Our Opinion

Fresenius Medical Care Corporation is on the Cruelty Free Investing list for exploiting animals because the company does animal testing for some of their medical products, services, research and therapies.

Supporting Evidence:

The company said in it’s responsibility statement that, “We only use animal testing to obtain approval of new products and forms of treatment where this is prescribed by law. Such tests are carried out by third-party research institutes in recognized test laboratories, and are always first approved by an ethics committee for animal testing.” Read the full article.

Company Description

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA provides products and services for patients with chronic kidney failure. Its products include dialysis machines, dialyzers, and related disposables. It also offers renal information technology solutions and provides services such as renal replacement therapy and therapeutic apheresis. The company was founded on August 5, 1996 and is headquartered in Bad Homburg, Germany. [Source: MarketWatch]

Company Website: http://www.freseniusmedicalcare.com