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Animals Like Us vs Hill's Prescription Diet

Animals Like Us is branded by ANIMALS LIKE US LIMITED (owned by Independent) and made by third-party co-packers, and Hill's Prescription Diet is made by Hill's Pet Nutrition (owned by Colgate-Palmolive Company). Hill's Prescription Diet meets WSAVA's published criteria for evaluating a manufacturer, while Animals Like Us does not. Animals Like Us makes food for dogs, while Hill's Prescription Diet covers cats and dogs.

Animals Like Us and Hill's Prescription Diet compared

Animals Like Us Hill's Prescription Diet
Manufacturer ANIMALS LIKE US LIMITED Hill's Pet Nutrition
Parent company Independent Colgate-Palmolive Company
Founded 2019 1907
Headquarters Hawke's Bay, New Zealand Topeka, Kansas, USA
Manufacturing Whether a brand makes its own food in-house or has it produced by an outside contract manufacturer or co-packer.
Co-packer In-house
Made in United States United States
Manufacturing region Not listed Kansas
Products listed 7 44
Serves Dogs Cats & dogs
Price tier A relative price guide, from $ (most affordable) to $$$$$ (most premium), based on the brand's typical retail cost.
$$$$ $$$$$
WSAVA guidelines The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) publishes criteria for evaluating a manufacturer: qualified nutritionists on staff, feeding trials, and published research. It does not certify or endorse brands.
No Yes
PSC accredited The Pet Sustainability Coalition is a nonprofit that accredits pet companies on their environmental and social impact, through third-party verification. It reflects sustainability practices, not food quality.
Yes Yes
Score The average KibbleLab score across this brand's scored foods, on a 0 to 10 scale. Foods are scored on published veterinary science. How scoring works .
8.8 (avg of 7) Not yet rated
Recalls on record We track the FDA's animal food recall listings back to January 2019 and publish every pet food recall automatically. A filing that isn't pet food may not appear here.
None 1
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Animals Like Us vs Hill's Prescription Diet: how they compare

Scores

Animals Like Us averages 8.8 out of 10 across 7 scored foods on KibbleLab, while Hill's Prescription Diet does not have a score yet. Scores apply the same criteria-based rubric to every food, drawn from published veterinary science.

Who makes them

Animals Like Us is a brand of ANIMALS LIKE US LIMITED, owned by Independent, based in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, founded in 2019. Its food is made by third-party co-packers in United States. Hill's Prescription Diet is made by Hill's Pet Nutrition, owned by Colgate-Palmolive Company, based in Topeka, Kansas, USA, founded in 1907.

Standards and range

Hill's Prescription Diet meets WSAVA's published manufacturer criteria, while Animals Like Us does not. Both are accredited by the Pet Sustainability Coalition. KibbleLab lists 7 Animals Like Us foods and 44 Hill's Prescription Diet foods.

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Common Questions

Who makes Animals Like Us and Hill's Prescription Diet?

Animals Like Us is a brand of ANIMALS LIKE US LIMITED, which is owned by Independent. Its food is made by third-party co-packers in United States. Hill's Prescription Diet is made by Hill's Pet Nutrition, which is owned by Colgate-Palmolive Company.

Which brand has more products on KibbleLab?

Hill's Prescription Diet has 44 products in the KibbleLab database, compared with 7 for Animals Like Us.

Where is each brand based?

Animals Like Us is based in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Hill's Prescription Diet is based in Topeka, Kansas, USA.

Do Animals Like Us and Hill's Prescription Diet meet WSAVA criteria?

Hill's Prescription Diet meets WSAVA's published criteria for evaluating a manufacturer; Animals Like Us does not, based on public information. WSAVA publishes criteria; it does not certify or endorse brands.

Are Animals Like Us or Hill's Prescription Diet PSC Accredited?

Both Animals Like Us and Hill's Prescription Diet are PSC Accredited businesses. The Pet Sustainability Coalition is a nonprofit that Accredits pet companies on their environmental and social impact.

Have Animals Like Us or Hill's Prescription Diet been recalled?

Animals Like Us has no recalls on record in the KibbleLab database; Hill's Prescription Diet has 1 recall. We track the FDA's animal food recall listings back to January 2019 and publish every pet food recall automatically. A filing that isn't pet food may not appear here.

See the full profiles: Animals Like Us and Hill's Prescription Diet .

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Brand and manufacturer details are compiled from public sources and not independently verified; they may not reflect contract manufacturing or co-packing. Recall data is compiled from public FDA filings, and a filing may name the parent company rather than the brand. We track the FDA's animal food recall listings back to January 2019 and publish every pet food recall automatically. A filing that isn't pet food may not appear here.

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