Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) annual government waste report, published Monday, revealed nearly $15 million in taxpayer medical testing on cats involving electroshock therapy, induced vomiting, and other cruel forms of experimentation.
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Federal public health agencies have a sordid history of funding experiments on cats and dogs in the name of improving human health, but public outcry about these types of projects drew the largest public ire during the COVID-19 pandemic when it was uncovered that the then-director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci, funded torturous experiments on beagle puppies.
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