Dem Senate Nominee and Muslim El-Sayed in the Hot Seat after 'Sickening' Animal Control Record Goes Viral on Social Media

Alec Schemmel : Aug 14, 2026
Fox News

[FoxNews.com] Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is facing renewed scrutiny over his tenure as Detroit health director, during which Detroit's animal control department was beset by allegations of animal mistreatment and reportedly branded a "dog slaughterhouse" by a former employee. Detroit Animal Care and Control's (DACC) live-release rate was roughly 20% to 26% when El-Sayed inherited the operation in late 2015 but climbed to about 61% to 62% by late 2016—an improvement his campaign points to in arguing that the raw number of animals euthanized during his tenure obscures a turnaround from the dire conditions and euthanasia rates he inherited. The Daily Mail reported that records covering the period surrounding El-Sayed's tenure showed 4,680 dogs and cats were euthanized, with 1,056 dogs and 29 cats getting euthanized in the first full calendar year DACC was under El-Sayed's Health Department... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Screengrab image: via CNN video)