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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDr. Oz's Scientific Experiments Killed Over 300 Dogs, Entire Litter of Puppies
In a scandal that will surely make Mitt Romneywho famously strapped his family dog atop the roof of his car for a road triplook like a PETA activist, a review of 75 studies published by Mehmet Oz between 1989 and 2010 reveals the Republican Senate candidates research killed over 300 dogs and inflicted significant suffering on them and the other animals used in experiments.
Oz, the New Jersey resident whos currently running for U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania, was a principal investigator at the Columbia University Institute of Comparative Medicine labs for years and assumed full scientific, administrative, and fiscal responsibility for the conduct of his studies. Over the course of 75 studies published in academic journals reviewed by Jezebel, Ozs team conducted experiments on at least 1,027 live animal subjects that included dogs, pigs, calves, rabbits, and small rodents. Thirty-four of these experiments resulted in the deaths of at least 329 dogs, while two of his experiments killed 31 pigs, and 38 experiments killed 661 rabbits and rodents.
In the early 2000s, testimony from a whistleblower and veterinarian named Catherine DellOrto about Ozs research detailed extensive suffering inflicted on his teams canine test subjects, including multiple violations of the Animal Welfare Act, which sets minimum standards of care for dogs, cats, primates, rabbits, and other animals in the possession of animal dealers and laboratories. The law specifically requires researchers and breeders to use pain-relieving drugs or euthanasia on the animals, and not use paralytics without anesthesia, or multiple times on the same animal.
DellOrto testified that a dog experimented on by Ozs team experienced lethargy, vomiting, paralysis, and kidney failure, but wasnt euthanized for a full two days. She alleged other truly horrifying examples of gratuitously cruel treatment of dogs, including at least one dog who was kept alive for a month for continued experimentation despite her unstable, painful condition, despite how data from her continued experimentation was deemed unusable. According to DellOrto, one Oz-led study resulted in a litter of puppies being killed by intracardiac injection with syringes of expired drugs inserted in their hearts without any sedation. Upon being killed, the puppies were allegedly left in a garbage bag with living puppies who were their littermates. DellOrtos allegations, made in 2003 and 2004, are detailed in letters from PETA to the university and USDA. In an interview with Billy Penn last month, she acknowledged PETA is not a reliable source of information, but said the organizations letters honestly reflected what she told the organization and provided documentation for.
https://jezebel.com/dr-oz-s-scientific-experiments-killed-over-300-dogs-e-1849609272
Fetterman should use this against him, and then trot out his rescue dogs, Levi and Artie.
JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)What an evil little man.
Blue Owl
(50,489 posts)How does he live with himself??? And why should anyone live under his 'leadership'?
usonian
(9,853 posts)Faux pas
(14,690 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,632 posts)Grokenstein
(5,727 posts)After all, disgusting creep Ben Garrison used "Beagle murders" against Dr. Fauci as part of his conspiracy kookbabble. (Reddit link.) Sauce for the goose, Ben.
Stuart G
(38,439 posts)When this gets around, it will insure Oz's total demise. And, I have seen this before, at DU, and there
is no defense for this. None at all.
DemocraticPatriot
(4,386 posts)XanaDUer2
(10,726 posts)Response to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)
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GreenWave
(6,765 posts)I said God damn, God damn the dog killer man.
Duppers
(28,125 posts)Wish there were a hell.
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