Hill's Pet Nutrition under Scrutiny for DCM Propaganda Scam
Class action suit exposes Hill's accountability for lost revenues and false information
The real truth behind the propaganda campaign that started a number of years ago claiming that dogs need grains in their diets to have a healthy heart is finally coming to light. In a suit brought by KetoNatural Pet Foods, it is alleged that Hill’s participated in a scheme to spread information about the benefits of grains in treating dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs.
When a pet food company spreads misinformation, though fraudulent, it may be considered marketing. But what if veterinary professionals are also involved? This is no less than malpractice, and in my opinion should be treated as such. It has now become apparent that Hill’s affiliated veterinarians at Tufts University and other research institutions participated in this mis-information campaign.
You can read more details here:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wolf-haldenstein-adler-freeman--herz-llp-announces-2-6-billion-unfair-competition-class-action-against-hills-pet-nutrition-two-affiliated-non-profits-and-numerous-veterinary-researchers-302057821.html
From the first time I heard the claim that grains were necessary to prevent DCM in dogs, I knew it was a ridiculous propaganda campaign. But when University veterinarians and specialists such as cardiologists are pushing the narrative, it can be very difficult to promote a different view.
I was very pleased to see this lawsuit, because regardless of the outcome, it stands to raise awareness around the corruption in both the pet food industry and, sadly, in veterinary medicine itself.
For the sake of your pet, do not hesitate to question any medical recommendation. Ask for proof of its validity, and, if things don’t make sense, follow the money.
All the Best in Health,
Dr Judy
Well said!
"Whoever has ears, let them hear", applies here. Most people don't want to hear that this industry is corrupted, and that their vet may be brainwashed into giving them industry biased opinion instead of valid medical advice. The truth is in plain sight if they simply have the courage to look at and face it. This lawsuit is a perfect example of what goes on every day, not just in veterinary medicine but human medicine and other industries. Even if Hill's loses this $2.5 billion suit, this is but a slap on the wrist for a company that likely made many multiples of this amount on the lie they perpetrated for the last 5 years. Simply the "cost of doing business", and not an incentive to stop them from doing it over and over again. This only ends when people wise up to these schemes and stop giving these corporations their money.