El-Sayed in the hot seat after 'sickening' animal control record goes viral on social media

Abdul El-Sayed, a Michigan Democratic Senate candidate, faced scrutiny over his record as Detroit's health director overseeing Animal Control, where thousands of animals were euthanized during his tenure from 2015 to 2018. According to Detroit Animal Control data, the facility euthanized approximately 10,000 animals annually during that period. El-Sayed's campaign stated that he inherited the facility's infrastructure and worked to implement adoption and rescue programs. The social media posts circulating the record did not specify the circumstances of the euthanizations or compare them to other municipal animal control facilities.

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