Hill's Science Diet
Hill's Science Diet offers 1 product on RevWix across Pet Care, with an average ethics score of 75/10.
Ethics breakdown
Average scores across our scoring pillars.
- Labor8/10
- Animal Welfare8/10
- Sourcing7/10
- Transparency7/10
- Environment6/10
Categories covered
Where Hill's Science Diet shows up across our directory.
- Pet Care1
What reviewers highlight
Strengths mentioned most often across Hill's Science Diet's products.
- ✓Weight management support
- ✓High-quality ingredients
- ✓Small bite-size pieces
Sustainability commitments
"Hill's uses responsibly-sourced ingredients and has committed to reducing environmental impact, although they are not certified organic or non-GMO."
Hill's Science Diet scores & reviews
Product scorecard
| # | Product | Ethics | Shopper rating | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hill's Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Small Bites Dry Dog Food | 75 | 4.8(2,956) | $92.99 |
Products from Hill's Science Diet
The Hill's Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Small Bites is a premium dog food for adult small breed dogs. This diet is specifically formulated to support weight maintenance and overall health with high-quality ingredients.
How to read Hill's Science Diet's ethics scores
Each Hill's Science Diet product on this page carries a 0–100 score built from four checkable inputs: active third-party certifications, disclosed ingredients or materials, published supply-chain information, and the brand's watchdog record. Nothing here is based on Hill's Science Diet's own marketing language.
The spread matters as much as the top score. If Hill's Science Diet's highest and lowest products sit far apart, verification is being applied to some lines and not others — common when a company certifies a flagship range and leaves the rest undocumented. A narrow spread, even at a moderate average, usually signals a consistent policy.
Scores can move without any editorial change, because certification status is re-checked as pages refresh. A lapsed certificate, a new audit or a recall notice will all show up in the product's certification and notes sections.
Questions worth asking before buying Hill's Science Diet
Start with ownership: a parent company's testing or sourcing policy can change what a claim on the packaging actually covers. Then check scope — a certification often applies to one fibre, facility or ingredient rather than the whole product.
Finally, compare within the category rather than against Hill's Science Diet's own range. A mid-scoring product can still be the strongest verified option at its price, and a high-scoring one can be beaten by a cheaper certified alternative.
What each score input covers
| Input | What we check | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Certifications | Active listings in public registers, with scope and expiry | Only externally audited claims can be revoked |
| Ingredients & materials | Full disclosure, hazard flags, recycled or organic content | Comparable without trusting brand narrative |
| Transparency | Named suppliers, factories or audit summaries | Shows whether claims survive scrutiny |
| Record | Recalls, regulator rulings and greenwashing findings | Best short-term signal of quality control |
Buying Hill's Science Diet with confidence
- Verify the mark, not the adjectiveSearch the certifier's register for the exact product line.
- Check the parent companyOwnership changes what cruelty-free or organic claims cover.
- Compare in-categoryThe same score means different things across categories.
- Read open notes firstAn unresolved recall outweighs a few score points.
Frequently asked
Is Hill's Science Diet an ethical brand?+
Hill's Science Diet's standing here is the average of its scored products, built only from verifiable inputs: active certifications, disclosed ingredients or materials, published supply-chain data and its recall or regulator record. Where a claim cannot be checked in a public register, it earns nothing.
Is Hill's Science Diet certified by third parties?+
Any certification we could confirm appears on the individual product cards above. Marks shown are matched to the certifier's own register; self-declared logos and internal awards are not counted.
Why do Hill's Science Diet products have different scores?+
Scores are per product, not per brand. Differences usually come from certification scope, ingredient or material disclosure, and packaging — a certified flagship can sit far above an undocumented line from the same company.
Are there better alternatives to Hill's Science Diet?+
Compare within the category rather than the brand: category rankings list the highest-scoring verified options at each price level, so you can see whether a cheaper certified alternative beats the Hill's Science Diet product you were considering.