By Elizabeth Faddis| The Washington Examiner
Dr. Anthony Fauci is facing a
demand from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to divulge information
regarding the alleged use of an experimental drug on puppies.
Democratic and Republican
lawmakers sent a letter Friday to President Joe
Biden and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
requesting that they share information regarding the alleged infection of 44
beagle puppies with parasites in order to test an experimental drug on them,
the Hill reported.
"We write with grave concerns
about reports of costly, cruel, and unnecessary tax-payer funded experiments on
dogs commissioned by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases," said the letter, signed by Republican South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace
and 23 other lawmakers.
The letter continues on to
state that according to invoices obtained through a Freedom of Information Act filing,
cordectomies were performed on six- to eight-month-old dogs.
"As you are likely aware,
a cordectomy, also known as 'devocalization,' involves splitting a dog's vocal
cords in order to prevent them from barking, howling, or crying," the
letter points out, explaining that this type of procedure is opposed by
organizations such as the American Veterinary Medical Association and the
American Animal Hospital Association.
The letter comes following
several accusations from the White Coat Waste Project that
Fauci and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases allegedly
used taxpayer money to fund a "wasteful and brutal" experiment on the
beagles via laboratories in Africa, California, Georgia, and Maryland.
Mace and Democratic
Pennsylvania Rep. Brendan Boyle introduced the Animal Freedom from Testing,
Experiments and Research (AFTER) Act on Sept. 14, which directs federal
agencies "to develop and maintain" policies geared toward allowing
animals no longer needed for research to be adopted or retired, according to
a press release from Boyle's office.
The letter continues on to
request answers on how many drug tests have been performed on dogs since the
beginning of 2018, the exact amount of taxpayer money being spent on these
experiments, and the reasoning behind using procedures such as cordectomies,
especially given that they are "medically unnecessary," among other
questions.
The Washington Examiner
reached out to Rep. Nancy Mace's office and the National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
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