Is Go-Cat a sustainable brand of cat food?
Go-Cat is a Nestlé-owned cat food brand. The brand scored poorly in our Ethical Cat and Dog Food Ratings Table. Go-Cat is currently not eligible to be granted Ethical Accreditation due to not meeting our Ethical Benchmark, and therefore cannot be ethically certified by The GOOD Shopping Guide.
Despite this, we do hope we will see a progression in this company, and that Go-Cat will be eligible for Ethical Accreditation in the future.
What is Go-Cat and what does it do?
Go-Cat is a range of quality cat foods from Purina. It has been specially developed by Purina vets and nutritionists in line with the latest scientific developments. All of the foods contain a balance of protein and taurine to help cats to have healthy hearts.
Where does Go-Cat score well as a brand ethically?
Go-Cat is not yet Ethically Accredited. The brand scores promisingly in areas in categories such as an Environmental Report, availability of Organic products, and stance on Nuclear industries and Armaments. The company that owns Go-Cat, Nestlé, does not profit from Fossil Fuels.
How can Go-Cat improve its Ethical Rating?
In order to improve its Ethical Rating, Go-Cat needs to consider taking action on areas of ethical assessment such as Animal Welfare, Irresponsible Marketing, Genetic Modification, etc.
Ethical performance in category
GSG score
GSG category benchmark
Ethical Rating
Environment
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Environmental Report
Good
-
Genetic Modification
Poor
-
Organic
Poor
-
Fossil Fuels
Good
Animal
-
Animal Welfare
Poor
-
Vegetarian/Vegan Verified
N/A
People
-
Armaments
Good
-
Irresponsible Marketing
Poor
-
Political Donations
Poor
Other
-
Ethical Accreditation
Poor
-
Public Record Criticisms
Poor
-
Public Record Criticisms+
Poor
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