Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Why Should I Feed My Pet Hill’s Science Diet/Prescription Diet?

1. Avoids Nutrient Excesses

-Excess nutrients may be detrimental to the health of the pet

2. Fixed Formulations

-Hill’s does not substitute cheaper ingredients from bag to bag as some other companies do

-Less stomach upset for pets

3. True Life Stage Formulas

-Hill’s pioneered the concept of life stage nutrition

-Different life stages require different needs—growth, maintenance, senior

4. Lifestyle and Special Needs Nutrition

-Not all pets are the same—light, active, large breed, small bites, hairball, sensitive skin, sensitive stomach, oral care, Prescription Diet, etc.

5. Highly Digestible

-Hill’s chooses only the highest quality ingredients, thus reducing waste

-Pets get optimum calories and nutrients from less food

-Lower stool volume and lower cost to feed

6. Low Cost to Feed

-Science Diet costs less than 6 of the top 12 grocery store brands

7. Tastes Great

-Over 100 documented taste tests show that Hill’s products are preferred against a variety of canned and dry premium and grocery brands

8. High Quality Manufacturing and Products

-Human grade ingredients used and meets human food grade regulations

9. Hill’s is the Gold Standard

-55 years of veterinary commitment and research

-Hill’s products are recommended by more veterinarians than any other food

10. 100% Satisfaction Guarantee

-Hill’s will buy back any product that either the consumer is unhappy with or that the pet won’t eat

Hill’s provides Science Diet and Prescription Diet products at no charge to the College Feeding Program. The program sells the Hill’s products to veterinary students for a nominal fee. This provides veterinary students a very cost effective way to see the benefits obtained by the use of Hill’s products in feeding personal pets and allows students to generate significant funds to further their educational needs.

Hill’s has funded the following either directly or through the money generated from the College Feeding Program:

-SAVMA Symposium -Seminars -Yearbook

-Wet labs -Awards -Student directory

-Freshman Orientation Meals -Classes -Camp Alta Mons

(Professional Foundations)

-Disbursements each semester to each veterinary class for educational purposes (stethoscopes, scrubs, class notes, clinician jackets, etc.)