Hill's Prescription Diet
The Company Inspired by a Guide Dog
Today, Hill's Pet Nutrition carries on the tradition of caring that began in 1939 with one remarkable veterinarian. Our Prescription Diet® and Science Diet® pet foods offer the highest-quality pet nutrition available. We're making a difference for people and their pets all over the world.
The Hill's® pet food lines began in 1939. Dr. Mark L. Morris Sr. believed certain diseases in pets could be managed through carefully formulated nutrition. His ideas were visionary in veterinary medicine, and he soon had the chance to prove his theory.
A young blind man named Morris Frank asked Dr. Morris if anything could be done to save his guide dog, Buddy, who was suffering from kidney failure. The result of Dr. Morris' efforts was the nutritional formulation that became the first product in the Hill's Prescription Diet line of therapeutic pet foods, and the world's first pet food designed to help dogs with kidney disease. Soon after, Hill's Pet Nutrition was founded and the field of clinical nutrition sprang to life. That first therapeutic dog food evolved into Hill's® Prescription Diet® k/d®, which is still sold today.
Heritage of Caring
In 1928, Dr. Mark L. Morris Sr. established Raritan Hospital for Animals in Edison, New Jersey. At the time, this was one of only two small animal hospitals in the United States. Dr. Morris believed managing nutrition could have a positive effect on the health of companion animals. He developed the first Prescription Diet® pet food in an attempt to help one of America's first guide dogs who was suffering from kidney disease. Now decades later, Hill's Pet Nutrition is working to bring pets long, healthy lives.
Our Commitment to the Community
Our mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationship between people and their pets by providing the best pet nutrition in the world. And our commitment to pets extends deep into our community. Our own Shelter Nutrition Program feeds homeless pets across the country. We're proud to be part of programs that bring pets and people together. Learn more about these programs and how you can get involved.
Our Commitment to the Veterinary Profession
Did you know Hill's actively supports veterinarians and their profession in all countries and regions where our pet food products are sold? Because of this support, it's no surprise that Hill's is the worldwide #1 pet food choice among small animal veterinarians for healthy and sick pets.
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