luckily, my cat has never liked Iams, and perhaps this is the reason why?

I've sent this info out to a bunch of my friends, and judging from the response they are all as shocked and appalled as I am. one friend gets his pet food from a lady who owns a "health food" store for pets here in San Francisco, and she puts out a list of friendly and not-so-friendly pet food companies. If anybody is interested I could e-mail that info when i get it.

I think this is great, as the rest said. I hope we all make sure to tell others about this stuff.
I for one know of a very nice lady with three cats and two dogs who feeds them Iams food and I know she will be up in arms as soon as I tell her.

But how do you guys feel about the appearance that Morrissey is also using this to help promote his new album? I guess if he's gonna start doing media more anyway, it's good if part of his agenda is to help inform about an atrocity. But it looks like he's also thinking about album sales here.

Me and my friend once shyly went to protest Petco, standing outside and giving out PETA's anti-Petco flyers to anyone who went in. We're both vegans, him more extreme than I. We also went to protest the circus and they made us wear these dopey big signs with things like "Pain Death Agony" written on them. That didn't last long, needless to say.

But go Morrissey. Right on.

These Quixotic campaigns turn me off

for that informing PETA email.

Without wanting to try and justify anyone's actions, it's worth noting that it wasn't actually an Iams lab ... it was a lab which Iams contract out. It wouldn't actually be run by Iams staff, so they could (possibly) not have any idea what the conditions were like.

Out of interest, here's a question for pet owners:

If you're a vegetarian, do you have an issue with feeding your dog or cat animal products?

Hey ya'll,

I've been--and PETA has been--a big fan of Morrissey for years. His music and his personal convictions have been an inspiration. Now, I must say I'm a fan of his fans as well :) Your positive response to Morrisey's involvement and your genuine interest in stopping Iams' cruelty makes me very glad. If you're angry over Iams tests, please contact the company and let them know. Tell them you won't be buying Iams until they end all laboratory testing on animals. Contact info for Iams and P&G in the U.S., as well as Iams in the U.K. and Canada is below. If you have any questions or want to get more involved in the campaign, feel free to contact me.

Thanks again. Ya'll are the best.

Allison Ezell
PETA
AllisonE@peta.org
757-622-7382 ext. 1460

Jeffrey P. Ansell, President
Iams Company
7250 Poe Ave.
Dayton, OH 45414-5801
1-800-675-3849
937-898-7387
customer.service@iams.com

A.G. Lafley, CEO
Procter & Gamble Co.
1 Procter & Gamble Plz.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
1-800-543-1745

Bill Miller, Director of Sales
Iams Canada
920 Gana Ct.
Mississauga, ON L5S 1Z4
1-800-658-5657 (press 5 for the name directory)
905-565-4711 (fax)

Managing Director
Iams UK Ltd.
Proctor & Gamble
The Heights, Brooklands Weybridge
Surrey KT13 0XP
UK: +44 (0)116 282 100

do they sell that dog/catfood in Europe [no uk],
maybe another brandname?

hand over the stickers!

oh jesus get over it... theyre just dogs and cats wheres all the outrage when PEOPLE go hungry or are tortured? blah blah its so useless spending your lifes energy making sure other people dont mistreat animals where do you draw the line? where all all the people speaking out about the mistreatment of fish or lobsters or ants I guess they arent cute and cuddly enough

I love morrissey but man i get tired of his wacky behavior...

ps morrissey likes/wears leather oh i guess cows arent cute enough?

grat picture: handsome, cute, angry.
i like tillmans, i love morrissey: i adore the combination of the two.

Yes, they were sponsored for years by Iams and had pawmarks on their old tacky shirt.

Instead of bitching and moaning about how IAMS treats dogs and cats, adopt a pet from a local Animal Rescue/Shelter. They need homes and love.

http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Biology/Zoology/Animals__Insects__and_Pets/Organiza tions/Humane_and_Rescue_Societies/

Peta has militant tactics and spout off propaganda every chance they get.

Far from my favourite paper, but still worthy of note:

27 Jan 2002: Sunday Mirror - Page 31 - (322 words)
42 pups mutilated, 28 kittens given lethal injections and 15 beagles put to death so .. you can buy PET FOOD: HORROR BEHIND HUGE INDUSTRY
By: MIKE HAMILTON
DOZENS of puppies and kittens have been mutilated and killed in research commissioned by some of the world's leading pet food firms.

The animals were subjected to a range of horrific experiments by US scientists developing products for Britain's pounds 1.8billion-a-year industry.

One of the most alarming tests was commissioned by Hill's Pet Nutrition, which produces Hill's Scientific Diet and Prescription Diet. It involved feeding 42 puppies a special diet during a five-week trial. At the end of the experiment the dogs - average age nine weeks - had claws, teeth and testes removed for zinc analysis. It's believed the dogs then died or were put down.

In another experiment, commissioned by the US IAMS company which makes the popular pet food range, 28 female kittens were deliberately made to suffer kidney failure and then each had a kidney removed.

Two of the cats died as a result of the surgery, and the others suffered weight loss and severe vomiting before being killed by lethal injection.

A third experiment, again for IAMS , involved 15 beagles which had their bowels cut out for analysis. The dogs were then killed by lethal injection.

Sarah Kite, of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection, said: 'These companies claim to care about animals but behind the scenes they are involved in nasty experiments.

'Pet owners will be horrified to find the same people who claim to care are carrying out painful tests on animals. The findings show the hypocrisy of the pet food trade.'

Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker said: 'People will be horrified by companies taking action which is cruel, heartless and contrary to the image they present in public.'

Last night a spokeswoman for IAMS said: 'Veterinary research is conducted by leading universities and vet schools, and IAMS publish the results to benefit all cats and dogs. Our vet diets have significantly improved the lives of thousands of cats and dogs in the UK.'

Hill's Pet Nutrition was not available for comment.

I will never feed my cats Iams ever again, thanks to Moz. I wonder if Moz has any leads on an environmentally/animal friendly vegetarian cat food???