Dr. Oz, Republican Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, accused of torturing dogs and other animals

An investigation by Columbia University had found that Dr. Mehmet Oz conducted experiments on over 1000 live animals, including over 300 dogs, without anesthesia and in violation of the Animal Welfare Act. A whistleblower revealed that Oz subjected dogs to what can only be described as gratuitous torture, even in cases where the experimental data was not usable.

Oz, a former heart surgeon and peddler of quack remedies on TV, was endorsed by former president Donald Trump in his Senate run against Democrat John Fetterman, Pennsylvania's Lieutenant Governor. Oz's campaign has been plagued by accusations of having no substantive connection to Pennsylvania (Oz lives in New Jersey), taking cheap shots at Fetterman's health and appearance (Fetterman prefers to appear in public in a hoodie and sporting tattoos), questions of loyalty (Oz, who was born in Turkey, holds dual U.S./Turkish citizenship and is an active member of the Turkish reserves), and gaffes like the famous ad where Oz is shown shopping in a supermarket whose name he gets wrong, and complains about high prices for "crudite." We can now add animal cruelty to the list. Polls show Oz trailing Fetterman by a significant margin.

https://jezebel.com/dr-oz-s-scientific-experiments-killed-over-300-dogs-e-1849609272

Byron8by7 · M

Crudite, and now cruelty. What next are we going to find out about Oz? What a despicable human being.

LeopoldBloom · M

@Byron8by7 Even if you support animal testing, this crosses the line. Columbia University was fined for this. I'm only surprised it took this long to come out.

Ynotisay · M

A couple of things continue to be clear. The first is there's no bottom when it comes to GOP voters. The other is that con artists have found their political audience.