Jason Delgado
Gov. Ron DeSantis bashed Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monday over allegations his institute funded research requiring the abuse, mutilation and death of puppies.
According to documents acquired by a government watchdog group, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — led by Fauci — funded research in 2018 allowing scientists to force-feed experimental drugs into 44 beagle puppies before killing and dissecting them.
The dogs — between six and eight months old — were also “devocalized,” according to the report. The procedure involves the slitting of a dog’s vocal cords as a means to stop barking.
In another instance, live-puppies in Tunisia were held in cages and exposed to sandflies. DeSantis lambasted the research while speaking to reporters in North Venice.
“They’re doing cruel experiments on puppies,” DeSantis said. “What they were doing with those puppies is flat out disgusting. It’s despicable. I cannot believe American tax dollars would go to treat those dogs the way those dogs are being treated.”
The remarks rank DeSantis among the latest lawmakers to cry foul over the research. In a letter to the National Institutes of Health, a bipartisan group of lawmakers chastised the tax-funded research as “cruel” and “unnecessary.” Several members of Florida’s congressional delegation signed onto the letter including Carlos Gimenez, Brian Mast, Scott Franklin and Daniel Webster.
“This is a reprehensible misuse of taxpayer funds,” the lawmakers wrote.
The revelations — unearthed by the White Coat Waste Project — are among a trove of NIH documents coming to light amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
DeSantis also blasted Fauci over new documents showing an NIH grant funded bat coronavirus research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The gain-of-function research involves enhancing a virus to predict possible future pandemics.
“We’ve got to shut that down,” DeSantis said. “You can’t have mad scientists running around playing God like this.”
Though Fauci dismisses aspects of the research, the revelations give fuel to the ongoing “lab leak” origination theory of COVID-19. They also revive calls among Republican leaders for the termination of Fauci, who has served as NIAID Director since 1984.
“I really think Fauci needs to be held accountable,” DeSantis said. “These people, these bureaucrats, they don’t get to just run wild and do whatever the hell they want to with our tax dollars.”
98 comments
PeterH
October 25, 2021 at 1:39 pm
Whine on DeSantis! LOL
robert
October 25, 2021 at 4:52 pm
get yourself sterilized Peter you are not a bright man you dog hating puke
Dave Bradley Galbraith
October 25, 2021 at 5:47 pm
Yo peter give us yourself ,kid, wife , mother or your daughter and I will be very happy to grab my knife and slit their throat for the good of all and medical advancement…..sounds like you understand science
NinetyNinePointNinetyEightPercent
October 25, 2021 at 8:18 pm
You’re a fucking clown, “PeterH.” Better hope I don’t find out who you are.
Ronnie chamberlain
October 25, 2021 at 10:23 pm
You’re a bitch and I hope your fat wife beats you daily.
Vamp
October 26, 2021 at 12:56 am
You WHINE when you’re burning in HELL forever, WHINE ON PETER
Ghost
October 26, 2021 at 1:50 pm
Look in the mirror,Peter
Ghost
October 26, 2021 at 1:52 pm
Says the one “whining ” about Desantis and his concern for the abuse of animals.
Ed Weinbrown
October 26, 2021 at 1:53 pm
Pete Tell this folks that DeSantis only killed people ,children and tried to cover it up
ed weinbrown
October 26, 2021 at 2:54 pm
The monster! What next, Fauci? Setting kittens’ tails on fire? Pulling appendages off daddy longlegs while watching cock fights?
Unlikely. As it turns out, the only thing being tortured here is the truth. The episode says more about the right-wing disinformation machine and its crusade against Fauci than it does about research funded by Fauci’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
It turns out that this Tunisian study was erroneously attributed to NIAID. NIAID did, however, fund different research in Tunisia — and the beagles weren’t puppies, they weren’t euthanized, they weren’t “de-barked,” and they weren’t “trapped” so “flies could eat them alive.” The dogs were given an experimental vaccine and allowed to roam. There was a very good reason for this: Dogs are the main reservoir host (and flies the main vector) of the disease that was being studied, which affects half a million people a year, particularly children, and has a 6 percent mortality rate in Tunisia.
PeterH
October 26, 2021 at 3:04 pm
Today’s GQP live for the next ‘fake news’ conspiracy theory! Fake news and voter suppression are their two political weapons.
Republican Bobby Jindal’s “party of stupid” have lost all credibility! They simply make stuff up and repeat it endlessly!
Aracelis
October 26, 2021 at 7:37 pm
Now defenseless puppies what’s next innocent human babies?
Jessica
November 1, 2021 at 10:26 pm
They already have done some with aborted babies unfortunatley.
Glenda
October 27, 2021 at 5:02 pm
your disgusting..you think its okay to treat puppies like this! You have no soul..
PeterH
October 27, 2021 at 5:45 pm
The puppy story propagated by Ron DeSantis is ignorant right wing media FAKE NEWS.
IT DID NOT HAPPEN!
WHINE ON WINGNUT!
Annette
October 28, 2021 at 8:03 pm
It did happen. There are pics you stupid ass moron. Fauci should have lost his job a long time ago the lying ass sick person he is. The fact that my tax dollars are going for disgusting torture pisses me off. They should cut his vocal cords and lock his head in a box and allow him to die the same way. Anyone that backs this kind of senseless torture deserves the same. This is sick ignorance at its best. Fauci and anyone that agrees with this kind of animal or human torture deserves to receive the same treatment. A SLOW TORTUOUS DEATH!!
PeterH
October 28, 2021 at 8:06 pm
Pictures prove nothing you moron.
Matt
October 28, 2021 at 1:26 pm
Just want to be sure I”m on the same page here, your stance is that it’s OK to devocalized and dissect puppies?
PeterH
October 28, 2021 at 8:18 pm
Do you have a citation from ANY recognized national media outlet that the puppy pictures are connected to Dr Fauci? If you have something…. Post it . Otherwise you have a typical wingnut conspiracy theory!
Mastro Lopes
November 2, 2021 at 9:26 am
The US has turned into a joke and the laughing stock of the world. Poor education and easily manipulated people makes the US a prime target for Russia, China and its enemies. Trump gave the bottom dwellers a voice and unscrupulous politicians are using them for self gain. This dumb dumbs will believe anything that reinforces their beliefs based on made up stories and ignorance.
Frank
November 5, 2021 at 5:13 pm
Hey Peter, did you know that despite making up only 13% of the US popuation, the blackies commit over 50% of the violent crime? I think that is the real issue here can’t we agree? Ban all dirty immigraints, #WHITEAMERICA #PAULMILLER2024.
We_the_people_1776
November 5, 2021 at 5:15 pm
Agreed, and those fuckin dems cannibalizing’s those innocent children need to be stopped #Letsgobrandon #FuckFauci #MAGA2024
Kim Hale
October 25, 2021 at 1:40 pm
So glad to hear that DeSantis is standing up to Fauci and the horrendous animal abuse being done through the NIH with our tax dollars !
Rover
October 25, 2021 at 2:27 pm
I agree. We should use humans, such as DeSantis, for medical research.
Celeste McGovern
October 25, 2021 at 4:21 pm
Um, you approve of this research?? You are angry at the wrong people.
robert
October 25, 2021 at 4:53 pm
let’s start with you you troll you are not anon by the way you sick bastard
Dave Bradley Galbraith
October 25, 2021 at 5:56 pm
Absolutely Rover lets go by alphabetical order. A-African. B- Blacks. 3. Colored. 4. D-Darkies. E- East African. F- F*&(&^# Africans. G- Gang members (black) H- Haitians. Let’s start there my friend!!
peter chalcas
October 26, 2021 at 10:37 am
What a sick MFer!!!! Castrate and hand that fuck from the tallest tree!! Your sick and cruel fauci, you’ve lost all my respect!
Norine Holland
October 25, 2021 at 6:49 pm
Nope. That should be reserved for Fauci. He’s killed enough people to deserve it millions of times over.
NinetyNinePointNinetyEightPercent
October 25, 2021 at 8:13 pm
Imagine being this brainwashed into thinking THE RONA OH NO! is any more dangerous than the flu. Shut the fuck up, “Rover,” you sick, brainwashed cunt. Your insane cause and mandates costed people their businesses and livelihood.
Allyson Turner
October 28, 2021 at 2:45 am
He’s not standing up to him. He’s complaining like the political infant they all are to make themselves appear like they’re doing something.
How do we find Fauci so that we can slowly torture him to death?
Annette
October 29, 2021 at 2:21 pm
It’s not worth the time. He is just an idiot and yes he thinks it is ok. He is a sick fuck just like anyone else that thinks it is ok.
AnnainFL
October 25, 2021 at 1:57 pm
So he wants to stand up for the lives of puppies when he did not attempt to save human lives in Florida and does care about human lives. Huh? That is a little strange…
Sincerely bro
October 25, 2021 at 3:49 pm
Shut up.
Jesus
October 25, 2021 at 5:14 pm
Shut up is not nice speech.. Let’s have no hateful speech
Norine Holland
October 25, 2021 at 6:51 pm
Shut up is FREE SPEECH. CONTROL YOUR SENSITIVE FEEEELINGS.
NinetyNinePointNinetyEightPercent
October 25, 2021 at 8:11 pm
Imagine being this brainwashed into thinking THE RONA OH NO! is any more dangerous than the flu. Shut the fuck up.
Norman
October 26, 2021 at 3:18 am
This was a study of leshmaniasis, which is transmitted by sand flies, which are transmitted by dogs. They used 6 dogs. Leshmaniasis infects 500,000 people a year, mostly children, and kills 30,000.
Are you willing to sacrifice 6 beagles to save the lives of 30,000 children?
(The White Coat Waste Project, which started this story, is a conservative outfit that uses animal activism for political purposes.)
I agree that DeSantis seems more concerned about puppies than the 58,800 Floridians who died of COVID-19 because of his negligence.
I doubt he believes it. We all know that DeSantis would tear puppies apart and eat them alive, if that would win the favor of Donald Trump and DeSantis in the White House.
J
October 27, 2021 at 5:11 pm
You have Trump Derrangment Syndrome. Your hate for Trump clouds your judgment about the truth! Lmao. Fauci funded that man-made C-19 virus. They lied about the numbers and they are still lying! This was a Plandemic to kill, control the people and get paid. You are a sheep and you are as bad as that Evil Lying Disgusting excuse for a human Fauci. You wouldn’t know the truth even if it knocked you out. Man do I hope you got that poisonous jab. Would serve you right for your stupidity.
PeterH
October 27, 2021 at 5:40 pm
“ Fauci funded that man-made C-19 virus. They lied about the numbers and they are still lying! This was a Plandemic to kill, control the people and get paid.”
Your post is full of fake news with zero credibility. You must be a QAnon expert! LOL 😂 lol 😂
Jessica
November 1, 2021 at 10:30 pm
Agreed. By the way I will now be using the term Trump Derangement Syndrome. I like the sound of it.
Annette
October 28, 2021 at 8:12 pm
It wasn’t just beagles. He has a long history of torturing animals and wasting tax money on shit that has not helped one person. If you believe anything he says or you agree with this kind of shit, then are just sick and ignorant as well and deserve the same treatment.
PeterH
October 28, 2021 at 8:20 pm
You need to provide a citation from a single reputable reliable source.
Annette
October 29, 2021 at 2:26 pm
I don’t need to do anything. For one I have already wasted WAY too much time on a idiot. Your views are fucked up and so are you. You obviously are on here to just start shit and get attention. Grow up! One thing COVID did was bring out all the idiots and there are a LOT of them. Have a good day!!
Ruth
October 25, 2021 at 2:02 pm
That you Givernor DeSantis, for speaking out against this horrendous cruelty to animals! Fauchi must resign, for this and for so much else. Our family thinks DeSantis is doing a fine job saving human lives – he was the first governor in our country to set up life -saving monoclonal antibody treatment centers for C-19 ! Early nit-viral treatment will be the wave fo the future, or have you noticed the vaccines in use are less than effective?
AnnainFL
October 25, 2021 at 2:26 pm
Cool story Ruth but 60 thousand deaths (that is an undercount bc I know people that died of Covid in FL before they were even testing) is not a good job.
robert a flores
October 25, 2021 at 4:53 pm
and fauci unleashed the virus be sure to go to planned parenthood and get sterilized
Annette
October 28, 2021 at 8:23 pm
I know of people who have died as well from COVID and many other things. People die from the flu every year ignorant ass. The COVID numbers are fudged to look worse than it is. Most reported COVID deaths were not COVID related. If a death happens within 30 days of having COVID then it’s marked a COVID death. People like you are just too ignorant or lack the intelligence to actually so your own research. I know a family right now that are having to fight with insurance regarding their sons death. He had COVID and had gotten better. He unfortunately was in a motorcycle accident that took his life but they still put COVID on his death cert since it was within the 30 day period. The hospitals get paid more for that. Actually research stuff your self before opening your ignorant mouth or just stfu!!
PeterH
October 28, 2021 at 8:27 pm
“ The COVID numbers are fudged to look worse than it is. Most reported COVID deaths were not COVID related.”
Please give us a citation from a reliable source to defend your statement!
Annette
October 29, 2021 at 10:33 am
I have seen it many times. I work in the health field. As I said I know personally a family that is fighting insurance regarding his motorcycle accident because cause of death was labeled COVID. The hospitals receive more money for COVID diagnosis and deaths. Look it up your self. The truth is hard to find unless you so your own research because they only let you see and only tell you what THEY want you to believe. They want everyone to live in fear. It’s about control. COVID has been around for hundreds of years. It’s a flu and the virus constantly mutates. I don’t discourage any from getting the vaccine if that’s what they feel they should do but most people are just puppets and allow our government to control them without actually looking deeper into things themselves. First of all, it is a matter of choice so the fact they are trying to force this as hard as they are should make EVERYONE want to dig deeper. If you watch the news and believe all the stuff they put out there, then I’m sorry for you. This has been hyped up beyond belief and once again it’s about control. Our current administration are idiots and there is something much bigger behind this. But believe what you wish and be there puppets if you choose but there is no way in hell I’m going to allow them to control my life.
Lenny
October 25, 2021 at 4:22 pm
Doesn’t matter what side of the political aisle your on, cruelty to helpless animals should never be tolerated, especially from a little weasel like Fauci, he needs to be locked in a cage and treated the same way those poor puppies were treated. Fauci needs to go, in my book he’s nothing but a piece of 💩
Linda MSS
October 26, 2021 at 4:12 pm
Spot on Lenny.
PeterH
October 26, 2021 at 5:20 pm
The “poor puppy” story and Dr Fauci is right wing media FAKE NEWS. It never happened!
DeSantis and YOU have been had!
Barbara A Stazko
October 26, 2021 at 9:19 pm
such as you idiot all you people that took the vacine willdie
Annette
October 29, 2021 at 10:35 am
Exactly
Bad Monkey
October 25, 2021 at 4:32 pm
How do you feel about monkeys being used in virus research? Or should we use humans in the early stage of research. Looks like DeSantis is more concern about animals dying than the 59,000 Floridians that have die from Covid.
robert a flores
October 25, 2021 at 4:55 pm
coivd happend because fauci used our tax payers money to research it you are not a bright person and dont have the chops to post your real name if you did someone might put your face in a cage so you could experience what happened to those dogs you sick puke get cancer thanks
NinetyNinePointNinetyEightPercent
October 25, 2021 at 8:14 pm
Imagine being this brainwashed into thinking THE RONA OH NO! is any more dangerous than the flu. Shut the fuck up.
Annette
October 29, 2021 at 10:41 am
The flu kills hundreds of thousands each year. COVID is a flu. It is sad that we have lost that many people but the numbers ARE not as high as they want you to think. The actual percentage is less than 1%. What is being done on animals is disgusting and sick. We have absolute sick twisted people running our country and it pisses me off that our government is using my hard earned tax money to fund this bs!!
Betty
October 25, 2021 at 5:04 pm
Fauci needs to stop this cruelty to dogs, any one whom would do this is an evil individual, if he had not created gain if function and turned it loose on the public we would not be in this situation. Fauci should be in one of those dog cages .
Annette
October 29, 2021 at 10:42 am
Amen
Jessica
November 1, 2021 at 10:33 pm
100% agreed
Tony
October 25, 2021 at 6:38 pm
Its absolutely disgusting that people are willing to defend this because of their political affiliations. When the heads start rolling over this shit, yours will be among them.
Norine Holland
October 25, 2021 at 6:51 pm
Shut up is FREE SPEECH. CONTROL YOUR SENSITIVE FEEEELINGS.
Ronnie chamberlain
October 25, 2021 at 10:21 pm
All you fucking cretons defending fauci’s actions I hope you get cancer and die a slow painful death! And if any of you keyboard warriors has anything to say and would like to meet up please by all means ask for my number and I’ll buy lunch. Pussy fucking clowns.
Tanya
October 25, 2021 at 10:33 pm
I would willingly subject myself to this demonic behavior for 1000 lifetimes or more than risk having my beautiful innocent child with fur be subjected to it. Fauci will get what he deserves. Mark my words. My god doesn’t forgive sinners like this. He punishes them – For all eternity.
Patrick James
October 25, 2021 at 11:48 pm
If Michael Vick went to jail for dog abuse for participating in having dogs fight, then Fauci and his team also need to be held to the same standard here otherwise what are we saying? If you are a rich white democrat you can literally get away with murder, but if you are black then you must rot in prison? Hold Fauci accountable and throw his ass in prison just like was done to Michael Vick who now has a permanent felony on his record.
Vamp
October 26, 2021 at 12:59 am
Fauci like many of his so called “friends” will soon meet their maker and believe me HELL IS FOREVER, they can’t BUY their way out of it and they will SUFFER FOREVER!! GOD IS GOOD AND JUST, Fauci has his coming along with many in Washington DC, HELL will be very overburdened!
PeterH
October 26, 2021 at 11:50 am
There is no heaven or hell!
L B
October 26, 2021 at 3:09 pm
We all been dealing with COVID now for way to long, understandably people are somewhat on edge, but we all need to take a deep breath and start respecting each other no matter our different points of view. I’m a 70 year old man who still remembers what his parents taught me at a young age, treat ALL people the way you want to be treated, not a bad philosophy to live your life by.
Linda MSS
October 26, 2021 at 3:49 pm
We should never use any animals in experiments for science. We have prisons full of creeps to use.
Eddie
October 26, 2021 at 6:41 pm
They talk about using taxpayer money to fund these evil experiments??? I don’t care where the money comes from! These experiments have to STOP period. It has to stop worldwide. People should demand new laws prohibiting these experiments. Look at the result of some of these “playing God” activities!!! We`ve lost family and friends and our lives have been changed forever thanks to the “terrorist experiment” that gave us the coronavirus. Not too long ago in Sao Paulo, Brazil people invaded the lab and took all the dogs out. Better homeless on the streets than been tortured in a lab!
PeterH
October 26, 2021 at 6:49 pm
The puppy story line is “fake news!” Never happened!
Annette
October 29, 2021 at 10:49 am
There is no point with you. It was on Fox News and there are pics but obviously you are not intelligent enough to look into it yourself. I don’t care if you believe in heaven or hell but I definitely believe in KARMA and people who back this or believe it is ok will get theirs. I only wish I could be there to see it.
Barbara A Stazko
October 26, 2021 at 9:18 pm
such as you idiot
PeterH
October 26, 2021 at 9:43 pm
When is that going to happen Doctor Wawa? I just had my booster ….. feel great! You realize that hundreds of millions of people world wide are breathlessly waiting to hear your wingnut prediction …… so go for it! The only thing I want to know is this:
“Will I die from the vaccine before or after the release of the Durham report?” LOL 🙄🙀🙄🙀🙄🙀🙄🙀
Annette
October 29, 2021 at 8:15 pm
We can only hope that happens you ignorant idiot. It’s actually amusing that you are like a 3 year old and don’t have anything to say except repeat your same statement
PeterH
October 29, 2021 at 8:24 pm
Poor Wawa ….. you sound angry! Pantyhose too tight around fat neck? LOL
Annette
October 30, 2021 at 8:39 pm
Not angry at all just tired of dealing with ignorant and sick ass people. If all this bs with COVID did anything it was bring all those kind people crawling out of the woodwork. People are sadly cruel, rude, selfish and heartless and it just sickens me to see how disgusting this world has become. It amazes me just how many people were never taught any kind of morals and have no respect for themselves or any kind of living being. It’s just sickening and sad.
Linda MSS
October 27, 2021 at 9:36 am
Wow. There are a lot of idiots on here. Animals have always been abused, tortured and used for science research for 50 plus years. It will always happen somewhere. I can believe Dr. Fauci took part. He is a scientist. Right? Its not fake news. This has nothing to do with politics to me. As for covid. I have never had the shot. Too afraid. I have to many allergies.
Lauretta
October 28, 2021 at 4:56 am
Just because it’s been happening for so long doesn’t mean it’s right. It needs to be stopped. Clearly the effectiveness isn’t even worth it. 90% of animal testing not being effective seems like a huge waste of our tax dollars and cruel punishment to innocent animals that can’t speak for themselves. 🙁
LMSS
October 28, 2021 at 10:47 am
It seems some of you are misunderstanding my reply. I hate the fact that animals have been used for experiments at all. I am an animal lover. Animals are innocent. People are not innocent. I think very low of mankind and how wicked so many people really are. Our world is filled with such horrible wicked people. Especially men. I have had a few rescued dogs that were tortured by men.
Lauretta
October 28, 2021 at 4:53 am
Let’s get #firefauci started!!!
Annette
October 29, 2021 at 10:51 am
👍
Jessica
November 1, 2021 at 10:36 pm
👍
Debbie Lenten
October 28, 2021 at 10:33 am
h
Fauci is and always has been now this is the proof they will try to make everybody believe he didn’t do it when he did the proof is in the pictures and the trail of money taxpayers money he needs to be in jail but because he’s rich he’ll never see a day in jail for all the evil that he has done
PeterH
October 28, 2021 at 11:16 am
The puppy story is right wing fake news. The ONLY sources carrying this story are garbage right wing sites.
Debbie Lenten
October 28, 2021 at 10:39 am
Fauci is always been very evil he needs to go to jail but because he’s Rich he will get away with it he continues to kill innocent animals not for research or science just for his sick pleasure
LMSS
October 28, 2021 at 10:52 am
I am a trump supporter. I voted for him both times. The beginning of the Covid shots started with Trump. I still will not get the shots. I love all animals and I do not support torturing them for science.
PeterH
October 28, 2021 at 11:27 am
That’s nice! The puppy story was s fake news. You can’t point to a single news source carrying this conspiracy theory!
🙄🙄🙄🙄
Kristina
October 28, 2021 at 9:36 pm
Fake news or not fake news. If Trump was president today and Fauci was still his adviser you know damnd well he would have been out the door faster than you can say “don’t let the door hit you on the way out.”. I pray to god Ron DeSantis will one day be president. This administration is leading America to hell in a handbasket.
Annette
October 29, 2021 at 11:06 am
If Trump was still office we would not have all this crap going on anyway. Best POTUS ever!! But like others have said it’s not about political views it’s about right and wrong and the torture of any living creature is wrong. It’s not just Fauci but he as well as anyone else who funds, supports or takes part in it should go to jail.
Annette
October 29, 2021 at 10:54 am
It’s not just the puppies. Fauci has tortured many animals for years. Him and anyone else that would do that or that supports it deserves the exact same treatment.
Annette
October 29, 2021 at 10:52 am
Amen
TONY LOPEZ-CISNEROS
October 29, 2021 at 10:29 am
FAUCI WENT TO A “JESUIT” HIGHS HIGHSCHOOL, GRADUATED FROM THE OLDSST “JESUIT” COLLEGE IN MASSECHUSETTES & THEN GOT HIS LICENSE TO BE THE 21st CENTURY’S DR. DEATH ! ! ! ! ! ! – GO FIGURE NOW WHO “PULLS HIS STRINGS” &-OR “YANKS HIS CHAIN” ! ! ! ! ! !
Tonya
November 6, 2021 at 9:45 am
Fauci is now experimenting on all of us citizens with the Covid vaccine mandate push. Look at the money big pharma and hospitals will take in years later on this human experiment. United States citizens should wake up and demand this clown be terminated ! Fauci is no different than hitler and the Jews .
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