This page documents how every PawsLab article is made — from product selection to publication, review, and correction. It is our answer to a simple question: why should you trust what you read here?
1. Product selection
We choose products to review based on reader interest, category gaps, and what is actually available to buy. Brands cannot pay to be reviewed or to appear on a ranking. We do not accept review samples for standalone reviews — test units are purchased at retail so our experience matches yours. If a brand sends us a product unprompted, we say so on the page.
2. How we test
- Reviews. Real pets, real households, multiple weeks. We log palatability, behavior, durability, and cleaning. Ingredient lists are checked line by line by our nutritionist; welfare-critical claims are checked by our veterinarian.
- Buying guides. Only products we have tested appear in our rankings. Ranks follow our editor score within the category — the scoring criteria are stated on the guide itself.
- Prices. We never hardcode prices into pages. Prices are fed live when you load a page, and when no fresh price is available we show "check latest price" instead of a stale number.
3. Expert review before publication
Any article that touches animal health, nutrition, or behavior is read by a pet health expert on our team before publication. Our reviewers hold veterinary or animal-nutrition credentials, and their name appears in the article's byline as "Reviewed by". Veterinary review is a check on accuracy — it does not turn this site into your veterinarian. Diagnosis, dosing, and treatment decisions for your animal always belong to a vet who has actually examined your pet.
4. Sourcing standards
Health and nutrition claims must cite an authoritative source: regulatory agencies (FDA, AAFCO), veterinary associations (WSAVA, AVMA, AAHA), peer-reviewed veterinary journals, or veterinary schools. Where the evidence is limited or contested, we say so plainly instead of overstating certainty. Sources are listed on the articles that use them.
5. Updates and re-review
Published content is re-checked on a regular cadence and whenever the underlying facts change — a new study, a recall, a reformulation. Meaningful updates change the "Updated" date shown on the article.
6. Corrections
When we get something wrong, we fix the article and record the correction. To report an error, email hello@pets.8234567.xyz or see contact. Verified errors are corrected as soon as the fix is written and reviewed — we do not wait for a publishing cycle.