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El-Sayed's Animal Control Controversy | Wilmington News
Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee, is under fire for his tenure leading Detroit’s Health Department, where animal control faced severe allegations of neglect and abuse — including claims it was a “dog slaughterhouse” — during his time in charge. A whistleblower lawsuit from 2015 accused staff of failing to feed or treat animals properly, amid a dismal 20% save rate. Critics, including his GOP rival, use this to question his leadership, saying if he couldn’t handle pets, he can’t handle families. But El-Sayed’s campaign counters that he turned things around: boosting pay…
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