DCM Class Action Lawsuit with Daniel Schulof - KetoNatural Pet Foods

Welcome to Alternative Dog Moms - a podcast about what's happening in the fresh food community and the pet industry.   Kimberly Gauthier is the blogger behind Keep the Tail Wagging, and Erin Scott hosts the Believe in Dog podcast.

CHAPTERS:

• Is it possible to have a keto kibble? (0:54)
• Daniel's origin story of how he left his career as a lawyer, wrote a book and started Keto Natural pet food company (6:46)
• What exactly does "keto" mean? (14:02)
• Studies show that dogs eat keto when given the choice. How much are dogs like wolves and are dogs meant to eat carbs? (18;36)
• When Daniel found out about the DCM investigation by the FDA and why he investigated the investigation (34:17)
• Why Daniel filed a lawsuit and who he's suing (50:20)
• What we can learn from Daniel's lawsuit and the pervasiveness of misinformation and corporate-funded science today (56:52)
• The "smoking gun" of Daniel's lawsuit and what everyone should know about how the FDA decided to investigate the connection between grain-free dog food and DCM (1:06:53)
• Why it's important to ask questions and how to hone your BS detector (1:12:10)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• KetoNatural Pet Food (https://ketonaturalpetfoods.com/)
• Daniel's book: Dogs, Dog Food & Dogma (https://amzn.to/4aSj8Ij)
• Read the lawsuit Complaint (https://ketonaturalpetfoods.com/blogs/news/an-introduction-to-the-hills-dcm-class-action-litigation)
• Study: Geometric analysis of macronutrient selection in breeds of the domestic dog, Canis lupus familiaris (https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/24/1/293/2262442)
• Daniel's Medium (https://medium.com/@danielschulof_18279)
• Kimberly's blog about DCM with comments by Dr. Stern (https://keepthetailwagging.com/cause-of-dilated-cardiomyopathy-in-dogs/)
• Book: Eat Like the Animals (https://amzn.to/3THqcAr)

OUR BLOG/PODCASTS...

• Kimberly: Keep the Tail Wagging, KeepTheTailWagging.com
• Erin Scott: Believe in Dog podcast, BelieveInDogPodcast.com

FACEBOOK...

• Keep the Tail Wagging, Facebook.com/KeepTheTailWagging
• Believe in Dog Podcast, Facebook.com/BelieveInDogPodcast

INSTAGRAM...

• Keep the Tail Wagging, Instagram.com/RawFeederLife
• Believe in Dog Podcast, Instagram.com/Erin_The_Dog_Mom

Thanks for listening to our podcast. You can learn more about Erin Scott's first podcast at BelieveInDogPodcast.com. And you can learn more about raw feeding, raising dogs naturally, and Kimberly's dogs at KeepTheTailWagging.com. And don't forget to subscribe to The Alternative Dog Moms.

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:54 Is it possible to have a keto kibble?
• 6:46 Daniel's origin story - KetoNatural Pet Food
• 14:02 What exactly does "keto" mean?
• 18:36 How much are dogs like wolves and are dogs meant to eat carbs?
• 34:17 Why Daniel investigated the DCM investigation
• 50:20 Why Daniel filed a lawsuit and who he's suing
• 56:52 What we can learn from Daniel's lawsuit
• 1:06:53 The "smoking gun" of Daniel's lawsuit
• 1:12:10 Why it's important to ask questions